Thanks to all those who reply! According to the motherboard manual: CPU temperature is monitored ... thru the CPU's internal thermal diode.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Camaleón <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:56:29 -0400, Long Wind wrote: > >> (sorry, this question isn't debian specific) I have a P3/550, SECC2 >> I get its manual from Intel >> It says max T junction is 80 C >> The motherboard BIOS reports CPU temperature but is the reported value >> equal to T junction? > > Mmm... I have heard that some motherboard manufacturers read "T case" > value instead "T junction" and display that number in the BIOS ("CPU > Temp"). > > You can also take a look into "lm-sensors", a nice tool for that, and > compare values from both sources. > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
