On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 04:51, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > Marshal Newrock wrote: > > On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > > > > >>I have a server that has dual Athlon MP 2200+'s. Each processor has the HSF that > >>came in > >>the package with the processor. I have 2 case fans: one at the front pulling in > >>air and > >>one at the back pulling the air out. The box has been up for 45 days and has been > >>nothing > >>but stable. > >> > >>Earlier today, I installed lm_sensors to read the temperature sensors on the > >>motherboard. > >>Both processors' temperatures are hovering around 85C. While the server had been > >>stable, > >>are the processors running that hot gonna cause problems somewhere down the line? > > > > > > lm-sensors may be off by a factor of 2 (or possibly some other amount). > > You probably should reboot so you can see what the temps and voltages are > > in your BIOS, and calibrate lm-sensors accordingly. I think if your CPU's > > really were 85C, your computer would have turned itself off. > > This is a production machine and I really don't feel like driving out to where its > located > just to check the temperature.
Stop using lm-sensors then. You HAVE to synchronize lm-sensors temps with a known accurate reading. The only way to get that is to reboot the machine and get the temps from the BIOS (or get a sensors.conf file from someone with the EXACT same board). Hall -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
