To other VP-6 owners.

[Kingslayer]

First, I just got an email from the one of the head honcho's at Abit. He told me that there are now SB Live 5.1 drivers available on Abits site to correct the sound issue some of you are having. You probably know this already. I was just amazed at this for two reasons. One, becuase they actually sent an email out, two, how the heck did they get my email and know I have a VP6 anyways?

Ok now for the issue. It's on temps. There seems to be 3 temp probes on the VP-6. At least MBM see's and displays 3 temps, VIA686A-1,2, and 3. Which one is which?

Ok, I can pretty much tell by the temps right? Sensor 1 says 78. Sensor 2 says 95, and sensor 3 says 98. That would tell me this...

1 is system temp. 2 and 3 are CPU temps. Thats what I figured until I looked loaded the VIA hardware manager. The VIA hardware manager tells me that my CPU temp is 95 and my system temp is 98. I don't believe the VIA hardware manager to begin with. I have dual CPU's this manager should show two temps. Also, why is my system temp 3 degrees higher than my CPU temps. That is 100% impossible with FOP-32's.

So which monitor is which on MBM?

 

[Pinky]

You (and Abit) were right to begin with. I can't explain it either (the CPU lower than system), but on the BP6 I saw the same thing. It may have something to do with the location of the internal/system temp thermistor.

 

[Kingslayer]

Here's the deal though. I have another VP-6 sitting right here beside me, same as the one in my box, and there is no external system temp thermistor anywhere.

 

[Jon]

Mine reports as thus:
(Temps are under full load)

CPU1: 35.1C (P3 1GHz@1125)
CPU2: 32.9C (Empty...go figure)
Board: 25.4C

Weird it returns that temp on an empty socket...I'm going to need a heatsink and fan just to keep that cool, haha.

 

[Treker]

Kingslayer (Jul 29, 2001 09:29 a.m.):
First, I just got an email from the one of the head honcho's at Abit. He told me that there are now SB Live 5.1 drivers available on Abits site to correct the sound issue some of you are having. You probably know this already. I was just amazed at this for two reasons. One, becuase they actually sent an email out, two, how the heck did they get my email and know I have a VP6 anyways?

Ok now for the issue. It's on temps. There seems to be 3 temp probes on the VP-6. At least MBM see's and displays 3 temps, VIA686A-1,2, and 3. Which one is which?

Ok, I can pretty much tell by the temps right? Sensor 1 says 78. Sensor 2 says 95, and sensor 3 says 98. That would tell me this...

1 is system temp. 2 and 3 are CPU temps. Thats what I figured until I looked loaded the VIA hardware manager. The VIA hardware manager tells me that my CPU temp is 95 and my system temp is 98. I don't believe the VIA hardware manager to begin with. I have dual CPU's this manager should show two temps. Also, why is my system temp 3 degrees higher than my CPU temps. That is 100% impossible with FOP-32's.

So which monitor is which on MBM?

Hey,

Had something simular with VIA HWM reporting 1 cpu temp and then a system temp..

Had the wrong version of VIA HWM.. the one on the cd is the one I use now.. very accurit for me.. I have thermo paste on the probe and have it bent up tightly against the back of the core..
its usualy with in a 1.0c+/- difference of a manual core temp check.

Does your VIA HWM report a temp for cpu1 and cpu2?.. if not its the wrong version, least was for me.

-Trek

 

[Kingslayer]

Neither the one on the CD or the one on Abits website for the VP-6 has dual temps.

 

[phantom punisher]

heres what mine looks like. ive got the mbm in the bottom right corner

 

[Treker]

Well this is what I got with the program from my cd.

-Trek

 

[Kingslayer]

And mine doesn't show two. I wonder if I have the wrong disk. It doesn't realy matter though, I don't like the VIAHM anyways. I prefer MBM because of the ShutDown NOW integration. I just don't know what temp monitor is what.

Which thermistors are what?

 

[phantom punisher]

hey this remides me of a time some guy told me that there positively wasnt any bios updates for the vp6.sorry kingslayer just teasing. the way you figure it out is like i did. get the right via monitor(at abiT)or on one of the three disks that came with your three vp6s. then compare the temps and you will see that they corolate. then youve got it. if you want it to be exact then make sure the polling period is the same on both progs.

 

[Kingslayer]

Unfortunatly, the first board was shipped back, the second one's CD was shipped in 3 pieces, and the third is the one I'm using now that only show 1 CPU.....I can't win!

Ok there is only one way to settle this and figure our what temp is right. Someone pull their copy their VIAHM from their disk and send it to my ftp server here: ftp://209.26.2.21 username and password is dartanian That way I have the right software and can compare temps. Reading the stuff that you guys have posted, I think that because I have the wrong version of VIAHM, it's treating the second CPU as the system temp. That's all that I can think of. If I'm right, then VIA686A-1 is system, 2 is CPU1 and 3 is CPU2. Which would make perfect sense coming from VIA.

Admins, please let me know if there is a problem with putting up a link to my ftp site. I know you don't want to be held responcible if anyone puts the next world ending virus on it, but hey, it's an AMD 200, how fast can it spread?

There is also a new site out there for us VP-6 owners. abitvp6.com. It's new and there isnt much going on in the forums, but there is news on that YT bios. Their working on getting it supported by Abit. Just thought I would, you know, stick that in there.