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What do I have to do to get GPU-Z to display the sensor info? I have tried it on 3 different Thinkpads ( 2 T60s & a T60p) all with ATI gpu, and a Thinkpad A31, also with ATI, and all that shows up under the 'sensors' tab is 'GPU Core Clock' & GPU Memory Clock'. The Graphics card tab is fully poulated with the correct info.
 

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I think theres a GPUZ sticky somewhere, If i could i would put a link.

Just have a look in the gpu section
 

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Could you post screenshots of GPU-Z so I know which GPU you have?
 

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Could you post screenshots of GPU-Z so I know which GPU you have?

This one is from the T60:


This is from the T60p:


This is the sensor tab from the T60 (the T60p is similar):
 

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Ah, those old GPUs don't have temp sensors in the chip, and rely on external circuitry. I guess that for a notebook, the vendor didn't bother with the extra cost for a sensor and assumes CPU temp = GPU temp, which is close enough to avoid overheating.

Does any other software show GPU temps ?
 

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Ah, those old GPUs don't have temp sensors in the chip, and rely on external circuitry. I guess that for a notebook, the vendor didn't bother with the extra cost for a sensor and assumes CPU temp = GPU temp, which is close enough to avoid overheating.

Does any other software show GPU temps ?

TPfancontrol does, and it seems pretty popular over in the Thinkpad forum. I don't know how it comes up with its temps without sensors. But I did see a few comments about the accuracy, so I wanted something else to compare with. Thanks for the info.
 

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Not sure it works on craptops though
 

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TPfancontrol does, and it seems pretty popular over in the Thinkpad forum. I don't know how it comes up with its temps without sensors. But I did see a few comments about the accuracy, so I wanted something else to compare with. Thanks for the info.
It's probably using the CPU temperature sensor? Or some Lenovo sensor

Found some info here: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Thermal_Sensors

Given how old these notebooks are (I replaced my X60s three months ago), I have no plans to implement support for these sensors.
 

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It's probably using the CPU temperature sensor? Or some Lenovo sensor

Found some info here: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Thermal_Sensors

Given how old these notebooks are (I replaced my X60s three months ago), I have no plans to implement support for these sensors.
TPfancontrol was originally written for the T4x series, but also seems to be widely used on later models. I don't expect to replace my T60s any time soon, and the same goes for XP, 'tho I have a test system with XP/W7 dual boot setup.
Thanks for the Wiki link. I'll look at it closer later.
 
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