Hey Jean, I got response from PCCHIPS, but no luck that way. They simply said something along the line of "We don't provide datasheets to End-users and you can download the drivers from our website", where they obviously are not (The AMI utility, it is). Pitty, but not that surpising.. I also posted a message on GoT (dutch tweakers forum) and someone pointed me to "PCCHips Lottery", which is offline right now, but Internet Archive keeps a mirror at: http://web.archive.org/web/20060114065910/http://www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/pcchips/threads.html Might be a very usefull link to other people with a PCCHIPS mobo. According to this post: http://web.archive.org/web/20041227220452/www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001138.html It seems that the motherboard has two temperature sensors, one for the Socket 370, one for the Slot 1. I use the 370. > The JP7 (I think this is the number, is the one in the middle of the > motherboard, with 3 pins) chooses which temp sensor will be measured > (S370 OR Slot1). At least that's my conclusion after some tests... > If you put the opposite setting on JP7 your motherboard will measure the > sensor that is no on your CPU and you will get a "system > temperature" like measure. So that's at least something. I'll have more time next week, and I'll try to see if I can extract some more information about the temperature and sensor-readings. Ivo P.s. Hans: Thanks for offering your multimeter, however, I'd rather try it without one first :). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Delvare" <khali at linux-fr.org> To: "Ivo Manca" <pinkel at gmail.com> Cc: <lm-sensors at lm-sensors.org> Sent: Tuesday 12 June 2007 18:25 Subject: Re: sis5595 > Hi Ivo, > > On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:21:13 +0200, Ivo Manca wrote: >> in4: +3.55 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM >> >> after md5sum: >> [root at localhost ivo]# sensors -c sensors-PCChips >> (...) >> in4: +0.19 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM >> >> Seems like in4 dropped completely? >> Wait: it seemed like a flatcable dropped on the fan, and stopped it >> spinning. So I guess +0,19V is suppose to say "Way to hot: you're burning >> your fingers!"? (Since I actually did burn my finger) >> >> But one minute after the fan started spinning again... >> (...) >> in4: +0.00 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM >> >> And 30 seconds later: >> (...) >> in4: +4.03 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM >> >> After a complete cooldown period (30 mins idling) >> (...) >> in4: +3.42 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +0.00 V) ALARM > > Strange. The value changes, so I was probably right that in4 was > connected to a thermal sensor, but OTOH, the values look odd. The > first two and last values suggest that +3.55 V / +3.42 V corresponds to > the normal running temperature, and +0.19 V means the CPU is very hot, > but the 3rd and 4th values don't really fit in that model. Or maybe it > was just too hot and the sensor got confused for some time, I don't > know. > >> Is there any way to get information from PCCHIPS, or is it just a waste >> of >> time to request information from them? > > If the board is 10-year old, it's probably hopeless, but it depends on > how much you want to get it to work and how much time you are ready to > spend on it. > > If you can't get additional information, you can label in4 "CPU Temp", > observe the reading over a period of time, and set arbitrary limits > accordingly. Unfortunately we have no way to tell "sensors" that a > voltage input is actually a temperature value. > >> > Well, I crafted the configuration file to make it look good, so it >> > doesn't mean much ;) >> >> Is there actually any way to see if it is correct, not involving to use a >> multimeter? I lost mine, so I should buy a new one ;p > > The other possibilities are asking PCChips, or attempting to > disassemble the BIOS. > > -- > Jean Delvare
