Hi. I just downloaded MBM 5, and it says my case temperature is 74 degrees Celsius when it's idle or in use. And keep in mind that this is only a 250MHz Processor. Is this normal or is it just me?

Sorry for posting twice in a row, but I just noticed this.

it shouldent be that hot check room temp and make sure that the computer isent near any other heat sorces like a air vent also try putting in a case fan of some sort

It's not by any heat sources. Why would the computer work fine?

74 C would be 165 F! I'm just curious - does the temp refer to something called Aux or Power? The reason I ask is that when I check in SiSoft SANDRA, I show a reading (and warning) of 69 to 71 C for Aux or Power. However, at idle, my CPU tends to run in the mid-30s and my board (or case) tends to run in the high 20s.

It just says Case Temperature.

Its is most likely just a faulty sensor.

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The most likely reason is that MBM5 is not compatible with your particular motherboard.

Could a sensor be faulty...yes, that's possible too.

Could it be because the motherboard is sitting in a Compaq machine...yes.

It's just likely that your motherboard is too old to be monitored by MBM5 with acurate results. The same applies to about any other temp monitoring problem you try to use.

"However, at idle, my CPU tends to run in the mid-30s and my board (or case) tends to run in the high 20s."

Where do you get this info? BIOS? A program that came with the motherboard? Where?

That sounds like pretty good information and I'd be inclined to believe it first.

I've run a Cyrix processor in the past and know they can run hot but, no run hot by today's standards. I'd suspect a Cyrix with an operating heatsink fan would actually run in the mid 30°C range.

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"The same applies to about any other temp monitoring problem you try to use."

Should read:

"The same applies to about any other temp monitoring program you try to use.

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Her is a program i use to monitor system temp and case temp http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
its called speed fan its free so yea try it out and see what it says you can change it to read in C and F so whatever you perfer try it out and reply bakc if ya dont care