Hardware Monitoring

This page can be used to configure the Hardware Monitoring feature. Please scroll down to read explanation for this page.

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Display temperatures in Fahrenheit

Temperatures on the sensor icons, OSD panel and LCD are displayed in Degrees Fahrenheit (instead of Degrees Celsius) when this option is enabled.

Display icons on OSD panel

Text and icons are both displayed on the OSD panel when this option is enabled. When this option is disabled, only text is displayed on the OSD.

Display labels on OSD panel

Labels are displayed on the OSD panel when this option is enabled.

Keep OSD the topmost window

When this option is enabled, the window of the OSD panel is always visible, since it is displayed on top of all other windows. This feature is also called "always on top".

OSD panel background color

This option configures the background color of the OSD panel. Background color should be selected to ensure proper text readability.

OSD panel transparency

This option configures the transparency level of the OSD panel. Window transparency level adjustment is not supported under Windows 95, 98, Me and NT 4.0.

Update frequency

These options configure the update frequency for the Computer / Sensor page, the Sensor Icons feature, the OSD feature, the Vista Sidebar feature, the Hardware Monitor LCD feature, the External Applications feature, and the logging interval for the Hardware Monitor Logging feature.