FYI: Update on CPU Temp question on Cely 700

[LawyerRon]

I just built a system with the new Soyo 7ISA mobo and a Cely 700 cpu. I noticed the temp readout in the bios was always 79C or 174F !!. This temperature was reading as soon as I turned the system on. The heatsink was barely warm. Concerned, I emailed Soyo Tech support (excellent by the way) and here's what I learned from Mike at Soyo Tech Support:

"The CPU temp is readout from the CPU internal diode.
Actually CPU cover Temp. could reach 90C, please check with Intel.
http://developer.intel.com/design/ce...qit/update.pdf
Please visit above pages for more information.

The internal heat is built up quickly as soon as power turned on.

The boards use the sensing diode in the CPU
(new Pentium II and III CPUs have a temperature sensing diode on the CPU die, the slice of silicon that contains all the transistors and interconnections that actually make up the CPU). This allows the temperature to be measured much more accurately.

Best Regards,

Mike
Soyo Technical Support Team"

So, according to Soyo, internal temp on this cpu could reach 90C or 194F!