I have an EV56 500 and it is very hot too...even with a powerful fan. The heatsink is simply too small I think.
My desktop machine is an AthlonXP 2400+ and still runs wel lat 70�... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerstin Hoef-Emden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Alpha Tempurature Hi, On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Zachary Giles wrote: > I have a DEC Personal Workstation 500a ( 21164 @500Mhz ). Just > Installed Debian 3.0r1 with Kernel 2.4.18-1 (recompiled). Great > distro. Very pleased. First time using debian. Anyway - to the > question at hand: Is there any way to get cpu tempurature monitoring > of the alpha, and if so, what would an acceptable tempurature be for > an alpha? I haven't heard of temperature monitoring for alphas, but I was once told that they switch themselves off, if the CPU fan fails. I guess, the safest way is to have a powerful fan attached and to take care that the case is appropriate in size, i.e. not too crowded with devices. > I know the acceptable tempurature for an intel-like chip is around > 40C. Perhaps It's different for alpha? As far as I've heard, todays Intels and alike are usually hotter than 40C. Best wishes, Kerstin -- Dr. Kerstin Hoef-Emden Gyrhofstr. 15 Universit�t zu K�ln 50931 K�ln Botanisches Institut Germany -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
