ASUS fanless chipset @ 126C?? (AN8 SLI Premium),is this right?

[InterlinkModule]

I use Speedfan to monitor my core temp etc. Everything looks good but I see these two temps of 126C?? It doesn't specify what it is for and just says "temp1", "temp2", both at a constant 126C no matter what. But I've figured out pretty much what everything else is and these readings are supposedely the chipset. Is this a glitch? Wouldn't that melt my motherboard? I'm using the ASUS AN8 SLI Premium mainboard. I've heard of no problems with heat even tho it uses a "fanless heatpipe" heatsink for the chipset. Opinions?

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[electronicsfreak]

Are you are its c and not f? For if it was that high the chip should be melting.

 

[InterlinkModule]

no it's defintely C I think it's a glitch. The motherboard is brand new. Top of the line. maybe speedfan doesn't support the chipset?

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[electronicsfreak]

it must be a glitch, id see about a bios update. for 120c would be aroudn 248 F which would melt the chip into liquid. See if a bios update is available. then flash and update it.

 

[InterlinkModule]

I will look into the bios but I think it's already flashed to the latest update. indeed it would....I think it's the speedfan program or maybe there are no monitors for what it's trying to report so it just goes to this high number as default....

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[InterlinkModule]

BTW, thanks for the replies!

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[electronicsfreak]

n/p, you might email the motherboard company asking them about it or read the manual first and see what it says. As this could be a major glitch they need to know about. False readings can cause problems if your an overclocker.

 

[micker377]

On my ECS K7VTA3 mobo, speedfan has never worked (tried all versions - old and new). The temperatures just keep bouncing around. I had similar problems (voltage readings) with K7S5A boards. Speedfan is a wonderful program, but doesn't work with all systems. The best check is to go into BIOS on boot-up, and see what the voltages and temps are.

 

[InterlinkModule]

electronicsfreak, well I'm not into over clocking and in fact I'm brand new to even having a system that can produce temps and display them. So no biggie, just as long as I don't come home with a hole melted into my case. lol

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[InterlinkModule]

micker377, that's true but I'm too lazy to reboot and check the temps in the BIOS as I like to constantly monitor them esp. under CPU load. lol

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[dglienna]

Can't you get the temp in BIOS? That should be more accurate.
There is also another way to get the temp, using API's.

-David
2006 Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP)

 

[InterlinkModule]

I can yes, but I prefer to monitor load and other temps and related info in real time as I'm working with my computer.

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[dglienna]

A friend wrote an app that monitors the temp of cpu's on the network, and writes to a db every 5 minutes.

Look at this code:

in a module

Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerFunc As Long) As Long
Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long) As Long

 Declare Function GetEnvironmentVariable Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetEnvironmentVariableA" (ByVal lpName As String, ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long
 Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)
' -------------
Sub TimerProc(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerFunc As Long)


    Dim wbemServices As Object
    Dim wbemObject As Object
    Dim wbemObjectSet As Object
    Dim wbemCounter As Integer
    Dim stemp As Single
    
    
    Set dbsinfo = OpenDatabase("cputemp.mdb")
    Set rstinfo = dbsinfo.OpenRecordset("computerinfo", dbOpenDynaset)
    Set wbemServices = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "\\localhost\root\wmi")
    Set wbemObjectSet = wbemServices.InstancesOf("MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature")
'       temp = 123.45
    compname = GetEnvironmentVar("USERDOMAIN")
    rstinfo.FindFirst rstinfo(0).Name & " = '" & compname & "'"
    ret = rstinfo(3)
'    If rstinfo.NoMatch Then Stop
    
    For Each wbemObject In wbemObjectSet
        rstinfo.Edit
'        temp = wbemObject.CurrentTemperature
        stemp = (wbemObject.CurrentTemperature - 2732) / 10
        rstinfo(1) = Time: rstinfo(2) = stemp
        rstinfo.Update
    Next
    Set dbsinfo = Nothing
    Set rstinfo = Nothing
    Set wbemServices = Nothing
    Set wbemObjectSet = Nothing
    

Debug.Print Time, stemp
'''    Ret = GetPressedKey
'''    If Ret <> sOld Then
'''        sOld = Ret
'''        sSave = sSave + sOld
'''    End If




Exit Sub
error_h:

KillTimer ret, 0
End Sub

-David
2006 Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP)

 

[InterlinkModule]

what language is that, perl? php? I wanna learn php/mysql

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[dglienna]

Nope, that's VB6

-David
2006 Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP)

 

[InterlinkModule]

coolness, my very first language was like the original Basic. I know C/C++ but it's been ages!!

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