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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/w83627hf b/Documentation/hwmon/w83627hf index 78f37c2d602e..5d23776e9907 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/w83627hf +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/w83627hf @@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ If you really want i2c accesses for these Super I/O chips, use the w83781d driver. However this is not the preferred method now that this ISA driver has been developed. -Technically, the w83627thf does not support a VID reading. However, it's -possible or even likely that your mainboard maker has routed these signals -to a specific set of general purpose IO pins (the Asus P4C800-E is one such -board). The w83627thf driver now interprets these as VID. If the VID on -your board doesn't work, first see doc/vid in the lm_sensors package. If -that still doesn't help, email us at lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org. +The w83627_HF_ uses pins 110-106 as VID0-VID4. The w83627_THF_ uses the +same pins as GPIO[0:4]. Technically, the w83627_THF_ does not support a +VID reading. However the two chips have the identical 128 pin package. So, +it is possible or even likely for a w83627thf to have the VID signals routed +to these pins despite their not being labeled for that purpose. Therefore, +the w83627thf driver interprets these as VID. If the VID on your board +doesn't work, first see doc/vid in the lm_sensors package[1]. If that still +doesn't help, you may just ignore the bogus VID reading with no harm done. -For further information on this driver see the w83781d driver -documentation. +For further information on this driver see the w83781d driver documentation. + +[1] http://www2.lm-sensors.nu/~lm78/cvs/browse.cgi/lm_sensors2/doc/vid |