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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Tinderbox (UK), Aug 20, 2010.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Me first

    I am looking for a gadget that shows the hdd temperature, and a graphical history only if possible, I have goggled and checked the gadget website without luck, the only one i found was by a company called O&O and it did not work.

    Thanks.
     
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    thundernet Notebook Deity

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    A graphical history of what??Your hdd?
     
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    Hdd temperature

     
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    Who cares about the HDD temps so much? What is your need for?
     
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    The new Seagate Momentus XT hdd`s have a rep of running hot, I just want to keep an eye on it, as high temperature is not good thing.

     
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    Seagate engineers would have taken care of the max temps in their design. By monitoring the temps, you are not going to achieve anything.
     
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    I dont want to start a debate, I just want what i want and that is it.

     
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    Outside of gadgets which access HWmonitor (or Everest, et al), I've never found one. The O&O gadget didn't work for me either.

    If you are so inclined, you could build the gadget yourself. At a minimum, a Windows Gadget is a XML manifest and a HTML file with some scripting. The script can be either Javascript or VBscript. A quick Google search yields lots of VBScripts for accessing SMART data - most are through WMI calls.

    Could be a fun weekend project ...

    Gadget Building Tutorials:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456468(VS.85).aspx
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163370.aspx

    (VB)Scripting Tools:
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd823314.aspx

    WMI Code Tutorial:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2010/02/02/two-minute-drill-wmi-code-creator.aspx

    WMI VBScript Examples:
    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/704db4ae-5646-4f59-b39b-241a666a5e0d
    http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/VB_Script/Q_24060088.html

    --L.
     
    lbohn, Aug 20, 2010
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