system case fans and cpu temps?

[msolheim]

I'm in the process of building a computer with the EPOX EP8KTA2 with ATA100 controller. Under PC health in the BIOS it reads the cpu fan rpm's and temp but I can't get it to read the rpms of my case fan which is connected to the motherboard. Do I need a special fan for this? I have a coolmaster 80mm fan now.

Also is the operating temp for all AMD socket A cpu's range about 35C -45C?

thanks
Mike

[Alfie]

The connection for the chassis fan is the one in the right hand corner of mobo,next to where speaker,etc.plug in.Is this where you have it plugged in?
Does your fan have three wires coming from it?
Is it plugged in correctly?
If these things are hooked up right,the sensor in the fan itself may not be working.
The temps your reporting sounds about right.
The cooler the better,if you start going over 55c,consider better cooling.

[Charliey]

If the fan only has 2 wires coming from it then it doesnt have an rpm sensor, so it cant show the rpm.

[msolheim]

Thanks a lot guys. I must have had a slight case of dyslexia. I had the fan pluged into the sys fan jack instead of chassis fan on the other end of the motherboard.

I switched it and it works fine. Is there any benefit in using a fanbus to connect both of my chassis fans together?

Also speaking of sys fan's do you know a good place to buy an AMD approved 300w powersupply?

thanks again.

[jayman_777]

Well as for places to buy, http://www.mwave.com is probably the most talked about site on this board. AS for the type of power supply, I have an Asus A7V with a T-bird 900 and I originally had it on a generic 300w powersupply that was very flaky. I had undervoltages all over the place... So I did some digging and found out that my P.O.S. Power supply isn't on the AMD list, and for good reason. It sucks. So i did some more digging and found out that one of the top rated PS's for the AMD is the Antec. I got a 300W Antec for $69 (Canadian) and it's rock solid. I cured all of my undervoltages problems... So look around and find the cheapest prices for a new PS.

If you don't like the Antec, go to http://www.amd.com and choose one for yourself, there are more than a few on their approved list...

J

[Edited by jayman_777 on 01-26-2001 at 11:58 AM]

[Alfie]

Another good company is High Power,virtually all their power supplies are on the AMD approved list(including their 250watt models)
That is the power supply I'm using and it's rock solid.

http://www.highpowersupply.com/indexa.htm
They also have cases that are AMD approved.