We have a user running LM_Sensors under Linux 7.1 that is experiencing thermal shutdowns at normal temperatures. The system is a Dell Precision 530, P4 Xeon, Intel 860 Chipset, National Inst. PC87365 HW monitoring. LM Sensors detects an Analog devices 1021, which would be fairly accurate because the xeon's have Max 1617 chips on them. Dell's normal monitor is that the Max monitors the chip, and works with the PC87365, the bios has preset thermal limits ( 70C clock throttle, 90C Thermal warning and shutdown counter set to 90second, 105C quickshutdown). What seems to be happening is 1.) ADM1021 loads and resets temps to 20C warning, 60C shutdown 2.) If you run Sensors -c it sets the desired temperature on the Secondary Proc, but leaves the Primary at 20C/60C. 3.) after 7 mins or so of 100% CPU utilization the system will do a dirty shitdown and the bios indicates a thermal event was reported (even thou if you monitor with Sensors the Temp only got to 60C) I dont think sensors is handling the primary proc right in a dual CPU situation because if I remove the second CPU Sensors is not seeing any of the max chips. But if I dont load ADM 1021 the system will run at 100% CPU without error. Is there a module that will work with the PC87365 ? or a way to monitor 2 Max 1617 chips and set the temperature accordingly ? Thanks Knickia Papasan Dell Precision IPS
