RE: Alpha Tempurature
Zachary Giles wrote:
> I also think my alpha is too hot. Since my PWS 500au has a
> 80mm fan in the front ducted to the cpu, I'm thinking about
> replacing it with a much better fan (perhaps 80cfpm, HEHE).
> At least I'll be happier leaving it running all day.
> Nice to know it does have shutdown if it gets too hot, at
> least it's not too hot then.
It doesn't, at least yours doesn't. The Miata workstations did not have that feature.
> I've also heard about that
> safety off thing with the fan. I was told it happened when
> the fan wasn't pulling current, so if it failed, or was
> unplugged then your alpha wouldn't power.
>
That is also a server feature not found in a Miata.
> Sander, what kind of alphaservers are those. Perhaps Tru64
> has monitoring, and linux doesn't yet. Maybe if I used tru64,
> I could get my temp? Or maybe not because of my chip. Let me know.
Miatas don't have the temperature sensors that some AlphaServers have. So, running Tru64 won't be any different in your case.
Jeff D
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