[lm-sensors] vt1211 internal sensor

[Juerg Haefliger]

Hi Udo,

Just to clarify: The VT1211 internal temp is *not* the ambient temp
inside your box. It's measured inside the VT1211 and since the VT1211
consumes quite some power, that temp is much higher than the ambient.

...juerg


On 12/26/06, Juerg Haefliger <juergh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Udo,
>
> > # sensors
> > vt1211-isa-6000
> > Adapter: ISA adapter
> > +2.5V:     +2.40 V  (min =  +2.38 V, max =  +2.63 V)
> > VCore:     +1.03 V  (min =  +0.97 V, max =  +1.03 V)
> > +5V:       +4.74 V  (min =  +4.76 V, max =  +5.26 V)   ALARM
> > +12V:     +12.14 V  (min = +10.77 V, max = +13.21 V)
> > +3.3V:     +3.30 V  (min =  +3.13 V, max =  +3.46 V)
> > Case Fan: 2199 RPM  (min = 1290 RPM, div = 4)
> > CPU Temp:  +23.2°C  (high =   +75°C, hyst =   +70°C)
> > Int Temp:  +42.0°C  (high =   +65°C, hyst =   +60°C)
> > vid:      +1.850 V  (VRM Version 9.1)
> >
> > In other words: the VT1211 says it is warmer than the CPU and the harddisk:
>
> Yes, that's possible. The VT1211 get's pretty hot. I'm not sure about
> the CPU temp though. Did you adjust sensors.conf for your particular
> CPU? The CPU scaling parameters in sensors.conf come straight from the
> VIA BIOS porting guide. If you believe they are wrong, blame VIA...
>
> Hope that helps.
> ...juerg
>
>
> > Could you please tell me if I am wrong?
> > Or if you can explain?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Udo
> >
>