Hardware Doctor: What is PWM?

[Rieper]

My PWM temp is hovering around 58, and is constantly giving me popup error messages when it passes over 60c.

My question is what does PWM stand for, and is it safe to up the default temp to 70c to avoid having the constant prompts which I deem useful when it works correctly.

S.Anderson

 

[BigBadger]

PWM = Pulse Width Modulation

It describes the type of voltage regulation circuitry used on the motherboard. The components in the circuit are rated for over 100C, so 60 should not be a big problem.....However the cooler the better.

"Rieper" wrote:

My PWM temp is hovering around 58, and is constantly giving me popup error messages when it passes over 60c.

My question is what does PWM stand for, and is it safe to up the default temp to 70c to avoid having the constant prompts which I deem useful when it works correctly.

S.Anderson