how do i monitor my cpu-temp?
Dane
David wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> How would I go about monitoring my soon to be overclocked
> cpu's temperature? CompUSA was giving away free "cp-vue"
> heat monitors that replace an empty drive bay faceplate,
> but they only monitor the air temperature near the drives
> (far away from the CPU). Thanks, David ns...@bigfoot.com
I use a product from Cameleon Technology, Inc called the
Heat Sentry. It consists of a 4"x2" 8-bit ISA controller
with a built-in ambient temperature sensor and four (4)
probe connectors (it also comes with one that you can
attach to the underside of your CPU). The cost is $49.95
which includes a probe (additional probes are $16.95).
You can get more information at Macrotron USA's (parent
corporation) website:
http://www.macrotronusa.com/cameleon/index.html
Works very good. I have one with 4 probes installed, one
on the underside of the CPU, one on the oc'd Millenium,
on one the Fast Ethernet card and one on the 7200 RPM SCSI
drive. Temperatures range from 82/86/95/117/108 for the
AmbientAir/CPU/Video/Ethernet/SCSI (all temps in degrees F).
-Dane
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David
hello,
how would i go about monitoring my soon to be overclocked cpu temperature?
compUSA was giving away free "cp-vue" heat monitors that replace an empty
drive bay faceplate, but they only monitor the air temp. near the
drives... _far_ away from the CPU.
thanks,
david
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David wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> how would i go about monitoring my soon to be overclocked cpu temperature?
>
> compUSA was giving away free "cp-vue" heat monitors that replace an empty
> drive bay faceplate, but they only monitor the air temp. near the
> drives... _far_ away from the CPU.
>
sells a product called FireAlarm.. Was thinking about picking one up
myself for my soon to be New OC'ed 266..
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David
hello,
Thanks alot :) this sound really cool.
do you know if it is compatible with the pentium 2? (you said the
"underside" of the cpu)
thanks,
david
ns...@bigfoot-S.pam-.com
>I use a product from Cameleon Technology, Inc called the
>Heat Sentry. It consists of a 4"x2" 8-bit ISA controller
>with a built-in ambient temperature sensor and four (4)
>probe connectors (it also comes with one that you can
>attach to the underside of your CPU). The cost is $49.95
>which includes a probe (additional probes are $16.95).
>You can get more information at Macrotron USA's (parent
>corporation) website:
>
>http://www.macrotronusa.com/cameleon/index.html
>
>Works very good. I have one with 4 probes installed, one
>on the underside of the CPU, one on the oc'd Millenium,
>on one the Fast Ethernet card and one on the 7200 RPM SCSI
>drive. Temperatures range from 82/86/95/117/108 for the
>AmbientAir/CPU/Video/Ethernet/SCSI (all temps in degrees F).
>
>-Dane
>
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Robert Hayward wrote:
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> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 22:24:30 -0600, Dane <qn...@nospam.fbhguynaq.arg>
> wrote:
>
> >David wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> cpu's temperature? CompUSA was giving away free "cp-vue"
> >> heat monitors that replace an empty drive bay faceplate,
> >> (far away from the CPU). Thanks, David ns...@bigfoot.com
> >
> >Heat Sentry. It consists of a 4"x2" 8-bit ISA controller
> >with a built-in ambient temperature sensor and four (4)
> >probe connectors (it also comes with one that you can
> >attach to the underside of your CPU). The cost is $49.95
> >which includes a probe (additional probes are $16.95).
> >You can get more information at Macrotron USA's (parent
> >corporation) website:
> >
> >http://www.macrotronusa.com/cameleon/index.html
> >
> >Works very good. I have one with 4 probes installed, one
> >on the underside of the CPU, one on the oc'd Millenium,
> >on one the Fast Ethernet card and one on the 7200 RPM SCSI
> >drive. Temperatures range from 82/86/95/117/108 for the
> >AmbientAir/CPU/Video/Ethernet/SCSI (all temps in degrees F).
> >
> >-Dane
> Sentry unit does not function properly you may find yourself out the
> money with no help.
>
> My scenario: The Heat Sentry software does not initialize all of
> the probes all of the time. In other words, more often than not when
> the Heat Sentry command center is loaded I will see temperatures for
> only one or two of the three installed probes. Sometimes all three of
> the probes will initialize.
>
> I have sent numerous emails to Chameleon with only one response to
> date. The response received was from a non tech type and stated the
> company was running on short staff over the holidays and would have a
> tech contact me via email no later than January 5, 1998. My initial
> thoughts were positive as this was the first time the company had even
> bothered to acknowledge me. Well here it is January 23 and in spite of
> me sending two more emails I have heard nothing.
>
> While I realize defective products happen and am willing to live
> with that, I am not willing to accept a company that will not even
> respond to pleas for help with a product that started acting flaky a
> few days after it was installed.
> --
> Bob
> bhay...@gte.net
OTOH, my dealings with them have been very professional. I've
done two separate installations and both have been successful.
I've been running the Heat Sentry in System #1 for the last 6
months and in System #2 for the last 4 months. You can set a
threshold (trigger) with the software so that the unit plays
a .wav file, launches a program (shutdown?) or sends a message
to my Pager.
Only mistake I ever made was not installing the hardware before
I installed the software (they tell you to install the hardware
first).
I found a reference to them from J Corwith's Ultimate HeatSink
Project http://www.megsinet.com/jcorwith/ultimate/index.html)
http://www.megsinet.com/jcorwith/ultimate/index.html#HTESTING
Perhaps your case is an isolated incident. I hope you get it
resolved. The product really works.
rh...@erols.com
FYI, there is also a CP-VUE2 that includes a probe that attaches directly to
your CPU and sells for about $19 at Dartek (has an audible alarm ).
I don't own one ... just saw it in their catalog.
Sid
Walter Cohen
Yes, and CompUSA has these also.
Walter
Brandon
Probably too late for you now, but the QDI motherboards (TX) have
thermo sensors built in. And the are QSO 9001 compliant.
Brandon
On Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:24:32 -0500, ns...@bigfoot.com (David ) wrote:
>hello,
>
>how would i go about monitoring my soon to be overclocked cpu temperature?
>
>compUSA was giving away free "cp-vue" heat monitors that replace an empty
>drive bay faceplate, but they only monitor the air temp. near the
>drives... _far_ away from the CPU.
>
>thanks,
>david
>ns...@bigfoot-S.pam-.com
>:)
jim valenti
I use something similar: a digital thermometer from Radio Shack. It has an
indoor/outdoor sensor. I run the outdoor sensor wire inside the case. It has
the advantage that you can mount the probe anywhere inside vs. the
temperature at the drive bay faceplate. I find that the temperature inside
my case is about 20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than room temperature.
Jim
David wrote in message ...
>hello,
>
>how would i go about monitoring my soon to be overclocked cpu temperature?
>
>compUSA was giving away free "cp-vue" heat monitors that replace an empty
>drive bay faceplate, but they only monitor the air temp. near the
>drives... _far_ away from the CPU.
...