Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test

> I completely agree with you about the importance of heat on the > integrity of the CPU chip. But interestingly enough, heat is > something I feel I can control (for instance, by adding more or > bigger fans) and am satisfied about, as long as my system runs > X hours of self-test, and Y months

Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

"Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Most modern motherboards contain case and/or CPU temperature > > sensors which can be read by software. > > Is there a file in /proc that will tell me this? It's not part of the standard kernel yet, but take a look at .

RE: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

rform this function, the National LM78). Cheers, David > -- > From: David L. Nicol[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 11:51 AM > To: Pierre Abbat; Yngvwe Mersenne > Subject: Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Er

Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

> "David" == David L Nicol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote the following on Wed, 09 Jun 1999 16:51:17 + David> Pierre Abbat wrote: >> > Most modern motherboards contain case and/or CPU temperature > >> sensors which can be read by software. >> >> Is there a file in /proc that

Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

Pierre Abbat wrote: > > > Most modern motherboards contain case and/or CPU temperature > > sensors which can be read by software. > > Is there a file in /proc that will tell me this? > > phma This is the first I've heard of such sensors being a standard item. How long have they been a standar

Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

> Most modern motherboards contain case and/or CPU temperature > sensors which can be read by software. Is there a file in /proc that will tell me this? phma Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm

Re: Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

George Woltman writes, in reply to Mikus Grinbergs: > I don't know how to make the self-test any more strenuous. I suspect > short FFTs are just as hard on the CPU and cache as the large FFTs. > The large FFTs will access a little more memory. Most modern motherboards contain case and/or CPU t

Mersenne: Re: Self-test (was: Prime 95 Error Messages/ Misc)

Hi, An aside: Please try to rename the subject like I did above when the thread has strayed way off the original topic). Thanks. At 06:34 AM 6/8/99 -0500, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: >I have seen opinions on this mailing list that the >existing 16-hour self-test might not be enough to bring