[ale] athlon temps

[Geoffrey]

John Wells wrote:
> Geoffrey,
> 
> It still could be temps.  Check and see if your motherboard reads temp off
> the die or if it has an external thermistor.  The die will naturally be a
> *lot* higher and more accurate.  The distance can make a difference of 30
> degrees or more.  That's why it's so difficult to gauge the true temp.  Up
> until the last revisions of the XP motherboards, all had external
> thermistors to my knowledge.  My Gigabyte is one of the later models that
> reads from the die.

A little research is in order.
> 
> To keep mine in check, I have a Radio Shack outdoor/indoor thermometer
> with  a thermistor running directly to the cpu, albeit not on the die.
> 
> I'm also surprised that your mb doesn't allow you to set critical shutdown
> temps.  Most I've experienced for Athlons do.
> 
> When you say it locked up, do you mean full system freeze?

Yes, no mouse or keyboard response.  Screen was frozen, gkrellm and 
xdaliclock both no movement.  Attempting to access the machine from 
another on the same network, no go.

> 
> Realistically, I think your temps are in range.

I am too, but I'm going to still do that research. :)

> 
> John


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