Re: Update on e1000 troubles (over-heating!)

[Jonathan Lundell <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 4:37am +0200 10/15/02, Andi Kleen wrote:
>  > Ben, I checked the datasheet for the part shown in the lspci dump, and it
> >  shows an operating temperature of 0-55 degrees C.  You said you measured 50
> >  degrees C, so you're within the safe range.  Did the fans help?
> The thermometer he used likely showed a much lower temperature than what was
> actually on the die. 5-10 C more are not unlikely. It's hard to measure chip
> temperatures accurately without an on die thermal diode or special kit.
> So I would expect that when an external normal thermometer showed 50C
> it was already operating out of spec.
The datasheet's for the card, so the operating temperature is surely 
ambient, not die temperature. "Ambient measured how?" would be a 
reasonable question, though.
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/Jonathan Lundell.