Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Zulfiqar Naushad wrote:
> > I have never heard of a chip being fried, and still working at it's
> > original speed rating.
>
> That indeed sounds unlikely.
>
> > It could be something else, like the BX chipset or Memory, or something else.
> >
> > Besides, 99.9% of CPU's have some sort of thermal control.
>
> I've never heard of this.
Its true for most Intel parts. Its probably true for other makes of processor too.
If they get too hot, they slow themselves down. I think this started with the
mobile parts, but they all seem to have this feature now. I don't know if there
are any registers where you might detect that this has happened.
> > If it gets too
> > hot, they lock on purpose to minimize damage. Some (especially laptops)
> > have something called throttling on them, where the cpu actually slows
> > itself down until it reaches acceptable operating temperatures, and then
> > clocks back at it's normal speed.
>
> Under microsoft OSes, there may be a monitor that simply shuts off the
> machine when the LM sensor says the CPU is getting too hot. This may
> be the feedback thingy you're thinking about.
Steve
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