Intel Active Monitor Reporting Strange Voltages
<div class="IPBDescription">And temperatures</div> As of Yesterday, Intel Active Monitor came up with an alarm saying that the CPU temperature was 113 Degrees C(235F) so i checked the logs, and it said it had reached that temperature, and shot straight back down to 43 Degrees in the space of 1 second.
I thought "ok, maybe just a bug"
But a few minutes later, it said the same thing, at the same temp.
This continued for a while.
Then it started saying that voltages were changing. e.g.:
CPU voltage, normal 1.3V
It would randomly shoot down to 0.09V, or up to more than 4V
By this time i was getting worried, as it wasnt just the CPU temperatures + voltages that were changing, the case was occasionally displaying tempeatures of 116C, and most of the other voltages were also fluctuating up and down.
So i turned off the computer, and rewired most of the internal wiring.
No dice.
MBM High/low log said that the highgest temps werearound 113, and the lowest temps were -63(?) It also said that my 2700RPM fan had been rotating at 270000RPM
I'm thinking that the PSU is surging power, and so it's confusing the sensors.
Alternatively, they could be faulty sensors, but it's happening to every single sensor, so i can't see how this is happening
I'm going to take it into a shop to get checked out tomorrow, but any help would be much appreciated
I thought "ok, maybe just a bug"
But a few minutes later, it said the same thing, at the same temp.
This continued for a while.
Then it started saying that voltages were changing. e.g.:
CPU voltage, normal 1.3V
It would randomly shoot down to 0.09V, or up to more than 4V
By this time i was getting worried, as it wasnt just the CPU temperatures + voltages that were changing, the case was occasionally displaying tempeatures of 116C, and most of the other voltages were also fluctuating up and down.
So i turned off the computer, and rewired most of the internal wiring.
No dice.
MBM High/low log said that the highgest temps werearound 113, and the lowest temps were -63(?) It also said that my 2700RPM fan had been rotating at 270000RPM
I'm thinking that the PSU is surging power, and so it's confusing the sensors.
Alternatively, they could be faulty sensors, but it's happening to every single sensor, so i can't see how this is happening
I'm going to take it into a shop to get checked out tomorrow, but any help would be much appreciated
Comments
All those sensors are go through your bois.
I personally can't see it being your PSU, if it was sending out surges then your gonna see more problems than your sensors reading incorrectly.
Do you have the latest BOIS?
All those sensors are go through your bois.
I personally can't see it being your PSU, if it was sending out surges then your gonna see more problems than your sensors reading incorrectly.
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You mean BIOS? And no, flashing the BIOS is always a bad idea unless you're doing it to recover your system, which I've NEVER had a scenario which required that to be done.
All those sensors are go through your bois.
I personally can't see it being your PSU, if it was sending out surges then your gonna see more problems than your sensors reading incorrectly.
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You mean BIOS? And no, flashing the BIOS is always a bad idea unless you're doing it to recover your system, which I've NEVER had a scenario which required that to be done.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Lol yes, BIOS (damn typo).
But no, board manufacturers release new BIOS's all the time, to add new features or fix small bugs.
Examples :
<a href='http://www.abit-usa.com/downloads/bios/' target='_blank'>Abit boards</a>
<a href='http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_List.htm' target='_blank'>Gigabyte boards</a>
<a href='http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/download.aspx' target='_blank'>ASUS boards</a>
They are just like drivers. Gotta keep them updated.
I've always used the latest, for the extra fetures and bug fixes. Especially for the Abit's NF7 series, those added features that gave you a cooler cpu and also fixed problems concerning temperature sensors reading incorrectly. Which was why I brought it up in this thread.
MBM is reporting some strange things aswell, 270000RPM fan? low temp. of -63?
I have the latest BIOS for this board
Your problem is bigger though, maybe you should talk to the tech support.
I've always used the latest, for the extra fetures and bug fixes. Especially for the Abit's NF7 series, those added features that gave you a cooler cpu and also fixed problems concerning temperature sensors reading incorrectly. Which was why I brought it up in this thread. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
If by preference you mean 'preference to not take the chance in a multitude of things going wrong resulting in a fried BIOS at the least, and a ruined mobo at most', then I suppose yes its preference.
would you consider this to be a case where everything is working well for the thread author?
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it sounds like a bad PSU or bad sensors, but its strange for all the sensors to fluctuate at once like that, and the numbers cant be correct because the temp would never go negative, and +113C would kill your computer.
whats the mobo model #? try to get tech support, this is a crazy situation.
something to do with Intel acitve monitor not liking MBM.
i'm still investigating it.
FYI i'm on an Intel D875PBZ
I know a few boards I've dealt with have the option of 'PC Health' in the bios.
If those readings seem accurate then its a software fault. But if those readings are also dodgy looking. Then it's something hardware/bios related.
And OttoDestruct, flashing your bios is getting a hell of a lot easier lately. The risks are getting lower, hell, you can even flash some boards from windows itself. No need to fudge around with floppies.
Intel active monitor has been functioning normally ever since i turned off MBM(3 hours ago)
I don't use MBM anyway.
Problem solved!