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More info?)
mike6 wrote:
> hi there
>
> wow i get an alarm on Motherboard Monitor for temp sensor 3 @
> 257 deg F ? i'm running an amd xp3200 + on an a7n8x-e deluxe?
> is this bad?
125°C is about the limit of any silicon-based semiconductor device (it's
about the top end that an Si thermometer can do). Most consumer
computational devices will be rated considerably lower than this. Your CPU
would be around 85°C.
If the system is stable, I would strongly suspect a faulty reading rather
than temperatures that high.
Given that your motherboard isn't supported in MBM5:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/comp/asus.html
Hmm, actually, it looks like it is, must be new.
Anyway, given that there is no sensor3 supported on your motherboard, that
pretty much confirms the faulty reading argument.
My advice? Prevent the reading of that "sensor" from sounding the alarm.
On the classic A7N8X (Deluxe) you do have 3 readings: Diode, Socket and
Case/Motherboard.
P.S. Is anybody else aware that google can do this:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=257f+in+c
Give it a play, it's knows quite a few units.
Ben
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