"warning: -5V exceed limits"...it consistently reads as positive

musenji · May 1, 2005

Hello. My hardware monitor (SilentTek) tells me that my -5 voltage is consistently ranging from +3.45V to +3.60V. All other voltages are pretty normal. I have hooked up three different power supplies, all with the same result: I get a warning saying the -5V "exceeds limits".

I had just replaced my old motherboard (AOpen AK79G-VN) with a used one of the exact same type, and kept everything else the same. Since everything should be the same, I am guessing it must be the motherboard.

Aside from this warning, everything seems to be in working order; I just fear that I'm going to end up overloading something.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer, please let me know if you need more info.

Ben

RealBlackStuff · May 2, 2005

What do the voltages in the BIOS show?
Is there a newer version of your SilentTek available?
What does MBM say in the 'Dashboard' readings? http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

Those figures point to a non-working program, rather than 3 non-working PSU's or a faulty motherboard.

musenji · May 4, 2005

In the BIOS, there was no -5V reading at all. I updated SilentTek, and now it doesn't check for -5V either, as a default. I guess I'll just let it go--thanks.

Ben

RealBlackStuff · May 4, 2005

SilentTek goes with the SilentBios option on AOpen mobo's.
Maybe you need a BIOS update as well?
Apparently this SilentTek is still in its infancy stage.

Try that MBM program, if only for the voltage readout.

"warning: -5V exceed limits"...it consistently reads as positive

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