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On Sunday 07 December 2003 14:55, David Kramer wrote: > I stuck the remote probe from an indoor/outdoor thermometer onto the heat > sync of my CPU. It usually reads about 107, but occasionally will go up to > 112. Are these temperatures OK? This is an Athlon XP2400. Unfortunately I > can't get lmsensors to talk to my motherboard (Asus A7V8X) to get the real > temperatures. > > Background info: I am trying to reduce the noise from that computer. I was > going to replace the fan in the front of the computer case with a > low-noise, variable speed one, but first I wanted to see how it would work > with no fan there at all, and covering up the hole. > > I already have an Enermax power supply that is supposed to change fan > speeds with temperature, and the motherboard I have is also supposed to > change fan speeds with temperature. I'm not convinced that either is > working right. Note that the case front fan had the large standard PS Molex > connecter, not the little motherboard connector, so that didn't help the > front fan. > > I am also going to try putting a blanket on the wall behind the rack. I > already tried taping a washcloth to the inside of the side panel, and that > seems to have cut down on some of the noise. > > PS- This is a very nice motherboard, but it's Linux compatability has been > lower than it should have been based on my research before I bought it. I > might entertain a swap for another board that would take the same > CPU/Memory with fewer on-board features. It's got 6 USB2.0, firewire, > sound, 100MB ethernet, IR, Serial ATA, etc. I really want USB2.0 and > firewire, but couldn't care less about built-in ethernet and sound. Did you get USB 1.1 and 2.0 to run with that board? > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- DDDD David Kramer david at thekramers.net > http://thekramers.net DK KD "To announce that there must be no > criticism of the President, DKK D or that we are to stand by the > President right or wrong, is not DK KD only unpatriotic and servile, > but is morally treasonable to the DDDD American public." > Theodore Roosevelt > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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