sensers in dell desktops (ksong you might want to read this)
i recently ubtained a dell optiplex gx240 2.20 ghx proc and 256mb of mem. i loaded speed fan on and noticed that iyt idnt find any sensers but the hdd. i did a little digging on the web and found out that the reason for this is that dell uses propriaty seser outputs, so no 3ed party apps can read the senser, however dell desktops do have sensers!!! it is just a matter of finding the right software to read them. does anyone know of some software (made by dell?) thatcan read the sensers?
uh.... yeah... i think.. i amswered your question.... when i say desktop i mean form factor of the pc. desktops are not portable laptops are. dells laptops are chock full of sensers though. my i6000 has gpu temp, dimm temp, cpu temp, and a bunch more. yes your deminshion is affected...
I can help you, but I refuse to try and figure out what exactly you want because of all of your spelling mistakes. I network over 250 Optiplex GX1, GX240, GX270, and GX280 computers.
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I can help you, but I refuse to try and figure out what exactly you want because of all of your spelling mistakes. I network over 250 Optiplex GX1, GX240, GX270, and GX280 computers.
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Some older Dell desktops use a WTX power supply with ATX-like plugs (but they're *not* ATX!). The power supplies in those use a serial interface (SMBus) to communicate with the motherboard. There is a temperature sensor and an Ashlee Simpson microcontroller inside the power supply. The motherboard can send a signal to turn the power supply on and off, monitor temperature and maybe fan speed (if the fan has 3 wires), as well as put the power supply into a special mode for standby. In that mode, the fan is turned off and the flyback circuitry is put into a low power mode. (In standby, the RAM holds the data so bootup is almost instant. The power supply still supplies all the voltages it normally does but doesn't have to supply much current.) In theory, the serial interface can also monitor input and output voltages, loading, etc., but I have not encountered a design that did that. (I've heard that some of their high end servers do that, though.)
I owned an older Dell (2.4GHz P4) with a WTX power supply. I remember opening a program that displays the power supply temperature (forgot where I got it) and watching it rise as I started Fear Factor and increased the load.
Note that the new Dells use ATX compatible power supplies. There is no temperature sensor in those. A normal ATX power supply will work as a replacement, but the fan will keep on spinning in standby as a normal ATX power supply does not have a load sensing circuit.
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Be nice guys... and ABF take your time when writing there is no rush to post so review and correct it or use Word to write things, correct and then copy/paste to post. Maybe your Mom would help you with your spelling.
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