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Heat Sink and I/O voltage?
I want to know if there is a heatsink with my AMD K6 2 ( 500 Mhz) cpu? The
guy who replaced my motherboard isnt sure himself!! I think he probably doesnt know what a heatsink is. The problem is the hardware monitor in my BIOS is giving temps upto 65 Celcius. I dont use my pc for more than an hour for that reason. Is there a simple way to find out just by looking if there is a heatsink in there. I know its simple but i've never removed the processor. My motherboard chipset is Sis 530 with socket 7 i guess. Also the sis hardware monitor software I installed is telling my that I/O voltage is too high (5.87 V) It also tells me after regular intervals that either I dont have a fan or its speed is too low (which is not correct so I dont trust it much ) However the cpu temp indicated is different from BIOS. Its in the range of 40 to 50 C which is less then the BIOS. So who is right and what should I do. I dont notice any problems though. |
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Read this article. Then consider whether you need ask the
question again: http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20010917/index.html However max temperature for a K6-2 500 Mhz, if I have the right processor, is 70 degree C. That means when room temperature rises 15 degree C (which remains normal operating temperature for any computer), then your processor has exceeded temperature. Demonstrated by your example is technical abilities of people who can replace motherboards. They don't even know what a heatsink is, let alone know how to measure a voltage. You are right to worry about that temperature and the basic knowledge of your motherboard installer. As for what is being measured - I believe max I/O voltage for that processor is 3.6 volts. But then motherboard monitors are not valid for measuring voltages - only for monitoring for change. First you must 'calibrate' that motherboard monitor with a 3.5 digit multimeter or equivalent. If 5.87 really is the motherboard +5 volts (not I/O voltage of processor), and if that reading is correct, then you also have a power supply problem. ZITBoy wrote: I want to know if there is a heatsink with my AMD K6 2 ( 500 Mhz) cpu? The guy who replaced my motherboard isnt sure himself!! I think he probably doesnt know what a heatsink is. The problem is the hardware monitor in my BIOS is giving temps upto 65 Celcius. I dont use my pc for more than an hour for that reason. Is there a simple way to find out just by looking if there is a heatsink in there. I know its simple but i've never removed the processor. My motherboard chipset is Sis 530 with socket 7 i guess. Also the sis hardware monitor software I installed is telling my that I/O voltage is too high (5.87 V) It also tells me after regular intervals that either I dont have a fan or its speed is too low (which is not correct so I dont trust it much ) However the cpu temp indicated is different from BIOS. Its in the range of 40 to 50 C which is less then the BIOS. So who is right and what should I do. I dont notice any problems though. |
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