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- Hmonitor 3.1.2.4 (Released 22.01.2000)
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- Overview
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-
- This program monitors and displays hardware parameters
- collected by the several sensor chips, installed on certain
- motherboards. Program can monitor voltages, temperatures
- of CPU and motherboard and cooler fans RPMs.
- Program can be used under Windows 95/98 or NT operating
- systems on Intel-based personal computers.
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- Key features
- ------------
- - Software cooling (Pro version only);
- - CPU Throttling (Pro version only);
- - very low resources usage (about 500K);
- - displays up to three temperatures;
- - customizable alarms/user app. execute;
- - dynamic system tray status icon;
- - current values are visible as a hint;
- - detailed/warning log files can be produced;
- - wide range of MB vendors supported (for details, see mblist.txt).
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- Sensors supported
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-
- - National LMxx: LM75, LM78, LM79, LM80, LM81;
- - Winbond W83781d, W83782d, W83783s; W83627;
- - Genesys GL518SM, GL520SM (Pro version only);
- - Maxim 1617, 1617a;
- - SIS 5591/5595 DAM;
- - Analog devices ADM1021, ADM9240;
- - Dallas Semiconductor DS1780;
- - Texas Instruments THMC10,THMC50;
- - Asustek AS99127F;
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- Motherboards supported
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-
- Almost all motherboards equipped with a sensors are supported now!
- See mblist.txt file for details about some particular board;
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- Chipsets supported:
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- - Intel TX,LX,BX,ZX, some of FX!
- - SIS 5591/5595;
- - VIA VP3, MVP3 (Apollo), Apollo Pro; (Pro version only);
- - ALI Aladdin with M7101 Southbridge; (Pro version only);
- - AMD Irongate (751/756); (Pro version only);
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- Installation
- ------------
-
- To perform installation under Windows-NT, you should be logged on
- as a member of administrators group.
- To begin installation, simply run setup.exe file.
- If hmonitor service hadn't been installed, you can install it later
- with 'hmonitor.exe /setup' command.
- After successful installation, you may launch hmonitor.exe without rebooting.
- After rebooting, Hmonitor will start automatically. This option can be
- disabled via Hmonitor's system menu.
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- Settings
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-
- You can change several settings by use of control menu or
- popup menu for tray icon. Also, you can hide unwanted
- information panels. All settings and window state/position saved
- automatically in the Registry.
-
- Unfortunately, there is no standard for CPU temperature
- sensor (LM75) addresses used, so several vendors use different
- addresses. If your mainboard is capable to measure CPU
- temperature, but Hmonitor don't display it, try to change LM75
- address on "Hardware Setup" page from "Settings" window. Also, look
- in mblist.txt file for your MB model.
-
- You can change any caption for Temperature/fan readings now.
- To do so either press select button, and select some predefined values
- from the list, or type over string you want directly.
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- Logs
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- Warning messages produced by Hmonitor also logged in Windows NT
- application event log. Standard EventViewer program can be used
- to examine it.
- In addition, Hmonitor can produce two ASCII log files - one for each
- poll and other for data when warning event occurs.
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- Events
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- When one of measured parameters exceed specified threshold,
- warning message can be produced, or user-defined .wav file can be played,
- or user-defined application can be launched.
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- CPU temperature correction
- --------------------------
-
- The background is, there's some space (air) between the LM75
- CPU sensor and the actual CPU, and different brands have the CPU
- core placed on different positions (near the top, near the
- bottom) in the plastic CPU package. So you have got to add a
- specific temperature value to compensate for this and correctly
- guess and display the inner value.
-
- To give you some hint, here are some estimated values:
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- Processor brand compensation critical
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- AMD K5 PR133 8░C (*)
- AMD K5 PR166 17░C (*)
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- AMD K6 166 8░C 70░C
- AMD K6 200 8░C 70░C
- AMD K6-2 14░C (*)
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- Cyrix M2 PR200 15░C (*)
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- IDT WinChip C6 20░C (*)
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- Intel Pentium MMX (P55C) 22░C 80░C
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- Intel Pentium II 15░C (*) 70░C
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- Intel P-II with Winbond sensor 2░C
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- (*) not confirmed
-
- ! Warning: !
-
- DO NOT RELY ON THESE VALUES, AND CHECK THEM AGAINST THE VALUES
- SHOWN IN YOUR BIOS SETUP! If in question, always suppose the
- values shown by the BIOS are the correct ones.
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- TEMPERATURE CONTROL (PRO VERSION ONLY)
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-
- Under normal circumstances, the CPU isn't always active. It spends
- much of it's time waiting for the keyboard, hard disk or CD-ROM.
- What would be more logical than to turn off the CPU for that period?
- That's exactly what the HLT machine instruction does.
- Whenever the CPU encounters a HLT instruction, the clock is halted
- and the CPU enters suspend mode until an interrupt occurs.
-
- Modern operating systems like Linux or Windows NT execute the HLT
- instruction in an idle priority thread. This thread is always
- executed when, as the name implies, the CPU is otherwise idle.
- Therefore no additional execution time is needed, and the CPU will
- not run slower. This does not hurt performance since the CPU controls
- the powering-down of specific internal parts by hardware-control, so
- there's no software intervention needed for explicitly re-enabling a
- powered-down part.
-
- Unfortunately, Windows 95 does not support HLT. To remove this
- limitation, "Hmonitor" provides an idle thread executing HLT for
- Windows 95/98.
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- CPU Throttling (PRO VERSION ONLY)
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-
- Throttling is the ability of the CPU to change between stop (idle),
- and full speed modes, at very high frequency (hundreds of
- kilohertz). This CPU switching looks (to the system) as a decrease
- in the working frequency of CPU, and leads to lower power consumption.
- With Hmonitor Pro, you can use this technology to improve stability of
- your system. Hmonitor will enable specified throttle level if CPU or
- system temperature becomes higher than defined threshold, and return
- system back to full speed when temperature decreased below low threshold.
- You can specify Temperature bounds and throttling level in Settings window.
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- Disclaimer
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-
- Hmonitor is Shareware program. See Licence.txt for details.
- No warranty for this program is expressed, implied or
- otherwise made. I am not in any way responsible for any damages
- Hmonitor may cause to your computer resulting from the use or
- misuse of this program, including loss of data, loss of profits,
- or damage to any software or hardware component.
-
- Nevertheless, do not hesitate to send me any comments and bug
- reports!
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- Support
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-
- Up-to-date version of this program can be found on Web-site
- in InterNet at:
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- http://hmonitor.hypermart.net/
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-
- ATTENTION TO REGISTERED USERS OF VERSION 3.0.X!
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-
- Registration and distribution system are completely replaced in version 3.1.
- All registered 3.0 users can get FREE registration of version 3.1 Lite,
- or can upgrade 3.0 to 3.1 Pro version for half price (see details in the register.txt).
- I'm sorry for inconvenience.
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- Author
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- Alexander Berezkin E-Mail: alanber@hmonitor.hypermart.net
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