Problems with MBM5!!!

MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
It's strange... After my first experience with MBM5 I don't see why so many people like this idiot piece of software. :mad2: When I opened the program, it and asus probe had told me my cpu was at 69 degrees. :bs: :wtf: So I restarted the computer and looked at the hardware moniter in my bios, and it told me a normal 33-34 degrees. So I went into windows, killed asus probe and then started mbm5, 'cause I remember hearing somewhere that using two monitering programs together cause misreads. It told me 69 degrees again, and this time my mobo even beeped at me! So I shut down, then waited before loading windows, and without starting mbm5, asus probe tells me a normal 28 degrees idling. This is wierd. How can I fix these misreads??

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  • teflemingtefleming
    edited April 2004
    This thread over at NForcers might be of use: Linkie
    Why does the BIOS temp differ so much from the MBM Diode temp? The diode can raise 20C in a matter of seconds. The key is that it quickly GENERATES heat like a bat out of hell, but is not very good (thankfully) at RETAINING it. The heat goes up to your heatsink, and down to your socket. If I were to stress my Diode temp to 65C, instantly shut down my computer and go to BIOS, the Diode temp will have already dropped to 45C. This explains why your temps from BIOS and MBM can vary. Both are right, your CPU just isn't under load anymore at BIOS. [Note: Currently investigating whether BIOS runs at near idle, or at full load like older BIOS's used to.]
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    Ok, one idea set. First, shut down computer, the start up and see what BIOS says for case and CPU temps. Write those figures down.

    start computer, get into the MBM 5 program without the ASUS probe even laoded on computer, and right click its taskbar icon once it is running. Choose settings. Look at case and CPU temps shown in high\low and the averages. Then look at current setting, right-click and choose Dashboard for those.

    Take the figures and do this:

    BIOS case - Average case (from MBM 5 high\low average figure)=rough offset for case.
    BIOS CPU - Average CPU= rough offset for case.

    Under your circumstances, I would expect these numbers to be negative. In the settings dialog for MBM 5, choose temps, in the dropdown list up near top after you click temperatures, choose case, then scroll down, and you will find a temp offset option. Make it equal to the figure you calculated.

    Now, still in temp pane, go up to the dropdown list, choose CPU. Repeat teh part aboput scrolling down and adjusting temp, then click the now RED apply word over to bottom left under listing of choices, then right click icon for MBM 5 over by clock in taskbar and exit it and then restart it. Offests will now be active. That is the manual way, sometime folks forget to choose the exact motherboard they have, and things are wonky with MBM 5 until they do so, also.

    I think that answers basic HOwTo, ask away for anything else or to mention strange results afterwards.

    John D.
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