Re: lm_sensors trustworthiness

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:23:28 GMT, ebenONE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Hactar) wrote:

>
>Hi, I recently compiled lm_sensors for my Asus A7V333 (2 GHz Athlon CPU).
>The output, once tweaked to remove nonexistent hardware, is this:
>
....
>The thermostat says 74F (about 23C), although it's likely a bit warmer
>where the computer is. In particular, the "CPU Temp" seems a bit
>unbelievable, considering the dinky heat sink on the CPU. Should I believe
>the numbers shown here, and if not, how do I find the correct values? Thanks.

Try reading the values direct from sysfs:

root@sempro:~# sensors
w83697hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore: +1.55 V (min = +1.52 V, max = +1.68 V)
3.3V: +3.28 V (min = +3.14 V, max = +3.47 V)
5V: +5.08 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V)
12V: +12.04 V (min = +11.37 V, max = +12.59 V)
-12V: -11.86 V (min = -12.60 V, max = -11.36 V)
-5V: -5.10 V (min = -5.25 V, max = -4.75 V)
V5SB: +4.95 V (min = +4.75 V, max = +5.26 V)
VBatt: +3.38 V (min = +2.90 V, max = +3.41 V)
CPU Fan: 3125 RPM (min = 1500 RPM, div = 4)
CaseFan: 1360 RPM (min = 1196 RPM, div = 8)
Ambient: +26°C (high = +50°C, hyst = +45°C) sensor = thermistor
CPU: +51.5°C (high = +66°C, hyst = +61°C) sensor = diode (beep)
alarms:
beep_enable:
Sound alarm enabled

root@sempro:~# cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/9191-0290/temp1_input
26000
root@sempro:~# cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/9191-0290/temp2_input
50500

Temperatures are reported in milliCelsius.

Grant.
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