Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:59:18 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Temperature monitoring on old desktop - Dell OptiPlex SX270? Message-ID: <20080803195918.8f4c7500.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <20080803132309.GC93138@dan.emsphone.com> References: <20080803015053.e67a39ee.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20080803031912.GA38781@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080803135251.60d4bb7d.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20080803132309.GC93138@dan.emsphone.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:23:09 -0500 Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> wrote: > >From what I can find on Intel's site for your CPU, TM is an emergency > switch that lowers the CPU speed to pervent overheating that could > damage the processor. Under normal circumstances, it should never > trip, and its on/off status (not temperature) is only readable by two > pins on the CPU. It can be disabled and enabled by software, but not > monitored. Ah, ok - that explains it. Not much use for me then. (Ok, it is good that this is there, but I can't use it for temperature monitoring) Thanks for explaining it! -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20080803195918.8f4c7500.torfinn.ingolfsen>