quick question

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:35

as per the title,

was looking at HWmonitor and noticed that the +12v rail was only showing a nominal figure while the -12v shows round about -12v. just wondering why this is?

RJC · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:36

Sensor reading voltage incorrect, mine does the same on my Gigabyte Board.

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:53

ahhh cheers, so it should be in or around +12v then i take it if it were reading correctly?

RJC · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:54

Yes, I tend not to trust software for reading voltages I prefer to use multimeter.

setter · 19 Oct 2010 at 22:00

Same here, HWmonitor doesnt read certain settings on mine either, VIN1 which is supposed to be ram voltage, is displayed at over 1.7, i currently have it at 1.66.

Even the cpu temps and fan speeds are different according to whats used to display them.

Thekwango · 20 Oct 2010 at 00:20

cheers fellas, i'll maybe test it with a multimeter just to be safe, but i'm guessing if the 12v rail was running that kind of voltage shown in HWmonitor i wouldn't be sitting here typing on the pc!?

RJC · 20 Oct 2010 at 06:50

Thekwango said:
cheers fellas, i'll maybe test it with a multimeter just to be safe, but i'm guessing if the 12v rail was running that kind of voltage shown in HWmonitor i wouldn't be sitting here typing on the pc!?

Thats right, your pc would not of started! checking with the multimeter will give a better idea