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acpi fan/thermal/processor information on Asus A8V-Deluxe

DISCUSSION Hamie 1 participant 1 message Feb 25, 2005 ACPI

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Hi.

I have a new Asus A8V-Delux with bios 1.0.8 running debian with a debian 2.6.9 kernel and an Athlon64 (put it in last night & haven't had a chance to update to a 64bit version of Linux yet).

But I can't get the fan or temps from acpi... There should be temps for the processor, and fans for chassis, power-supply and CPU... (At least Asus utils under windoze seem to be able to get that info, I'm assuming it's available somewhere via acpi as well).

The modules are loaded for fan, thermal, and it finds processor info (Via the processor module), but /proc/acpi looks like

damned:/proc/acpi# ls -lR
.:
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 ac_adapter
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 alarm
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 battery
dr-xr-xr-x  4 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 button
-r--------  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 dsdt
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 embedded_controller
-r--------  1 root root 0 Feb 25 11:59 event
-r--------  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 fadt
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 fan
-r--r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 info
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 power_resource
dr-xr-xr-x  3 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 processor
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 sleep
dr-xr-xr-x  2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 thermal_zone
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 wakeup

./ac_adapter:
total 0

./battery:
total 0

./button:
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 power
dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 sleep

./button/power:
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 PWRF

./button/power/PWRF:
total 0
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 info

./button/sleep:
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 SLPB

./button/sleep/SLPB:
total 0
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 info

./embedded_controller:
total 0

./fan:
total 0

./power_resource:
total 0

./processor:
total 0
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 CPU1

./processor/CPU1:
total 0

-r--r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 info
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 limit
-r--r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 power
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Feb 25 12:13 throttling

./thermal_zone:
total 0
damned:/proc/acpi#

When it boots I get

Linux version 2.6.9-2-686-smp ([email protected]) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-5)) #1 SMP Sat Jan 8 13:48:57 EST 2005 BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000e4000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000003ffb0000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffb0000 - 000000003ffc0000 (ACPI data)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffc0000 - 000000003fff0000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 000000003fff0000 - 0000000040000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000ff780000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
127MB HIGHMEM available.
896MB LOWMEM available.
found SMP MP-table at 000ff780
On node 0 totalpages: 262064
DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:1
Normal zone: 225280 pages, LIFO batch:16
HighMem zone: 32688 pages, LIFO batch:7
DMI 2.3 present.
ACPI: RSDP (v002 ACPIAM ) @ 0x000fa810
ACPI: XSDT (v001 A M I OEMXSDT 0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0100
ACPI: FADT (v003 A M I OEMFACP 0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0290
ACPI: MADT (v001 A M I OEMAPIC 0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0390
ACPI: OEMB (v001 A M I OEMBIOS 0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffc0040
ACPI: DSDT (v001 A0036 A0036001 0x00000001 MSFT 0x0100000d) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
Processor #0 15:15 APIC version 16
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 1, version 3, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
Enabling APIC mode: Flat. Using 1 I/O APICs
Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information

Don't see a lot of info relating to fans or temps there... Grepping dmesg for ACPI reveals

damned:/proc/acpi# dmesg | grep ACPI
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffb0000 - 000000003ffc0000 (ACPI data)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffc0000 - 000000003fff0000 (ACPI NVS)
ACPI: RSDP (v002 ACPIAM                                ) @ 0x000fa810
ACPI: XSDT (v001 A M I  OEMXSDT  0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0100
ACPI: FADT (v003 A M I  OEMFACP  0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0290
ACPI: MADT (v001 A M I  OEMAPIC  0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0390
ACPI: OEMB (v001 A M I  OEMBIOS  0x10000427 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffc0040
ACPI: DSDT (v001  A0036 A0036001 0x00000001 MSFT 0x0100000d) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
ACPI: Subsystem revision 20040816
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (00:00)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 *11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:07.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0f.1[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.1[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.2[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.3[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.4[C] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S5)
ACPI wakeup devices:
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0f.1[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:07.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.1[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.2[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.3[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:10.4[C] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports C1)
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]

and dmidecode gives the following (With what looks like fan entries in it to me).

# dmidecode 2.4
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
68 structures occupying 2208 bytes.
Table at 0x000F0530.
Handle 0x0000
       DMI type 0, 20 bytes.
       BIOS Information
               Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
               Version: 1008.003
               Release Date: 10/27/2004
               Address: 0xF0000
               Runtime Size: 64 kB
               ROM Size: 512 kB
               Characteristics:
                       ISA is supported
                       PCI is supported
                       PNP is supported
                       APM is supported
                       BIOS is upgradeable
                       BIOS shadowing is allowed
                       ESCD support is available
                       Boot from CD is supported
                       Selectable boot is supported
                       BIOS ROM is socketed
                       EDD is supported
                       5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                       3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                       3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
                       Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
                       8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
                       Serial services are supported (int 14h)
                       Printer services are supported (int 17h)
                       CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
                       ACPI is supported
                       USB legacy is supported
                       AGP is supported
                       LS-120 boot is supported
                       ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
                       BIOS boot specification is supported
Handle 0x0001
       DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
       System Information
               Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               Product Name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               Version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               UUID: A87E6DAA-E56E-D911-8BDC-1F82760BBD69
               Wake-up Type: PCI PME#
Handle 0x0002
       DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
       Base Board Information
               Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
               Product Name: A8V Deluxe
               Version: Rev 1.xx
               Serial Number: MB-1234567890
Handle 0x0003
       DMI type 3, 17 bytes.
       Chassis Information
               Manufacturer: Chassis Manufacture
               Type: Desktop
               Lock: Present
               Version: Chassis Version
               Serial Number: Chassis Serial Number
               Asset Tag: Asset-1234567890
               Boot-up State: Safe
               Power Supply State: Safe
               Thermal State: Safe
               Security Status: None
               OEM Information: 0x00000001
Handle 0x0004
       DMI type 4, 35 bytes.
       Processor Information
               Socket Designation: Socket 939
               Type: Central Processor
               Family: Athlon 64
               Manufacturer: AMD             
               ID: F0 0F 01 00 FF FB 8B 07
               Signature: Extended Family 0, Extended Model 1, Stepping 0
               Flags:
                       FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
                       VME (Virtual mode extension)
                       DE (Debugging extension)
                       PSE (Page size extension)
                       TSC (Time stamp counter)
                       MSR (Model specific registers)
                       PAE (Physical address extension)
                       MCE (Machine check exception)
                       CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
                       APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
                       SEP (Fast system call)
                       MTRR (Memory type range registers)
                       PGE (Page global enable)
                       MCA (Machine check architecture)
                       CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
                       PAT (Page attribute table)
                       PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
                       CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
                       MMX (MMX technology supported)
                       FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
                       SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
                       SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
               Version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 
3200+                  
               Voltage: 1.5 V
               External Clock: 200 MHz
               Max Speed: 2400 MHz
               Current Speed: 2000 MHz
               Status: Populated, Enabled
               Upgrade: <OUT OF SPEC>
               L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
               L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
               L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
               Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Handle 0x0005
       DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
       Cache Information
               Socket Designation: L1-Cache
               Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
               Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
               Location: Internal
               Installed Size: 64 KB
               Maximum Size: 64 KB
               Supported SRAM Types:
                       Pipeline Burst
               Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
               Speed: Unknown
               Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
               System Type: Data
               Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0006
       DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
       Cache Information
               Socket Designation: L2-Cache
               Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
               Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
               Location: Internal
               Installed Size: 512 KB
               Maximum Size: 512 KB
               Supported SRAM Types:
                       Pipeline Burst
               Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
               Speed: Unknown
               Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
               System Type: Unified
               Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0007
       DMI type 5, 20 bytes.
       Memory Controller Information
               Error Detecting Method: 64-bit ECC
               Error Correcting Capabilities:
                       None
                       Single-bit Error Correcting
                       Double-bit Error Correcting
                       Error Scrubbing
               Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
               Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
               Maximum Memory Module Size: 1024 MB
               Maximum Total Memory Size: 2048 MB
               Supported Speeds:
                       70 ns
                       60 ns
                       50 ns
               Supported Memory Types:
                       ECC
                       SIMM
                       DIMM
                       SDRAM
               Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V
               Associated Memory Slots: 2
                       0x0008
                       0x0009
               Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
                       None
                       Single-bit Error Correcting
                       Double-bit Error Correcting
                       Error Scrubbing
Handle 0x0008
       DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
       Memory Module Information
               Socket Designation: DIMM0
               Bank Connections: 0 2
               Current Speed: Unknown
               Type: ECC DIMM
               Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
               Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
               Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0009
       DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
       Memory Module Information
               Socket Designation: DIMM1
               Bank Connections: 0 2
               Current Speed: Unknown
               Type: ECC DIMM
               Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
               Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
               Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000A
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PS/2 Mouse
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: PS/2 Mouse
               External Connector Type: PS/2
               Port Type: Mouse Port
Handle 0x000B
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PS/2 Keyboard
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: PS/2 Keyboard
               External Connector Type: PS/2
               Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x000C
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB1
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB1
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x000D
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB2
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB2
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x000E
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB3
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB3
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x000F
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB4
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB4
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0010
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB5
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB5
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0011
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB6
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB6
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0012
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB7
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB7
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0013
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: USB8
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: USB8
               External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
               Port Type: USB
Handle 0x0014
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: LPT1
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: LPT 1
               External Connector Type: DB-25 male
               Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0015
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Mic In
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Mic In
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0016
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Line In
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Line In
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0017
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Line Out
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Line Out
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0018
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Center
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Center
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0019
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Side Surround
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Side surround
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x001A
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Audio Back Surround
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Audio Back surround
               External Connector Type: Mini Jack (headphones)
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x001B
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: LAN
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: LAN
               External Connector Type: RJ-45
               Port Type: Network Port
Handle 0x001C
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: COM 1
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: COM 1
               External Connector Type: DB-9 male
               Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Handle 0x001D
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: MIDI
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: MIDI
               External Connector Type: DB-15 female
               Port Type: MIDI Port
Handle 0x001E
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: Joy Stick
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: Joy Stick
               External Connector Type: DB-15 female
               Port Type: Joystick Port
Handle 0x001F
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: COM 2
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: COM 2
               External Connector Type: DB-9 male
               Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Handle 0x0020
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: FireWire 1
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: FireWire 1
               External Connector Type: IEEE 1394
               Port Type: Firewire (IEEE P1394)
Handle 0x0021
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: FireWire 2
               Internal Connector Type: None
               External Reference Designator: FireWire 2
               External Connector Type: IEEE 1394
               Port Type: Firewire (IEEE P1394)
Handle 0x0022
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: AUX
               Internal Connector Type: On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0023
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: CD
               Internal Connector Type: On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Audio Port
Handle 0x0024
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PRI_IDE
               Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0025
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: SEC_IDE
               Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0026
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: FLOPPY
               Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0027
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: CHA_FAN
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0028
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: CPU_FAN
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0029
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: MAIN POWER
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002A
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: CHASSIS
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002B
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: ATXPWR
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002C
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: FP_AUDIO
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002D
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: SATA1
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002E
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: SATA2
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x002F
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PWR_FAN
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0030
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PRI_SATA
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0031
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: SEC_SATA
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0032
       DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
       Port Connector Information
               Internal Reference Designator: PRI_RAID
               Internal Connector Type: Other
               External Reference Designator: Not Specified
               External Connector Type: None
               Port Type: Other
Handle 0x0033
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: AGP
               Type: 32-bit AGP 8x
               Current Usage: In Use
               Length: Short
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0034
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: PCI1
               Type: 32-bit PCI
               Current Usage: Available
               Length: Short
               ID: 1
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0035
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: PCI2
               Type: 32-bit PCI
               Current Usage: Available
               Length: Short
               ID: 2
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0036
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: PCI3
               Type: 32-bit PCI
               Current Usage: Available
               Length: Short
               ID: 3
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0037
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: PCI4
               Type: 32-bit PCI
               Current Usage: Available
               Length: Short
               ID: 4
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0038
       DMI type 9, 13 bytes.
       System Slot Information
               Designation: PCI5
               Type: 32-bit PCI
               Current Usage: Available
               Length: Short
               ID: 5
               Characteristics:
                       3.3 V is provided
                       Opening is shared
                       PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0039
       DMI type 10, 6 bytes.
       On Board Device Information
               Type: Video
               Status: Enabled
               Description:   To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Handle 0x003A
       DMI type 11, 5 bytes.
       OEM Strings
               String 1: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               String 2: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               String 3: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               String 4: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Handle 0x003B
       DMI type 13, 22 bytes.
       BIOS Language Information
               Installable Languages: 3
                       en|US|iso8859-1
                       de|DE|iso8859-1
                       fr|FR|iso8859-1
               Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1
Handle 0x003C
       DMI type 16, 15 bytes.
       Physical Memory Array
               Location: System Board Or Motherboard
               Use: System Memory
               Error Correction Type: None
               Maximum Capacity: 8 GB
               Error Information Handle: Not Provided
               Number Of Devices: 2
Handle 0x003D
       DMI type 19, 15 bytes.
       Memory Array Mapped Address
               Starting Address: 0x00000000000
               Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF
               Range Size: 1 GB
               Physical Array Handle: 0x003C
               Partition Width: 0
Handle 0x003E
       DMI type 17, 27 bytes.
       Memory Device
               Array Handle: 0x003C
               Error Information Handle: Not Provided
               Total Width: 72 bits
               Data Width: 64 bits
               Size: 512 MB
               Form Factor: DIMM
               Set: None
               Locator: DIMM0
               Bank Locator: BANK0
               Type: DDR
               Type Detail: Synchronous
               Speed: 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
               Manufacturer: Manufacturer0
               Serial Number: SerNum0
               Asset Tag: AssetTagNum0
               Part Number: PartNum0
Handle 0x003F
       DMI type 20, 19 bytes.
       Memory Device Mapped Address
               Starting Address: 0x00000000000
               Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
               Range Size: 512 MB
               Physical Device Handle: 0x003E
               Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003D
               Partition Row Position: 1
Handle 0x0040
       DMI type 17, 27 bytes.
       Memory Device
               Array Handle: 0x003C
               Error Information Handle: Not Provided
               Total Width: 72 bits
               Data Width: 64 bits
               Size: 512 MB
               Form Factor: DIMM
               Set: None
               Locator: DIMM1
               Bank Locator: BANK1
               Type: DDR
               Type Detail: Synchronous
               Speed: 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
               Manufacturer: Manufacturer1
               Serial Number: SerNum1
               Asset Tag: AssetTagNum1
               Part Number: PartNum1
Handle 0x0041
       DMI type 20, 19 bytes.
       Memory Device Mapped Address
               Starting Address: 0x00020000000
               Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF
               Range Size: 512 MB
               Physical Device Handle: 0x0040
               Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x003D
               Partition Row Position: 1
Handle 0x0042
       DMI type 32, 20 bytes.
       System Boot Information
               Status: No errors detected
Handle 0x0043
       DMI type 127, 4 bytes.
       End Of Table

Anyone got any ideas? I've googled but the chaff is too dense to find anythign sensible... the acpi website doesn't mention the A8V at all... Is this an acpi problem or a motherboard/firmware problem?

TIA

Hamish.

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