>=3B I have seen this in the past=2C many=2C many times. I'm in this
&= gt=3B "business" (and I'm using quotes because it's mostly done on my spare=
>=3B time) for 8 years so I have some experience about it all.
>= =3B
>=3B Let's just take the machine I'm working on right now as an e= xample.
>=3B It's a Celeron 2.4 GHz on an Asus P4P800-VM board=2C usin= g a Winbond
>=3B W83627THF for monitoring. The BIOS displays a CPU tem= perature of
>=3B 39.5=B0C. Linux displays a CPU temperature of 32.5=B0= C. This is a 6=B0C
>=3B difference=2C close to what you're seeing on y= our system.
>=3B
>=3B This machine happens to be plugged on a po= wermeter=2C so I can see that
>=3B it consumes 84 W in the BIOS=2C and= only 62 W under Linux. So the
>=3B temperature difference is easily e= xplained. As a matter of fact=2C if I
>=3B put some load on the CPU (m= d5sum -b /dev/zero) the temperature climbs
>=3B to 40=B0C=2C so roughl= y the same as what the BIOS prints.
>=3B
>=3B I am not claiming = that there is no bug in our IT8728F support. Without
>=3B a datasheet= =2C odds are there are bugs. I am not even claiming that no
>=3B adjus= tments must be made for "sensors" to report the right CPU
>=3B tempera= ture on your specific system. I am claiming that you did not
>=3B prov= ide factual data that would make me regard this possibility as
>=3B li= kely.
>=3B
>=3B If you want to make sure=2C then get your hands = on a powermeter=2C or
>=3B external thermometer=2C or ideally both. Th= en compare their measurements
>=3B under the BIOS and under Linux. If = these measurements are the same and
>=3B the CPU temperature values re= ported by the BIOS and "sensors" differ
>=3B significantly=2C then OK= =2C I'll admit some more investigation=2C and possible
>=3B a fix=2C a= re needed.
>=3B
>=3B --
>=3B Jean Delvare
>=3B http:/= /khali.linux-fr.org/wishlist.html

Now we are talking=2C thanks for t= he information. :)
I guess=2C my original intention with my letter wasn=B4t giving you more wor= k but rather broadcasting that it might be a problem with the IT8728F=20 support=2C i guess with 3.3 out we will soon see more usage of it. And=20 maybe more people will report=2C or not...

With your experience what= would you recommend.
1. Asssuming ~26 C is the real idle value
2. fi= ddle with the lm sensors config file and add a couple of degrees
3. Get = a life and stop monitoring my fan speeds and temps

Thanks for your h= elp

Tomas