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    Check Heat

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by scottschaffter, Jun 18, 2005.

  1. scottschaffter

    scottschaffter Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I was just wondering what application can check the heat of internal components. Any advice would be great! Cheers!
     
    scottschaffter, Jun 18, 2005
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    LiKWiD FuZioN Notebook Consultant

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    ASUS Probe

    [l]ikwid.[f]uzion
     
    LiKWiD FuZioN, Jun 19, 2005
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    scottschaffter Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    where can i find asus probe? Is on the driver cd? I just got the z70 and cant find it... i tried to dl one from online but it didnt work... dont think it was compatible with the z70... not sure though...
     
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    I second that... it's simple, easy to use and comes with the system.. it's not 100% accurate, I don't think.. but it's pretty good.

    Thanks,
    Justin
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  5. Derek

    Derek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check the Asus web site for downloads. The latest version is V2.11

    cheers
     
    Derek, Jun 19, 2005
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    Repository asus: ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/
    Other topic related:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18397

    · Spice must flow ·
     
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    scottschaffter Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Which version is correct for the z70v?? Would PC probe work? I just saw that mentioned... though im not sure what the adv/disadv would be...
     
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    [:I] just realized pc probe= asus probe... any other probes that would work then??? Also mozilla seems to be spazing out on me (ie bouncing up and down) very annoying... any ideas for a fix... some said just keep downloading extentions / themes and it will stop... but it hasnt...
     
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    MobileMeter monitors CPU frequency, CPU temperature, battery charge / discharge rate and HDD temperature and plots these to a moving graph.

    SpeedFan monitors 3 CPU / motherboard temperatures and HDD temperature. It also reads the HDD SMART data.

    I have MobileMeter running much of the time. There's a link to MobileMeter somewhere on this forum.

    John

     
    John Ratsey, Jun 19, 2005
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  10. Derek

    Derek Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is a part of the posting in another part of this forum for ya posted by Underpantman, [ :D]


    You might find that Mobile Meter does better for you at monitoring temp (Also CPU speed, power usage and HD temp). It is free and can be downloaded at:

    http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/8259/

    Cheers
     
    Derek, Jun 20, 2005
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    hmm doesn't probe get installed into the laptop from the factory? i could have sworn I have this utility on the factory spec build of my w3v.
     
    abcabc, Jun 20, 2005
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    The version that arrived with w3v "from the box" (2.11) is the one&only that works. Other "2.11" versions donwloaded from asus dont work. I've to reinstall from original asus drivers CD to make it work. And the data gathered is... mmmm... don't know if I'd believe it. (dunno)

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    i didnt get probe and i didnt find it on the driver cd either... mobile meter seems relatively accurate... it picks up the cpu usage correctly at least... would like to try probe and see though... whats the version for z70??
     
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    It's usually on the drivers cd under additional software.

    Thanks,
    Justin
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    PROPortable, Jun 20, 2005
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    can you list the verison number?
     
    scottschaffter, Jun 21, 2005
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    It's on the included CD of your system. If you want, you can just download the latest version from support.asus.com, just punch in your laptop and check the utilities tab.
     
    madmike23, Jun 24, 2005
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