Why does win2k run so HOT on my computer?????

[trek]

In win98se it is usually 28°C idling, but in win2k i have never seen it below 44°C according to Mother board monitor 5. see sig for system specs.
-Trek

 

[Mapidus]

Maybe win2k is not installed in ACPI mode? Thats the only thing that I could think of that would cause such a large differential.

 

[Techwhore]

By default, Win2k installs in ACPI mode.

What's probably going on is seasonal temperature change... In the winter your machine will of course be cooler because the room temp is cooler and vice versa. The only way for you to really assess this as a problem is to either run win2k and 98 on a dual boot and see or go into the BIOS and check the temp there (if it's support in your BIOS). Either way, it's not something to worry about...

 

[trek]

Acutally I am dual booting win98se and win2k sp2. I quickly restarted and went into the BIOS after i got up this morning (after the computer had been sitting all night idle) and it was at 45°C?!? but the max it ever goes to is 49°C. but as i said win98 is below 30°C while idling, soooo i wanna whats going on.
-Trek

 

[Mapidus]

Try running a program like CPUIdle(not sure which ones are compatible with 2K) while in win2k and see if you get the same temps as 98se. If so then then either the 2K system is not installed as ACPI or the ACPI idling is not working in win2k. I have an AMD/VIA system where 2k is ACPI, but for some reason, HLT commands are not sent to the CPU. I thought this feature was just disabled in the bios, because I know some MB manufaturers turn off the feature since they believe that more constant temps are better for the CPU than jumps in temperatures, but maybe it was just an incompatibilty.

 

[trek]

how do i tell if it is running in ACPI mode?
-Trek

 

[Mapidus]

It probably already is because Win2K will install in ACPI by default if the motherboard is compatible. But you can tell by looking up in the device manager and clicking on Computer. I think their must be a compatibility issue between w2k and certain configurations of AMD/VIA hardware combos. My w2k system was ACPI, but I still experienced the high idle temps you see. I did not try out a program like CPUIdle though to see if it was a w2k problem or my chip.

 

[Dark]

I haven't seen a CPUidle version for win2k. Does the one for win98 works for win2k?

 

[Mapidus]

Yes, there is a CPUIdle for NT/2000. I have not used it, so can't comment about its functionality/stability/compatibility.