Wished I could Simon, but the machine won't even boot past the BIOS post now...
I'm considering replacing the mobo and just having done with it. You know some times you don't mind spending several days trying to work everything out and some times you're only willing to spend a day??? This is one of those times :)) Thanks for the advice though. I'm curious about the option of the box sending an e-mail...I've heard about this before but not read anything about how to do it. Regards, Patrick Rev Simon Rumble wrote: > Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:59:56 +1100 > > Install the lm-sensors and sensord package. Then (as root) run > sensors-detect. It'll test for available temperature sensors on your > machine and set up the appropriate lines in /etc/modules.conf to load > the right modules (first time you'll need to modprobe them yourself). > > Then type sensors to see all the output. For example, here's part of my > output: > adm1023-i2c-2-18 > Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at dcd0 > Board Temp: +37.0°C (low = -128.0°C, high = +127.0°C) > CPU Temp: +41.0°C (low = -128.0°C, high = +105.0°C) > > Fiddle around with /etc/sensors3.conf to set maximum temperatures, and > actions when the maximums are exceeded (like, get it to send you an > email?). > > -- Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
