On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:08:23 +0100, Martin Suchanek wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Guenter Roeck
> > <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>wrote:
> > > The answer is quite simple - the board get the CPU temperature using
> PECI,
> > > which the w83627ehf/nct67765 driver reports is as "PECI Agent 0".
> > > Open Hardware Monitor maps that temperature into the CPU temperature
> > > display
> > > and ignores CPUTIN. Which makes sense, since the purpose of PECI is to
> > > report
> > > the CPU temperature.
> > >
> > > So all you need to do is to ignore the value of CPUTIN and use the
> "PECI
> > > Agent 0"
> > > temperature instead.
> >
> > I am now confused ?
> > I do not know technical details but according to ASUS technical support
> > CPUTIN is temperature of motherboard (not cpu socket , not cpu yourself )
> > what exactly this temperature means ?
>
> Labels are suggestions from the chip maker, unfortunately board vendors
> are free to not follow these suggestions and wire the inputs
> differently. Confusion ensues...
>
> :-)  ok ,so now I am definitely confused. From now I do not know how is it
on my motherboard in real ?  :-)

> --
> Jean Delvare
>