I’m a lucky owner of a TR3A but I didn’t realize what I was missing until I stumbled upon this amazing forum :D !
Anyway, I have a question that it seems has never been asked before!
I used to have a small software on my desktop PC to monitor its temperature (I’m sure some of you know the famous Motherboard Monitor, mbm.livewiredev.com ).
I didn’t find anything compatible with the TR family… Am I missing something or is there really nothing to monitor the cpu or the motherboard temperature of our dear TR???
I haven’t found any software that is compatible with the motherboard of the TR. In most cases, it’s probably not worth the trouble unless your really curious about how it’s running. Notebooks are designed to take more stress than desktops so they can tolerate much more. You really shouldn’t need to worry about it.
ifly: Yeah, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Also, I don’t know why everyone is so paranoid about heat issues on these notebooks. Don’t think that the designers didn’t test the heck out of these before the actually started shipping them. Notebooks have a much greater stress level than regular computer components. Also, the chips are running much much cooler than desktop chips.
The Pentium M chip itself consumes only around 7W at 1V (i.e. max speed of 900-1000Mhz). In speedstep mode, the voltage drops to around 0.65V and less than half a Watt. In contrast, a Pentium 4 of similar performance (1.7Ghz) has a maximum TDP of 63.5W at 1.75V. It’s a huge difference!
So, even if the TR seems to get warm…don’t worry. It’s by design and it can handle it fine.
[quote author=“gr00vy0ne”]ifly: Yeah, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Also, I don’t know why everyone is so paranoid about heat issues on these notebooks. Don’t think that the designers didn’t test the heck out of these before the actually started shipping them. Notebooks have a much greater stress level than regular computer components. Also, the chips are running much much cooler than desktop chips.
The Pentium M chip itself consumes only around 7W at 1V (i.e. max speed of 900-1000Mhz). In speedstep mode, the voltage drops to around 0.65V and less than half a Watt. In contrast, a Pentium 4 of similar performance (1.7Ghz) has a maximum TDP of 63.5W at 1.75V. It’s a huge difference!
So, even if the TR seems to get warm…don’t worry. It’s by design and it can handle it fine.
Does TR has it in BIOS. I’ve never check it out, but my desktop has it and can view it in BIOS.
My last laptop - a Compaq Presrio 700 series got so hot that it could not be on my lap or chest (when in bed). It actually burned to have it in contact with skin. It ran fine - but who really wants to hold something that gets that hot.
The TR is a dream. At the end of the day, it’s all relative - if you’ve come from where I have, the TR is a refridgerator.
I’m a lucky owner of a TR3A but I didn’t realize what I was missing until I stumbled upon this amazing forum :D !
Anyway, I have a question that it seems has never been asked before!
I used to have a small software on my desktop PC to monitor its temperature (I’m sure some of you know the famous Motherboard Monitor, mbm.livewiredev.com ).
I didn’t find anything compatible with the TR family… Am I missing something or is there really nothing to monitor the cpu or the motherboard temperature of our dear TR???
Phil
I use EVEREST Home Edition, version 1.1. This version is a free application that gives you a lot of information, including temperature. It also works with my TR3AP1.
I’m a lucky owner of a TR3A but I didn’t realize what I was missing until I stumbled upon this amazing forum :D !
Anyway, I have a question that it seems has never been asked before!
I used to have a small software on my desktop PC to monitor its temperature (I’m sure some of you know the famous Motherboard Monitor, mbm.livewiredev.com ).
I didn’t find anything compatible with the TR family… Am I missing something or is there really nothing to monitor the cpu or the motherboard temperature of our dear TR???
Phil
I use EVEREST Home Edition, version 1.1. This version is a free application that gives you a lot of information, including temperature. It also works with my TR3AP1.
They did… it was bought by Lavalys and they now offer a “free version” in addition to more powerful “pay for” versions. The freebie is even better than the last AIDA application.
The Pentium M chip itself consumes only around 7W at 1V (i.e. max speed of 900-1000Mhz). In speedstep mode, the voltage drops to around 0.65V and less than half a Watt. In contrast, a Pentium 4 of similar performance (1.7Ghz) has a maximum TDP of 63.5W at 1.75V. It’s a huge difference!
LOL, this has to be the reason the P4 2.6Ghz laptops have soooo little battery life. My friend just bought an HP 2.6 laptop, and the freaking thing dies after barely an hour of work. Forget the term ‘laptop,’ it’s a small desktop, that’s what. And have you seen the monstrosity known as the Toshiba 17” Widescreen ‘notebook?’ Oh my goodness.
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I use EVEREST Home Edition, version 1.1. This version is a free application that gives you a lot of information, including temperature. It also works with my TR3AP1.
