> I had one my technicians set up a scope to test the voltage readings and
> a Cooper temperature gauge to check the case temp. We decided to abandon
> the CPU test since we had no accurate way to attach the gauge. Our
> findings:
> The voltage readings by the winbond IC in the bios are accurate.
> The case temperature was 5F cooler than reported.
> So I would conclude the readings from the bios are a fairly accurate
> representation of the machines current condition.
>
> Things I failed to mention.
> The CPU's were overclocked by 100MHz
> Core CPU Voltage was raised a 1/2 step to 2.05V
>
> o This still does not explain the differences between Linux
> and FreeBSD.
The difference has already been explained as a different instruction mix.
This should be obvious to anyone that has been in the industry for as
long as you have.
> o The standard 3.3-RELEASE UniProcessor kernel runs identical to
> Linux.
This is because both systems use the HLT instruction, which has a low
power consumption. You've already been told this.
> o FreeBSD SMP kernels immediately run hotter than the standard
> kernel.
FreeBSD doesn't use HLT in the SMP implementation. You've been told this
as well.
> I put Core voltage back to normal and set the CPU's to standard
> settings. The result was much better but it still runs about 14 degrees
> hotter.(acceptable) 26 degrees was not.
>
> Has anyone else checked this. Just checking the Generic versus a SMP
> kernel you should see this.
This is commonly known behaviour. Your problem is simply that your
cooling setup is not adequate to support your system running at 100% duty
cycle. You've been told this already. You need to upgrade your cooling
arrangements, and you've been told _that_ already too.
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