Good advice.
"jfw06013" <> wrote in message
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> Gavyn wrote:
>> "Bryan Henderson" <> wrote in message
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>>>My computer sometimes does strange things like continuously repeating a
>>>sound you get when you click on something. I have checked for a virus but
>>
>> it
>>
>>>isn't that and it doesn't do this all the time.
>>>
>>>I have noticed that the case is sometimes much hotter than usual due to
>>
>> the
>>
>>>hot weather we are having and wanted to know if there is any software for
>>>monitoring cpu temperature in Win 98 or do I have to go into the BIOS to
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>> see
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>>>what the temp is?
>>>
>>>My cpu is an AMD Athlon 1600XP. What temperature range does this work at?
>>>
>>>TIA for any help.
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Radar: You're not supposed to be sleeping.
>>>Hawkeye: I'm not sleeping Radar... I'm just inspecting the
>>>insides of my eyelids....
>>>
>>
>> Lacking more in-depth information, I would say that you could have an
>> ovrheating issue. There are plenty of 3rd party freeware applications
>> available (just do a Google search) which will monitor/report the
>> temperature of the hardware in your system.
>>
>> ~G~
>>
>>
>>
> Try visiting AMD.com and with a little searching you'll see the max is
> 195F.
> I run the same processor on an Epox MB w/512 Mb ram, XP Home and run
> Seti@Home 24/7.
> The average temp is 120F to 125F after I cut a hole in the side cover and
> installed a fan blowing in. This made a 10F drop in temp.
> Hope this helped.