voltages... 1.8v = 2.49v... what does that mean?

[Mag]

and is it bad? well it seems its bad.. im using ite smartguardian (which is a weird little program and its flashing that number in red.)

I've got an enermax 365p-ve 350w power supply on an athlon 1700.. ive also got a gainward geforce3 ti550 and 512mb of ddr ram if thats any help to anyone

i only founs this out because my computer just started to shutdown about 10 seconds after booting and in the bios it reports that my temperature for the cpu is at 60 degrees c which is the shut down temp so i guess it was shutting down as soon as it hit 61.. this is odd as all the fans work and although the computer was left on for ages its pretty much been on constantly for the year that ive had it

so i loaded up the smartguardian thingy and saw the voltage read-put.. though i dont know if its releated as i dont really know what it means..

so if anyone would care to enlighten me or point me int he right direction that'd be cool

thanks

btw my vcore is 1.77
+1.8 2.49
+5 4.75
+12 11.96
-12 -12.03
-5 -5.35
vsc3 3.21
vbatt 3.18

if any of that's of interest

 

[Teq]

The 1.8 voltage is not direct from your power supply, it is taken from the 5v line on your motherboard (which may account for the low +5v reading). If all other voltages are within + or - 5% of ideal you probably don't have a power supply problem.

First check your CPU Core voltage and AGP voltages in your BIOS. If you have adjustments, set them at 1.8. See if that clears it up. If not, the problem gets a little more serious...

You need to get someone who knows how to take electronic readings (without starting fires) to check the voltage regulators on your motherboard. It is likely one of them is in trouble. IF this is the case you will need to replace your motherboard ... Hopefully it's under warranty.



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[Mag]

well i put the vcore at 1.8 volts but everythings the same apart from the +5 which is now at 4.73...

bad mobo eh? hmmm what would actually happen if i just left it as it is...?

is it releated to my cpu getting up to 60 degrees?
forgive my ignorance.. ive never really delved into voltage before...

 

[Mag]

well i got another hardware monitor program just to test and it replaces the +1.8 with a DIMM voltage reading which is exactly the same as the +1.8 in the other program<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by mag on 03/31/03 03:02 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Teq]

You really need someone with a proper voltmeter to test that motherboard. You need to know if it's a voltage error or a measurement error. If it's a measurement error, adjust your monitoring software accordingly. If it's a voltage error it is likely you are going to end up with damaged parts.

Software is good for keeping track of a good board, it will tell you if something changes, but it's not a calibrated measuring instrument. I've seen those SMB chips be off by as much as 25%

What could happen? Well, it's likely to damage whatever parts are using the 1.8v rail on the motherboard. Replacing the damaged parts will likely only result in more damaged parts...

In any case... Don't risk it, if the motherboard is under warranty, get an exchange. If not... start saving up for a new one.



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[Mag]

ok cool

thanks very much

better hunt down that invoice from where i bought the motherboard... i know i saw it the other day... and im pretty sure i bought it in april last year... so i better act fast

thanks!

 

[lhgpoobaa]

well for starters i would dust your cpu heatsink... dust can buildup and greatly effect temps over time.

and your 5v line seems suspiciously low... 4.75v isnt good. could be a motherboard or PSU thats slowly dying.

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[Mag]

ok ill give it a dust.. thanks


hmmm slowly dying psu... would have thought an enermax would last longer than 10 months.... but i guess these things can happen

 

[lhgpoobaa]

well it might not be dying. it could be poor reporting. clean ya Heatsink and do a few otherthings like try a different system monitoring program (i reccomend motherboard monitor). if its still dying THEN consider gettin it replaced.


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[svol]

Looks like that is your memory voltage... the default is 2.5V so 2.49V would be good.

With my motherboard my second core voltage is the AGP Voltage (1.54V) and the voltage that has the name -12V is the DDRRAM voltage 2.54V. So I think everything is OK. Except for your 5V voltage which is a little low... but if everything is stable you wont have to worry.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on 😱