On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:05:48 +0100, R Kimber wrote: > On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:46:57 +0200 Jean Delvare wrote: > > Don't you have another hardware monitoring chip on the board? On an > > Asus M2N-E, I'd really guess so. Probably an ITE or Winbond Super-I/O > > with integrated sensors. > > IT8716 reports temp1 as 42C, though I'm not sure what it relates to. What thermal sensor type does "sensors" report? If a diode, that would be the CPU temperature. If a thermistor, more likely the temperature in the CPU socket. > temp2, which I'm pretty sure is the MB, has remained around 34C > throughout. > > THRM seems permanently stuck on 40C. It never ever changes. Then you could try unloading (and blacklisting) the "thermal" module, and see if it makes a difference. > > Also, what temperature does the BIOS report? That would be an > > interesting comparison point. > > I thought of that, but concluded that there wasn't much point in > looking, since the machine would be effectively idle and it does cool > down very quickly after any load stops. shutting down and rebooting > takes time. False assumption. The CPU isn't necessarily idle while in the BIOS setup screen. More often than not, it's in a busy wait loop, which is equivalent to a moderate load as far as the CPU temperature is concerned. For example, my CPU is running at 32 degree C in the BIOS, but only 25 degrees C when idle under Linux. If I add CPU load under Linux, then the temperature climbs to 32 degrees C - same as in the BIOS. > Unless there's a way of reading the BIOS while the machine > is running?? No. -- Jean Delvare
