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"steve" <1steveh@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:12:07 -0400, "billh"
> <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote:
>
> >
> >"steve" <1steveh@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> >news:6f8o80hs06eh0edaptpti71noacvhhtgq2@4ax.com...
> >> I noticed some heat problems with my A7A with a 1200 athlon, it is
> >> about 2 years old, so I cleaned out some dust and started running pc
> >> probe, I noticed my +12 drops to about +7 several times a day, I am
> >> going to upgrade to a new processor, now that every thing is clean the
> >> 1.2 run at 52c, with the side off 45c, should I also be shopping for
> >> some new fans or a case and a power supply
> >
> >If you just "started" running PC Probe, that is, you don't know how PC
Probe
> >behaves then Probe is most likely the problem. I have the same setup
A7A266,
> >1.2G processor and Probe frequently gave bad readings. Motherboard
Monitor
> >is much more reliable but it will sometimes get a bad reading.
> >
> >If you get a couple of readings where the temperature shoots up and back
> >down it is most likely bad readings. If your heatsink was loose it is
very
> >unlikely it would bond properly such that the temps would drop quickly.
When
> >voltages fail they usually drop and stay that way, yes, I know, not
always
> >true.
> >
> >Billh
> >
> I went ahead and replaced the power supply since it was just the
> standard one that came with the case, the new one is much quieter, I
> am glad I changed it, every thing seems stable with mbm program, I
> also changed the cpu to the xp 2400, my temp is about 55, that is a
> little bit higher than the Athlon 1.2, is that normal.Thanks for the
> tip about mbm it is a much better program
Don't know about the xp2400, but I have same setup (a7a266+1.2GHz Athlon
Tbird), and the temperatures you cite are identical to what I've always
gotten: 47 to 55C, depending of course on ambient room temperature, with the
PCI bus fully populated and two high speed SCSI drives. The a7a266 has a
reputation for running on the warm side, but I've had this setup for 3 years
now with zero problems, so the temperature issue seems to make little
difference, at least over the period that you're likely to have a given CPU
installed. I've also noticed spikes in voltage and fan speed readings,
recorded either by MBM, AsusProbe, or the bios itself -- but I think the
previous posters' responses are accurate: the software often befuddles
itself, and the spikey data are just transient artifacts that do not
persist. I finally removed all the monitoring software. HTH--
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