[G4] Re: TemperatureMonitor

[Richard M. Kriss]

Ron,

You hit the nail on the head. I have a G4-AGP 400 that has been upgraded to
1 GHz and it does not seem to have a sensor.

Dick

> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:40:01 -0800
> From: Ron Steinke <ronsteinke at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Re: TemperatureMonitor
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
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> Tony didn't say that his G4 was a 1GHZ native machine. My G4 is a
> Gigabit Ethernet model with an upgrade 1GHz processor, but it never had
> a temperature sensor in it. If Tony has put an upgraded processor in an
> older G4, he cannot expect that there would be any temperature sensors
> built into the case.
> 
> It would be nice to see a list of the G4 machines that DO have
> temperature sensors rather than be told that Apple didn't put sensors
> in "a good portion of the 1GHz models... They were deemed to
> inaccurate....". Does such a list exist, or does someone have to put it
> together for posting?
> 
> If a true temperature monitor/indicator is the subject of discussion,
> that is a horse of a different color. The installation of sensors and
> temperature control software was to reduce a heat problem, not to
> provide internal temperature readings like a cooking thermometer. I
> haven't heard of anything that will give a real-time readout of
> temperatures within the machine case. Maybe there is something in the
> Martha Stewart cooking hardware department?
> 
> On 27 Dec, 2004, at 11:54, CJ Scaminaci wrote:
> 
> A good portion of the 1Ghz G4 models didn't have temperature sensors.
> They were deemed to inaccurate to be of any help.
> 
> Hope that clears things up,
> -CJ
> On Dec 27, 2004, at 1:40 PM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:
> 
>> Tony,
>> 
>> I downloaded the TemperatureMonitor and it comes back saying it could
>> not
>> find a sensor. I have a G4-AGP with a 1 GHz processor.  Something
>> tells me
>> Apple may not have implemented a sensor in the hardware.
>> 
>> Looks like I am SOL on temp monitoring
>> 
>> Dick
>>