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From: J. P. Gilliver (John) on 29 May 2010 21:14 In message <pad106he7ai0gqvushai9g453namb6htb8(a)4ax.com>, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> writes: >On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:11:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG(a)soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>In message <4agtt5l9sseqekej64j2t2mm65ti3p67dp(a)news.giganews.com>, >>Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgsonfamily.org> writes: >>[] >>>Some of the Asus boards I believe have speech feedback to tell you of >>>processor temperature etc. It wasn't the whole BIOS, unfortunately. >>[] >>I think most if not all make beeps (if there is a speaker/beeper >>connected) when things are getting too warm. > >Only if ASUS-Probe or something similar is installed, I think, and >definitely only if it is set to load at startup. ASUS Probe is >available for free download online, and probably on the CDs that come >with ASUS boards. I don't know what version I have or what the newest >is. I have a feeling it works for most brands of mobo, but I don't >know. The phrase "load at startup" suggests you mean something that is involved with Windows, or some other operating system perhaps. I thought I'd come across something that would beep if things got too hot, even if the operating system had frozen or not even started - i. e. built into the BIOS code, not having to be loaded from anything (that suggests a Windows - or DOS - program). But it's some years since I encountered it, so my memory may be faulty. (Also: it's generally not a good idea to reply to a newsgroup post by both email and by posting, at least without saying that you're doing so. Also, if you're going to reply by email to what was a newsgroup post, it is generally a good idea not to munge your address - or at least to say within the email that you have done so.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar(a)T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** Although I may disagree with what you say, I will defend to the death your right to hear me tell you how wrong you are.
From: ShadowTek on 31 May 2010 22:09 On 2010-05-29, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> wrote: > On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:11:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG(a)soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>[] >>I think most if not all make beeps (if there is a speaker/beeper >>connected) when things are getting too warm. > > Only if ASUS-Probe or something similar is installed, I think, and > definitely only if it is set to load at startup. My Gigabyte motherboard has warning beeps that can be enabled when various temp sensors reach a certain level, and you can even set the temp that will trigger the beeps, but I didn't have to install anything to get these functions; it's part of the default BIOS.
From: J. P. Gilliver (John) on 1 Jun 2010 04:01 In message <slrni08quf.idg.ShadowTek(a)shadowtek.localdomain>, ShadowTek <ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> writes: >On 2010-05-29, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:11:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" >><G6JPG(a)soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>[] >>>I think most if not all make beeps (if there is a speaker/beeper >>>connected) when things are getting too warm. >> >> Only if ASUS-Probe or something similar is installed, I think, and >> definitely only if it is set to load at startup. > >My Gigabyte motherboard has warning beeps that can be enabled when >various temp sensors reach a certain level, and you can even set the >temp that will trigger the beeps, but I didn't have to install anything >to get these functions; it's part of the default BIOS. Thanks - that sounds like what I was remembering. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar(a)T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously outdated thoughts on PCs. ** It's ridiculous, but as far as I'm concerned, the real advantage of having gone to Cambridge is that you never have to attempt or even think about coping with not having gone there. - Steven Fry, Radio Times 13-19 September 2003
From: mm on 22 Jun 2010 11:10 On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 02:09:17 +0000 (UTC), ShadowTek <ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >On 2010-05-29, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 3 May 2010 18:11:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" >><G6JPG(a)soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>[] >>>I think most if not all make beeps (if there is a speaker/beeper >>>connected) when things are getting too warm. >> >> Only if ASUS-Probe or something similar is installed, I think, and >> definitely only if it is set to load at startup. > >My Gigabyte motherboard has warning beeps that can be enabled when >various temp sensors reach a certain level, and you can even set the >temp that will trigger the beeps, but I didn't have to install anything >to get these functions; it's part of the default BIOS. That's cool. I didn't know about that. Probably newer than anything I have.
From: ShadowTek on 22 Jun 2010 20:05
On 2010-06-22, mm <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 02:09:17 +0000 (UTC), ShadowTek ><ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> >>My Gigabyte motherboard has warning beeps that can be enabled when >>various temp sensors reach a certain level, and you can even set the >>temp that will trigger the beeps, but I didn't have to install anything >>to get these functions; it's part of the default BIOS. > > That's cool. I didn't know about that. Probably newer than anything > I have. I bought it about a year ago. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 |