> On Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:35 AM, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> * It should be noted that it is recommended to have at least 3 voltage > samples to facilitate an accurate computation. More importantly, the samples > must be taken from the BIOS, whether seen from a screenshot or personally > observed, and not from some monitoring software. > > Monitoring software provided by the vendor is good. What's not good is > 3rd party software. > I don't have much experience on using vendor-provided monitoring software, so I think that can be an exception. >> When I was computing for the +5V scale I had a hard time collecting samples > because the +5V monitor from the BIOS rarely fluctuated -- my PSU must be that > stable > > Yeah, I had the same problem. Ironically, having a good, stable PSU > makes the job harder. A crappy PSU oscillating between 5 different > values in the BIOS would be much better ;-) > Almost twenty minutes into just staring at the monitor, I thought about replacing the PSU with a generic unit that I have lying around here just to get it moving. But then I had an idea that maybe I could introduce a tiny ripple if I open and close my optical drive's tray. And that did the trick and gave me a quick 5.040 reading. :-) > > Thanks for your suggestions, I have updated my guide to clarify the > points you mentioned, hopefully it's better now. > Yes it is. It bridges the gap I encountered while following the guide, i.e. what recommended voltage to use when validating the scaling factor. _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
