> The chip default is probably around 80'C [#] The chip default is actually around +127 degC.
> so this lower limit is likely to have been programmed in at boot time. Yes. > so I would guess that this is one of the VRM temperatures > (it's too high for ambient/system, and too low for CPU). According to various sources (sensors.conf distributed by Tyan, value correlation with BIOS readings), it's CPU temperature. So the limit should be 70 degC. > You can alter the limits from software Yes, I'll do that. > Also, I see that the latest BIOS version appears to be 3.09 - is that the > version that you have? There might be fixes for the temperature limits, > although they're not mentioned in the release notes. I updated the BIOS and the limit didn't change.