Monitoring system temp on desktop in Win98, can it be done?

[Stryker]

I just installed a BH6 motherboard and noticed a system temp display in the bios.
Does anyone know of a progy that will allow you to view the system temp in Win98?

Thanks

[Wetz]

Probably,

Since the BIOS has code to read the temp all a person would have to do is write a Win32 GUI app (e.g. C++,Java) that does a little inline ASM to call the BIOS routine to fetch the temp.

I just got a BH6 and was going to do this myself. The hard part will be trying to find the BIOS function that fetches the temp.

-Wetz

[cobrien]

I think I ran across a program that sits in your icon tray and tells you the temp for those MB's, you might try a search for temp monitors or even the particular temp monitor chip (i.e. mine is a winbond).
Chris

[RedSlug]

"sandra" does this.

www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/sandra

[This message has been edited by RedSlug (edited 02-05-99).]

[Stryker]

Thanks,

I found the progy that cobrien was talking about, just what I had in mine.

Redslug,
I did dl the Sandra progy, man thats like the swiss army knife of diag tools. I like it so much I am going to buy the full version.

[Roy]

Stryker
About that progy. What is it and where did you find it?

[This message has been edited by Roy (edited 02-05-99).]

[ZX1100]

Here is a Program that will put your temp on the taskbar! Try this also it may be what you are looking for.(http://www.euronet.nl/users/darkside/mbmonitor/) Hope that helps. Jim

[Stryker]

Roy,

I found the temp monitor at
http://www.euronet.nl/users/darkside/mbmonitor/

Its puts a little digital like degree reading in your system tray next to the clock. Your can set it to show either cel or far degrees.

Stryker