[CS-FSLUG] CPU Temp variables
Alan Trick
alantrick at gmail.com
Sun Apr 16 20:54:31 CDT 2006
On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 11:44 -0500, Timothy Butler wrote:
> > Hardware query: I have a P4 Celeron 1.8Ghz.
> >
> > Recently I replaced my CPU fan. The new one was the only thing
> > available
> > at the time, with a copper cooling tower. I've been investigating the
> > CPU temperature issue, and find mine is mostly between 42C - 48C. In
> > that range, the BIOS seldom turns on the cooling fan. Only if there is
> > significant disk and CPU activity does the fan come on.
> >
> > Is this proper behavior? Were I able to adjust the temperature when
> > the
> > fan should come on, should I change it? What would be the numbers?
>
> Ed, I'm not sure what's standard on PC's these days, but usually on
> my PowerMac the fans only turn significantly if the temperature goes
> to 58C (although that's fairly common because of the density of the G5).
>
> I don't know, but I don't think that is particularly hot. It seems
> to me preferable to keep it coming on as little as possible.
>
> -Tim
>
Yeah, that seems farily normal to me. I've got a Pentium M processor in
a laptop.
Alan Trick
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