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    No HD Temps in HWMonitor

    Discussion in 'HP' started by radopod, Mar 13, 2008.

  1. radopod

    radopod Notebook Evangelist

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    So that is the case with me. No matter what i do the HD Temperatures just refuse to show up. What do I do?
     
    radopod, Mar 13, 2008
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    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Maybe your hard disk doesn't have a temperature sensor in it? I'd imagine the HP Pavilion would though?
     
    mattireland, Mar 13, 2008
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    make sure you run it as administrator
     
    flipfire, Mar 13, 2008
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    xvvvz Notebook Evangelist

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    Use the search feature and you should find some of the threads that discuss why certain HP motherboards/firmware don't allow reporting of HD temps. A workaround is posted but it is not easy to do.
     
    xvvvz, Mar 14, 2008
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  6. radopod

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    I have searched the Forums time and time again and even run the HWMonitor application as an administrator. Still no temps. Any help will be highly appreciated.
     
    radopod, Apr 25, 2008
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  7. radopod

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    Here is a Screen Shot using NHC
     

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    The reason why I want these temps is because I just got a BSOD while playing a game. The GFX Card temps were a mere 80 C. The BSOD was a surprise and I am pretty sure that the HD is the culprit behind it!
     
    radopod, Apr 25, 2008
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    keep in mind nvidia drivers caused the majority of crashes in Vista

    double check your undervolting stuff too
     
    flipfire, Apr 25, 2008
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    xvvvz Notebook Evangelist

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    I didn't save the link for the thread here on NotebookReview that went into all the details for why so many of the HP boards don't work with HD temp monitoring programs, but that thread did direct me to the following link which addresses the issue with my particular notebook and motherboard that uses the Nvidia chipset (your laptop may use a different chipset though, so you may need to keep researching to find the particulars on it):

    http://www.lavalys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2378&start=0&p=12855&#entry12855
     
    xvvvz, Apr 25, 2008
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  12. flipfire

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    rado did you install the intel chipset drivers? theres two of them
     
    flipfire, Apr 26, 2008
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    Interesting workaround, but I'm a bit hesitant to try this. Basically I'd be going from an nVidia Vista sata driver to a generic or XP ide driver? Aside from the possible performance hit, I'd be worried about instability.

    Thanks for posting the info though. :)

    At least I know now it is not HP's fault that my hd temp can't be read.
     
    R4000, Apr 26, 2008
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