[ale] k7s5a motherboard

[Geoffrey]

Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> What kind/speed processor do you have?
> 45C  is not too bad for an athlon CPU.  My 800 runs at about 40-45, my 
> 1800 runs at about 48-53C.  Ambient temp about 75 F.
> I'll leave the conversion for you to do...  :-)

It's an xp 1700+.

> 
> Calvin...
> 
> 
> At 08:42 AM 10/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>> I did get the k7s5a mb and it appears everything is supported.  I've 
>> got sensors working, the intergrated nic and sound to some extent.  
>> There's actually a page on this particular board and linux someone put 
>> together.
>>
>> Question though.  It appears my cpu is running hot.  Sensors say the 
>> max is 45C and it's now at 44, it was at 46 yesterday and I shut the 
>> box down.  I've got a heatsink/fan on the cpu as well as one fan in 
>> the front of the box pulling air in and the ps fan pulling it out.  I 
>> added another fan last night to pull air out the back, but I'm still 
>> running on the edge of the limits.
>>
>> The box did lock up the other day for no apparent reason.  I assume it 
>> might be a heat issue.  Interestingly enough, it had been running for 
>> a couple of days 24 hours with no problems, but the sides were not 
>> assembled, which could have provided some heat relief.  I think I'll 
>> pull the sides off again and see if the temp drops.
>>
>> I do have one fan pulling air in and two pulling it out, so I guess I 
>> could look at adding another to pull air in, although I'd have to 
>> either modify the case or add one of those slot fans.
>>
>> Suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
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