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Post by garbulky on Apr 20, 2012 4:31:42 GMT -5
On my PC I was able to check the voltage on the 12v rail straight from the motherboard bios. Is there any software that allows me to do this from windows or any other way? I have a laptop now and that option is not there in the bios and something tells me the power supply is messing up and I would like to see if it's fluctuating. It has been overheating and I've already taken the laptop apart and blew off the dustbunnies but no go.
Please help!
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Post by wisconsinite on Apr 20, 2012 4:48:49 GMT -5
On my PC I was able to check the voltage on the 12v rail straight from the motherboard bios. Is there any software that allows me to do this from windows or any other way? I have a laptop now and that option is not there in the bios and something tells me the power supply is messing up and I would like to see if it's fluctuating. It has been overheating and I've already taken it apart and blew off the dustbunnies but no go. Please help! I'm lost how do you blow off the dust-bunnies in a laptop psu ? does it have a fan Am I missing something |
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Post by garbulky on Apr 20, 2012 4:50:38 GMT -5
On my PC I was able to check the voltage on the 12v rail straight from the motherboard bios. Is there any software that allows me to do this from windows or any other way? I have a laptop now and that option is not there in the bios and something tells me the power supply is messing up and I would like to see if it's fluctuating. It has been overheating and I've already taken it apart and blew off the dustbunnies but no go. Please help! I'm lost how do you blow off the dust-bunnies in a laptop psu ? does it have a fan Am I missing something I unscrewed the back panels, bared the insides, got a can of compressed air, and let it rip (carefully) in all the crevices I could find. Oh not in the PSU, in the bared laptop. |
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Post by wisconsinite on Apr 20, 2012 5:02:29 GMT -5
I'm lost how do you blow off the dust-bunnies in a laptop psu ? does it have a fan Am I missing something I unscrewed the back panels, bared the insides, got a can of compressed air, and let it rip (carefully) in all the crevices I could find. Oh not in the PSU, in the bared laptop. Okay that make sense now , what problem are you having that you think it might be the psu ? also if it is still is over heating after you blew it out and you can verify the CPU fan is running , you should pull the CPU heatsink and clean all the old thermal paste off and reapply some new paste " good paste " a thin even coat does not take much.. Also make sure you got the fins clean for the cpu cooler As for software you could try something like speedfan but software is not the way to check a psu . The correct way would be a multi meter. |
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Post by garbulky on Apr 20, 2012 5:23:43 GMT -5
I've tried the thermal paste replacement on previous boards, and I am just REALLY bad at it. Yes, I shall see if my fan is running. It seems that it's not so much the chip over heating but the motherboard. The MB gets upto 65 C often even when it's not under extreme load. While the processor temp stays between 40 and 50 C.
I'm not sure if it's the power supply but I've noticed that it;s usually the PS that gives issues. One of my old desktop systems that had the power monitor on the BIOS noted that the voltage was fluctuating constantly. When I replaced the PS, the fluctuations stopped and stayed almost rocksteady with just 0.01 V changes. So, that's why I'm looking to find something that would tell me the voltages being output on this Asus laptop. My previous dealings with ASUS CS have been downright stupid and timewasting, so I want to make sure I can pinpoint the problem starting with the easiest first, before sending it in otherwise it will probably return to me in identical condition. (Oh we turned it on for two seconds and noted no problems. That will be $200, thank you).
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Post by wisconsinite on Apr 20, 2012 5:34:42 GMT -5
I've tried the thermal paste replacement on previous boards, and I am just REALLY bad at it. Yes, I shall see if my fan is running. It seems that it's not so much the chip over heating but the motherboard. The MB gets upto 65 C often even when it's not under extreme load. While the processor temp stays between 40 and 50 C. I'm not sure if it's the power supply but I've noticed that it;s usually the PS that gives issues. One of my old desktop systems that had the power monitor on the BIOS noted that the voltage was fluctuating constantly. When I replaced the PS, the fluctuations stopped and stayed almost rocksteady with just 0.01 V changes. So, that's why I'm looking to find something that would tell me the voltages being output on this Asus laptop. My previous dealings with ASUS CS have been downright stupid and timewasting, so I want to make sure I can pinpoint the problem starting with the easiest first, before sending it in otherwise it will probably return to me in identical condition. (Oh we turned it on for two seconds and noted no problems. That will be $200, thank you). My wife's alienware laptop runs warm also but we have 2x 5970 cards (crossfire) video cards also get really warm . allot of people run coolers but we never have and she plays wow all night without issues . Is you laptop a gamming rig ? cpu z is a good to see temps on cpu and gpu |
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Post by garbulky on Apr 20, 2012 5:42:11 GMT -5
I've tried the thermal paste replacement on previous boards, and I am just REALLY bad at it. Yes, I shall see if my fan is running. It seems that it's not so much the chip over heating but the motherboard. The MB gets upto 65 C often even when it's not under extreme load. While the processor temp stays between 40 and 50 C. I'm not sure if it's the power supply but I've noticed that it;s usually the PS that gives issues. One of my old desktop systems that had the power monitor on the BIOS noted that the voltage was fluctuating constantly. When I replaced the PS, the fluctuations stopped and stayed almost rocksteady with just 0.01 V changes. So, that's why I'm looking to find something that would tell me the voltages being output on this Asus laptop. My previous dealings with ASUS CS have been downright stupid and timewasting, so I want to make sure I can pinpoint the problem starting with the easiest first, before sending it in otherwise it will probably return to me in identical condition. (Oh we turned it on for two seconds and noted no problems. That will be $200, thank you). My wife's alienware laptop runs warm also but we have 2x 5970 cards (crossfire) video cards also get really warm . allot of people run coolers but we never have and she plays wow all night without issues . Is you laptop a gamming rig ? cpu z is a good to see temps on cpu and gpu I shall check it out. I have program (speccy) that checks temps but nothing to check the voltage in the motherboard and PS. Does anybody know of anything? My laptop is not gaming capable  It's a dual core setup (not even upto core 1 or core2 standards). |
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Post by G-Man on Apr 20, 2012 7:05:00 GMT -5
Everest
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Post by garbulky on Apr 20, 2012 7:33:18 GMT -5
I just downloaded the free edition. I'm not sure how to find the voltage sensor readout.
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Post by yves on Apr 21, 2012 10:02:26 GMT -5
I use RealTemp. With a laptop you always gotta make sure enough fresh air can flow underneath its chassis where the ventilation holes are and IMO the easiest way to do that is to just put it on some kind of stand in such way that nothing can even slightly block the airflow.
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It's a dual core setup (not even upto core 1 or core2 standards). 
