40.8C. cpu temp is reasonable, but on my KT133 I've found anything over 45-46C. tends to give me random weird problems. I run about 39-41C. average. If your "average" cpu temps are running over 45C., I would be suspicious. Also, even though 37C. seems like it's low for sys temps, I would think you have a case air flow problem, as my KT133 never gets above 23-24C., even on hot days. The 37C. case air would add at least 10-12C. to any card or ram, which might be a concern, especially on a video card that ran hot anyway. Of course, the problems may not be heat related at all, but it does sound like a good bet, considering what you have said, and the fact that they seem random.
On Sunday 27 October 2002 11:27 am, Jack Coates wrote: > I didn't mean to imply that 60C is normal operating temperature, but > rather the highest observed peak: > > SYS Temp: +37.6°C (limit = +80°C, hysteresis = +70°C) > CPU Temp: +40.8°C (limit = +60°C, hysteresis = +55°C) > > On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 06:38, Robert Crawford wrote: > > Jack, > > I've got experience with KT133 and KT266A, AMD athlons. I've researched > > it for about 2 years, and the consensus is overwhelmingly that what AMD > > says about cpu temps is wrong in practical terms. As my own experience > > (and that of many others) shows conclusively, anything over 45C. is going > > to cause problems. Most AMD users who are knowlegable will not tolerate > > anything over 45C. This is the number one cause of random odd problems > > with AMD systems. If your cpu is really running at 60C., you have a > > major, major heat problem. I would immediately do something about cooling > > both the case air with a ducting modification, better case fans, and a > > better heatsink/fan for the cpu. Robert Crawford > > > > On Saturday 26 October 2002 06:36 pm, Jack Coates wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a machine (naturally a fairly important one) which I built and > > > which is fairly unstable -- give it ten to twenty days, and it will > > > suffer a video lock up or a disk error that forces a reboot. > > > > > > FIC AZ11 with a VIA KT133 chipset. > > > Athlon 900 MHz > > > 768MB PC100 RAM > > > Voodoo3 3000 AGP card > > > Maxtor 92049U6 (20G 7200 RPM disk), etx3fs on all partitions. > > > Polaroid CD-RW IDE3212 > > > (2) Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX PCI tulip NICs > > > > > > The system runs MDK 9.0 and ran 8.2 before that. I keep an eye on it > > > with lm_sensors, and it doesn't go over 60C, so I've tentatively ruled > > > CPU heat out as a cause. I've also run memtest86 several times for runs > > > of up to 12 hours, with no RAM problems detected. > > > > > > today's reboot was caused by a corrupt wtmp that prevented logins. fsck > > > fixed it. > > > > > > At this point, I'm suspecting the motherboard's IDE controller, the > > > hard disk itself, the video card, the RAM, gremlins :-) I'm just not > > > sure where to go next in troubleshooting the system, and I don't want > > > to replace everything one part at a time. > > > > > > any ideas for narrowing this down? > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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