that has very little to do with the cpu temp, which is much hotter than even the heatsink on the processor. it is a good way to check the adequatesy of the airflow and the drive temps, although some drive makers specify temps for specific parts of the drive and specific chips on the board, to measure these accurately you need a smaller probe.
stewart simon wrote: > > My experiences with software temperature apps is that they're not very > accurate. > What I did was to put an indoor/outdoor thermometer [Radio Shack] with a > probe that goes inside of machine. > I have the probe currently in the center of machine, and I've put the > probe on the drives to check temps there as well. > My G4/400/AGP with 5 internal drives, 2 PCI cards, runs about 15 degrees > above room temp, depending on how much I'm pushing the CPU and drives. -------- -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- 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>
