> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:40:46 -0700 > From: Obi-Wan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: thermal grease > > "Eric B. Richardson" wrote: > >> Could there be something else going on? The thermal sensor is reading >> 100C, ie hot enough to boil water, but the metal casing in the box >> right above the heat sink is room temp. I don't feel any heat, >> nothing. My iBook gets a whole lot hotter. I don't get it. And as >> yet, there seems to be no effect on computing. In fact, it is reading >> this when the only program running is the XLR8 MSC. > > None of the utilities will report temperatures accurately. If you want an > accurate temp reading then pop a Thermocouple in it and watch. > > Bottom line. Is there anything wrong with your Mac? Is it locking up > suddenly or > shutting down without notice? Or are you just curious.
I just re-found Gauge PRO on my machine. What does everyone else get as a reading? (I'm curious for purposes of comparison). Specs: B&W G3/350 (upgraded with a G3/450) Gauge PRO, version 1.1 report generated on 30/7/02 at 10:02:36 ------------------------------------------------------ CPU Type: PowerPC 750 (G3) CPU Version: 2.2 [0008 0202] CPU Temperature: 34 �C (93 �F) CPU Speed: 448.82 MHz CPU Bus Speed: 99.74 MHz (4.5x) System Bus Speed: 99.74 MHz Level 1 Cache: 64K @ 448.82 MHz (32K data + 32K inst.) (CPU) Level 2 Cache: 1MB @ 224.41 MHz (Backside 2:1) Level 3 Cache: none Memory Information: 576 MB, Virtual Memory is Off Memory Performance: 101.6 MB/sec moving memory (64-bit) Memory Type: SDRAM, DIMM Machine Information: PowerMac G3 Series Speculative Accesses: Enabled (I/O Compatible) ------------------------------------------------------ Right now room temp should be 23-25 �C. If it gets much warmer I can expect a freeze up or kernel panic once in a blue moon. PS 100�C??? If that were a real reading it would mean your chip would be toast (they get hot but not *that* hot). PSS I was under the impression that it was 93 F, not 93 degree Fahrenheit (& what kind of idiot genius (well, he probably was the latter ;) came up with a system that sub-divided two reference points (freezing & BP of water) into 180 units (why 180?... did it have something to do with freezing point of alcohol?... no, can't be... -40 must've been a fluke of math), and based 0 off the lowest possible liquid state of water *and* his 0 doesn't even relate to the two reference points)?). PSSS Americans & Brits: it *is* possible to switch an entire country over to Celsius (Centigrade is *not* SI) & get rid of Fahrenheit (the only F #s that are meaningful to me (& probably not even to half of the users of Fahrenheit <evil chuckle>) are 98.4, 212, -40, 0, 68/72 and 32 F (all, because they have a physiological/scientific/comfort relevance)) -- Canada did so, in under 10 years (of course, the US has always officially been metric ;P. Eric. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
