Because of this blue "resistor" in the center of the CPU ZIF socket, Pentium can not be installed properly and wobble in my opinion with not 100% contact. As I am careful with my hardware, I have not yet bent it. Does anyone know the problem with the GA-5AX?
Probably a thermistor for monitoring CPU temperature. These are meant to get in mechanical contact with the CPU´s bottom side when a CPU is inserted.
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I think you are so right and I didn't think of that. 😀
The Pentium CPU has a curvature at the bottom of the DIE, AMD K6 does not. The Pentium wobbles and does not sit properly in the socket.
You can bend it slightly towards the PCB with your finger. The leads are pretty thick so it will give some resistance to force but should not break. Don't bend it too much because it will cause an air gap between it and the CPU, and the temperature reported will be lower.
Okay, my thought now is, my K6-3+ 550 is important to me without this gap...and I'll just leave the Pentium off the board and put it on my DFI for testing in the future.
Thank you both a lot!
I think it has become a little clearer. I never noticed a temperature display in the BIOS. (That's why I never had a sensor in mind) Now that we have talked about the sensor in the center of the ZIF, one setting in the BIOS is more logical: PM Monitoring - CPU Temperature. Here you can define the temperature threshold at which the CPU is throttled. In my case it is set to Auto. I would just like to read out the sensor via software, which I have not been able to do using the usual tools.
