borfast Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 I'm not one of those guys that has pretty display panels on the computer case, showing the fans' RPMs, CPU temperature, etc, etc. But I do think it's important to keep an eye on things, especially temperatures, every now and then, to make sure everything is running smoothly and there's no disaster waiting around the corner. So today I decided to do just that: take a look at how my system is. I had never done this with Linux before and the output of lm_sensors is a bit different from what I was used to (darn pretty GUIs Mad!!!). Anyway, here's what I got: Adapter: SMBus Via Pro adapter at e800VCore 1: +1.77 V (min = +1.74 V, max = +1.93 V) VCore 2: +0.11 V (min = +1.74 V, max = +1.93 V) +3.3V: +3.40 V (min = +3.13 V, max = +3.45 V) +5V: +4.94 V (min = +4.72 V, max = +5.24 V) +12V: +12.39 V (min = +10.79 V, max = +13.19 V) -12V: -6.36 V (min = -13.19 V, max = -10.73 V) ALARM -5V: -6.14 V (min = -5.24 V, max = -4.74 V) ALARM fan1: 5075 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) fan2: 0 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) ALARM fan3: 0 RPM (min = 3000 RPM, div = 2) ALARM M/B Temp: +34°C (high = +60°C) CPU Temp: +57.4°C (high = +120°C, hyst = +100°C) (beep) temp3: +224.4°C (high = +120°C, hyst = +100°C) vid: +1.850 V The second line (the one in bold) is the one that's worrying me. I'm not a hardware enthusiast, so I'm not even sure what VCore2 is but one thing is certain: +0.11 V is way below the supposed minimum value. Is this a reason to be worried? I always found it strange that my CPU was always detected as working at values around 1411 MHz (it's a 1.4 GHz Athlon XP). Also, some time ago, I noticed some programs (including Windows/Linux system information stuff) were only detecting 502 MB of RAM - the machine has 512. Could there be a connection between all of these? Thanks in advance Quote
HCSuperStores Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Does your motherboard support more than one processor? I THINK the only Vcore voltage that would be tracked is the CPU. And the range that is given is a CPU voltage range. If it is a multi-capable CPU board then it might explain the Vcore2 voltage. Don't let the other small differences on your CPU speed worry you. That will be different if your voltage is not exact. Not sure about the memory. I've always seen that right on ... hmmm... Let me know what you find out! Quote
Madmanmcp Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Memory is sometimes shared with the video. I wouldn't worry about it. Quote
borfast Posted March 10, 2004 Author Posted March 10, 2004 (edited) No, this is a single CPU mobo ( I wish I had a double CPU one ), only one CPU here. As for the memory, it's not shared with video, my trusty old Asus V3800 with it's Riva TNT2 has it's own 32 MB of V-RAM - yes, it's really old and because of that I can't run many modern games but as I said in another thread, I prefer playable and fun games than games that require a $500 graphics card to play Edited March 10, 2004 by TCH-Raul Quote
HCSuperStores Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Hi Raul, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The voltage amount that is in bold is so far off from anything the system normally supports that you would notice something significant. If it really bothers you, you could open up a dialog with your MB manufacture and talk with them about it. But I doubt that there's anything serious going on. Your chip speed is "close enough" and explainable. The memory issue could be a Linux/application specific. If your system setup recognizes that you have the correct amount of RAM that is all I would be really concerned about. Rest well! Don't worry ... be happy now! *whistles* ... whooo hooo hoooo .... Quote
borfast Posted March 11, 2004 Author Posted March 11, 2004 Well, those were my initial thoughts, too (about the M/B voltage). About the RAM, it can't be Linux/application specific because I've seen it on both Windows and Linux. I must confess, though, that I never worried enough about this to even check how much memory my system recognizes at startup... Well, if it's a problem with the DDR module, I'll have to get a new one for free - I just love lifetime warranties Quote
mike Posted March 14, 2004 Posted March 14, 2004 Well, get this one: I have two identical machines, 1100 mhz, 40 gig hdrives, and 768 ram. one reports 768 ram the other says it has 1536. heh heh. go figure. Quote
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