IC7-MAX3, few questions

[Boris Cikota]

I have a few questions about this great board.

First of all, the board has two extra fan headers on it, but I don't seem to be able to get Motherboard Monitor to see them. Am I missing something, or is this not possible?

I am having some difficulty locating any information on Serillel adapters. As I understand, version 2 supports hot-plugging and CD/DVD-ROMs? I understand the second part, but what about hot-plugging? If I have a PATA HDD rack, and I connect it through Serillel 2, can I then safely remove the disk inside while my computer is still on?

 

[Richard Hopkins]

"Boris Cikota" wrote:

I have a few questions about this great board.

First of all, the board has two extra fan headers on it, but I don't seem to be able to get Motherboard Monitor to see them. Am I missing something, or is this not possible?

Yes you're missing something, and no this isn't possible. The W83782D system monitor chip can only monitor three fan speed inputs. This is mentioned in the manual BTW.

I am having some difficulty locating any information on Serillel adapters. As I understand, version 2 supports hot-plugging and CD/DVD-ROMs?

...When used with the SIL3112 controller, yes. These functions are not properly supported if you use the Serillel to connect to the Intel SATA controller.

I understand the second part, but what about hot-plugging?

It means what it says on the tin.

If I have a PATA HDD rack, and I connect it through Serillel 2, can I then safely remove the disk inside while my computer is still on?

As long as you connect it to the SI controller, and use an OS which supports Hot Plug, yes.

 

[Boris Cikota]

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:51:44 -0000, "Richard Hopkins"
wrote:

First of all, the board has two extra fan headers on it, but I
don't seem to be able to get Motherboard Monitor to see
them. Am I missing something, or is this not possible?

Yes you're missing something, and no this isn't possible. The W83782D system monitor chip can only monitor three fan speed inputs. This is mentioned in the manual BTW.

Tnx for clearing that up for me. It's a shame that now I can't monitor my PSU temps & fans. I browsed the manual, but in my excitement I must have missed this section.

Can you help me with one more thing, my CPU temp seems a bit high, hovering around 60�C while under full load with Intel stock sink. I I read somewhere that this is usual for ABIT boards, since they use some kind of formula for calculating CPU temperature, and they usually show a little bit higher temps. Is this true, or do I simply need a better cooler?

 

[TomG]

even if the Abit reading was not high, your temperature is not out of line for a full load on a P4, especially with a stock heat sink.