Re: System Won't Power Up Anymore

On 23 Oct 2007 14:24:18 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxx (Kevin the Drummer) wrote:

buck <buck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You probably should not have relied on the 44C.

I'm not sure what you're getting at. Do you think that the
system could be giving me invalid info on the temperatures?

Yes, it is common for temperatures to be wrong. Sometimes one can
bend the part that is sensing so it more firmly touches the part to
moniitor. Also, there are different ways to monitor - BIOS and
software. The software way is notorious for reporting a different
temp than BIOS. Neither is necessarily correct. Even a thermometer
held against the part is somewhat inaccurate, but if you have one that
goes high enough you might want to compare that to the reading given
by whatever you're looking at.

Many systems "scream" when overtemp. Some shut down. Others will not
POST unless they sense the fans spinning. Some just fry themselves to
death. Clearing CMOS resets to a state VERY likely to POST (in order
to minimize support of brand new MoBoards) if the hardware is OK.
--
buck

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