[mythtv-users] Strange Ceton issues.

[Erik Jensen]

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Erik Jensen <eriksjunk at laurelwoodart.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> card stayed at least 10°C cooler (between 48°C and 51°C), even when in
>> use.
>>
>> I tried putting it back in my backend machine, and had the same
>> problem again, with the card heating up to 58°C before the computer
>> had even finished booting and reaching over 60°C shortly thereafter.
>
> Seems odd that it would heat up so quickly, regardless of how poor the
> ventilation might be. Is there any chance this system could in any way be
> overclocked? It's been years since I was into that sort of thing, but I
> remember back in the Pentium 2 era or so, when you overclocked the processor
> it would overclock the PCI bus too, and a lot of hardware was extremely
> sensitive to that sort of thing. I have no idea how overclocking works these
> days and whether doing so would overclock or overvolt the PCIe bus, but it
> seems like one really likely way the card could heat up so quickly.

The system is not overclocked. (I don't think I could if I wanted to).
Compared with my desktop, the backend system is less crowded and
better ventilated, so I agree there must be something else causing the
increased temperature.

> As doug pointed out, the onboard network card could be the issue, even
> though you say its not functional. Do you know what brand/model/revision
> motherboard you have, and perhaps what components are on it?

It's an HP Pavilion d4999t that I got used a couple of years ago. It
has an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, and I believe it has an Intel
ICH9R chipset.

> Also, I wouldn't hesitate to contact Ceton about this. They've got to have
> some clue about the cause of this sort of thing.

I'll do that. Thanks.