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oD1Nz
10-04-2004, 09:50 PM
Was just recently looking at my voltages after I updated Motherboard Monitor - they show this:

Core 0: 1.70V
Core 1: 1.23V
+3.3: 3.36V
+5.00: 4.99V
+12V: 12.06V

This is where I started to get concerned:

-12V: 7.52V
-5.00V: 0.00V

After seeing the last two, I fired up EasyTune 4, thinking because the board is made by Gigabyte (7VAXP), it'll alert me if anything is wrong.

VCoreA: 1.660V
+3.3V: 3.360V
+5.00V: 4.940V
+12V: 12.030V
5VSB: 5.080V

Still slightly worried, I restart and headed into the voltages section of the BIOS.

VCore: 1.660V
DDR: 1.232V
+3.3V: 3.360V
+5.00V: 4.945V
+12V: 11.921V
5VSB: 5.080V

Can somebody assure me that everything is okay? I'm running:

AMD Athlon 2600+ (Thoroughbred B, 12.5*166=2075)
x2 512 RAM sticks - 1 Seitec, 1 Kingston (I know I shouldn't mix brands).
Gigabyte 7VAXP
Geforce 4 MX440
x2 Hard Drives - One IBM 80Gig (Hitachi) and a 40Gig Western Digital, 1x CD-RW
4x Fans (2x80mm, 1x120mm, 1x PCI blower)
ThermalTake 420W Silent "PurePower(TM)" Supply

Thanks guys.

(Edit was minor grammar correction, lack of coffee).

Agent666
10-04-2004, 10:06 PM
dont worry about it ... most motherboards do not report these -ve values correctly

Spoon
10-04-2004, 10:08 PM
if it's stable, it's fine :p. If you're really worried get a voltmeter - a quick google for an ATX pinout will tell you which wire does -5v, so stick the black in there, the red to a black and see what it actually is. I've seen this before (on dad's Gigabyte 7n400 Pro or something I think), nothing to be worried about.

tarmac
10-04-2004, 10:22 PM
I wouldn't be too concerned, I don't think that it would go with rails that of the target ;)

Correct me if I'm wrong.

oD1Nz
11-04-2004, 10:18 PM
Thanks guys - I won't bother sticking my voltmeter in, as it's as stable as a rock anyway.

MycoolCar
11-04-2004, 11:46 PM
I have the same type of thing and i have the same PSU as you do.

Its stable though so i dont bother worrying about it.
The reported voltages always change when i restart, sometimes they are quite close to what they should be, other times they are way way off.