--- In os2hardware{at}yahoogroups.com, Mike O'Connor  wrote:
> David Graser wrote:
> 
> >>Hi Vic and Mike
> >>
> >>The reason I asked is that I just recently purchased an AMD XP 3200
> >>and installed it on my new motherboard from TigerDirect. This was the
> >>OEM version without a fan.  I purchased a fan that was listed as
> >>capable of handling a CPU up to this speed.
> >>
> >>When I check my bios for the CPU fan temp, it is running around 167
> >>degrees F. 
> >>
> >>It is my believe that this is way too hot.
> >>
> >>With my old AMD XP 2000, my CPU temperature had been operating at
> >>around 122 degrees F.
> >>
> >>This is why I originally posted the question.
> >>
> >>David
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >One other thing.  The Asus Probe software says the CPU temperature is
> >around 107 degrees F.  I tend to believe that the bios temp reading is
> >more accurate.
> >
> 
> Hi David,
> Being a former W.Bureau officer, I would suggest that you just get 
> yourself a cheap digital thermometer to put your mind at rest - when I 
> tried one of the [cool-something?] software checkers, although I
knew it 
> wasn't intended for the chopset, it indicated my CPU temp was 238 
> drgrees C - [Celsius/Centigrade]! bIOS still said only 58C [136F]. 
Many 
> CPU temp-initial alarms can be set to warn as high as 90C = 194F!
> 
> But I can see why you're worried about the 45F difference.  Maybe you 
> need one of those water-cooled systems?
> First get a thermometer - even the cheapest ones will be pretty
accurate 
> - within 1F probably at the outside.


Hi  Mike

You are probably right about getting a digital temperature indicator
to check it.
> 
> On the NW coast of this Island Continent, 40 years ago we regularly 
> recorded temperatures out in full sun of over 200F.
> 
> Did you read my other post to you about FDISKing?
> 

I sure did.  However, I already remade the partitions using fdisk and
the partitions are now recognized by both operating systems.

David







 
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