checking pc temperature

Question

I have a dell dimension 9100 and I was wondering how I can check the temperature of the pc. Someone said that I need to go to BIOS, but I tried that. I pressed F2 to get to Bios and I saw no feature where it said the temp of the pc. Im asking this because a couple of days ago my pc was making a beeping sound every 5 minutes. Someone told me that it could be overheating and that this may be the cause of the beeping sound. Also the beeping came from the pc and not the speakers. I shutdown the pc for a few hours and after that the beeping sound stopped. Pc has been working fine when it was beeping so I guess there was no problem. If the cause was overheating then that makes no sense since the dimension 9100 has a btx cooling system. Whats the recommended temperature for a PC?

lee_hacken · Answer

Download and install SpeedFan.  the porgarm will allow you to see the harddrive temperature.

rah42 · Answer

Check out Everest Home edition, great freeware program that lets you check temps along with viewing and performing other diagnostic tools. rah

cougar534 · Answer

Is there any good software out there that I can download where it can monitor the temp. If so is it safe to use?

id11204 · Answer

can you tell us what temperature you get from your computer?   Thanks

ejn63 · Answer

The only way to monitor temperatures is to add a hardware sensor (something like a Thermaltake Hardcano or a Coolermaster bay).

ejn63 · Answer

SpeedFan will check the hard drive temperature but not the system or CPU temp - for that you'll need a hardware monitor.

cougar534 · Answer

Well I decided to download the everest home edition and it seems like a great program. The hdd temperature is currently 41 degrees celsius(106 degrees fahrenheit). Is that good or bad? So is that temperature inside the pc or close to it?

MaximusHQ · Answer

what's the cpu temp?

cougar534 · Answer

Well,  Everest Home Edition does not tell the cpu temperature. I downloaded the software for my old pc(Sony Vaio) and for some reason it will tell the cpu temperature there, but not on the Dell Dimension 9100. The only temperature it gives on the Dell is the HDD temperature. Also I decided to try the trial version of the Ultimate Edition but it still doesnt give the cpu temp on the Dell. I wonder why it tells the cpu temp on the Sony and not the Dell? Are there other safe and free software out there that gives the cpu temperature for Dell computers?

klbf · Answer

lol after the 2nd or 3rd reply it said you can't monitor dell temperatures lol, the hdd temp is through SMART on the hdd... and yes 41 is ok. i wouldn't want it getting any higher thou 60c is max for seagate drives from their site and 60ish is also used for maxtor i believe

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