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what are iwlwifi_1-virtual-0 and pch_cannonlake-virtual-0 in sensors output in linux?
iwlwifi_1-virtual-0 is the wireless adapter and pch_cannonlake-virtual-0 is the platform control hub. PCHs tend to run hotter than CPUs. According to these threads issues don't occur until you exceed ...
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Why does my Logitech mouse sometimes ignore the scroll wheel turning?
The solution turned out to be very simple. As I learned from this Superuser post, Logitech's scroll wheels use a diode and receptor to recognize when the little spokes inside the wheel are turn. ...
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what are iwlwifi_1-virtual-0 and pch_cannonlake-virtual-0 in sensors output in linux?
"iwlwifi_1-virtual-0" refers to a small M.2 form factor Intel wireless module (card) which should be replaceable. If you look on the back of your motherboard, there is a silver rectangular ...
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SpeedFan suddenly stops being able to detect controllers and sensors mid game
The issue here is the newest version of the BattlEye anti-cheat software is blocking some functionality of SpeedFan and potentially other similar programs. The following is from the BattlEye FAQ page. ...
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Why my computer mouse reacts to tube light?
The mouse camera has a lens that is extremely near-sighted - its focus is mere millimeters: it is looking at small details of the surface you're scanning. How those details move from frame-to-frame ...
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Why does my Logitech mouse sometimes ignore the scroll wheel turning?
A common problem with mouse whose scroll wheel stops working or works better in one direction or works intermittely. You google it and they take you on a wild goose chase...and you spend hours trying ...
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Cpu is reporting its at 108 Celsius
It's very unlikely that the sensor is broken. Typically a broken sensor will report wildly fluctuating temperatures or a steady maximum or minimum range temperature (all 0's or all 1's) or ...
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How easily and continuously monitoring CPU's temperature using only "sensors" (without a gui widget)?
Install "sensors" package.
Run "sensors-detect" to genereate the basic configuration.
TIP: Answer "yes" to everything!
Open a terminal and run "watch -n 1 sensors"!
!!!!EXTRA!!!! - Integrate with ...
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Are there any disadvantages of having a "free fall sensor" on a hard disk drive?
There is a disadvantage: If you try to use your hard drive in a free fall environment it may not work. For example if you try to gather data in zero g.
Only few people and scientists may experience ...
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How fast should a hot laptop's fan spin?
You should investigate why the processor is getting so hot in the first place... almost certainly going to be dry thermal paste or a clogged heatsink/vent.
You should fix this problem first as it ...
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SpeedFan suddenly stops being able to detect controllers and sensors mid game
I had a similar problem, turns out for me it was BattlEye blocking Speedfan's access. Currently I don't believe there is a workaround, Speedfan stopped development and Battleye won't unblock it.
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strange cpu temperature - reasons
At 255 °C, all the soldered connections would have melted (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder_alloys), so, obviously, your assumption of readout (not sensor) error is valid. Most likely, the game ...
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My mouse cursor is not moving
Troubleshoot, try using another mouse. If that fixes it, then the other mouse has a hardware issue. Most likely just a bad mouse if it's only two days old.
You could also see if you turn off the ...
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What are the 3 temperatures (composite and sensors) reported by a WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe?
Source: https://borecraft.com/files/intro-composite-temp-white-paper-345213.pdf
Composite Temperature is a single, normalized temperature value that considers input from multiple temperature sensors .....
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Is there any issue to motherboard sensor if i always use temp sensor app like openhwminotor?
No, there will be no additional stress on the system - most of these sensors are always reading and being acted on in the background anyway. Depending on the sensor I guess its possible that it will ...
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Trying to find the general temperature sensor of my CPU
Temperatures:
Core #: Actual temperature of a particular CPU core.
Core Max: The maximum temperature among all cores in the CPU.
CPU Package: Shown on Intel CPUs, represents a 256-millisecond average ...
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Using IPMITOOL to disable a fan sensor
A reboot would keep the fan assertion enabled.
However: physically switching the computer off at the power supply did the trick: FAN3 is now listed as na.
So you need to actually cut the power before ...
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Location of temperature sensors on the mainboard?
The sensors are soldered wherever the designers of the pcb decides to put them. This is for a different motherboard but you can get a good idea of how they are placed:
https://www.techpowerup.com/...
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Why does my Logitech mouse sometimes ignore the scroll wheel turning?
Even more simple, which worked after seeing the great answer above, but without taking the mouse apart is this:
Put the little round horse-hair vacuum head on your vacuum cleaner, and put it over the ...
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Why does my Logitech mouse sometimes ignore the scroll wheel turning?
Very very simple in my case... I just had to take out two screws and separate the top from the bottom. Very easy and simple. I didn't have to disassemble the mouse completely or watch an explanatory ...
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SpeedFan suddenly stops being able to detect controllers and sensors mid game
I had this problem after installing ARK: Survival Evolved.
Either you can use the workaround someone mentioned above, or switch software. I switched to Argus Monitor. I dont like it as much, however ...
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Locate hall effect sensor for disabling
One cannot assume that the sensor is an integrated circuit; a small reed switch
is often used. If you listen carefully, while probing with a magnet,
you might hear it 'click' when your probe ...
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How fast should a hot laptop's fan spin?
My T420 has also recently started having over-heating issues. I opened it up and blew out all the dust but it didn't help. From other reading I've done, there seems to be a consensus that the cpu (and ...
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