Is there a way to tell how hot my CPU is running?

The computer must have thermal sensors and/or a Intel Core Duo processor or later with DTS in order for you to be able to determine how hot your computer is running. Without the proper sensors the below programs designed to monitor the temperature of your processor, video card, hard drive, etc. will not work.

CPU temperature monitor programs

* HWMonitor - Fantastic program that displays the temperature of your CPU, each of its cores if applicable, your video card GPU if applicable, hard drives, and the min and max values of each.
* Core Temp - Another fantastic CPU and CPU core temperature monitor that is small and when minimized displays the temperature of each of the CPU or cores detected in the Systray.
* SpeedFan - Another good program to not only monitor the temperature of your CPU, system, and HDD but also display the fan RPM readings of each of the fans in your computer.

Note: It's possible for your computer to restart if it's not compatible with one or more of the above programs. Before running any of the above programs or similar programs make sure to save any open files incase your computer does restart.
Additional information:

* Additional information about determining the type of motherboard in your computer can be found on document CH000504.
* See document CH000687 for additional information about what the normal temperature of your processor should be and what is to hot.