Can stress-test and sensor monitoring programs conflict?

BonzaiDuck

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Jun 30, 2004
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I've become a SpeedFan devotee'.

I use it to control my Delta 120x38mm CPU fan -- holding it at about 2,200 rpm below temperatures of 40C. And of course, Speedfan polls the mobo / CPU sensors to grab voltage, temperature and fan-speed readings.

So does S&M.

After two cases where the iterative memory test component of S&M stopped with a message window showing "S&M voltage test interrupted at 4.7V," I checked the Speedfan graphs on the 5V rail. Never varied beyond 4.98 to 5.02V. But S&M showed a voltage drop on the 5V rail almost to 0 -- in one sharp spike.

And I'm thinking that S&M and SPeedfan may collide in polling the sensors.

I ran S&M after terminating Speedfan.

No more problem.

Anyone else experience this? Does my diagnosis seem reasonable?