<td class="TableText"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> The main new feature in version 1.3 is the support of XP themes and the revised user interface. Also we implemented the support of XP balloon hint window (in the system tray area) and fixed a lot of bugs! <br>
The other best features of HDD Temperature were also improved - such as the system hibernation in case of hard drive overheating. We </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#CC0000;">highly</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> recommend that you always have this option on. If </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature™</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> detects any hard drive overheating, it immediately will hibernate your system (if this feature is supported) and turn off computer.<br>
It helps you save all your data (after returning from the hibernation mode, they will remain as they were before it) and save your hard drive!</span></p>
<td class="TableText"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> There are two versions of </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#660099;">™</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">. One of them is usually freeware. It supports only one hard drive and can only display a message box in case of overheating. The second one - </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature Pro</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> - is commercial. It supports up to 4 drives, can display a message box, send an e-mail or network message in case of overheating.<br>
For a clearer view, just look at the feature comparison table for the </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> freeware and pro versions: </span></p>
<td width="84%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">To set the HDD Temperature options, click its icon in the system tray, or right-click it and select "<strong>Settings</strong>" in the menu. If you use only the HDD Temperature service, you will have to start the program from the HDD Temperature group in the Start menu.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">1. Load at Windows startup</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
If this checkbox is checked, the HDD Temperature UI (user interface) is loaded automatically at the system startup and the temperature of your hard drives is displayed in the system tray.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">2. Show splash at startup </span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
If it is enabled, a small splash window with the HDD Temperature logo is displayed during the startup. It can be disabled only in the registered HDD Temperature Pro version. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">3. Temperature units</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
Select Celsius to show the temperature using the Celsius scale (metric system) or select Fahrenheit for the Fahrenheit scale. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><a name="4"></a>4. Maximum temperature</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
If the temperature of your hard drive exceeds this value, </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature™</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> warns you by a message box, an e-mail or network message (if you select the last two, no message boxes are displayed). The default value is 55 Celsius - the most common value for all drives. But if you have a lot of drives or a compact system, you can set this value to 60 Celsius, but higher temperatures are not recommended! </span></p>
How often </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#39107B;">HDD Temperature™</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> checks the temperature of your hard drives. Set this value in minutes and seconds. </span></p>
<strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">7. Hibernate on overheat</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
We highly recommend that you always have this option enabled. If it is on and when your hard drive overheats, </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#660099;">HDD Temperature</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> immediately hibernates your system (if this feature is supported). All data will be safe.</span><p> </p>
Click to select the color of text (numbers) in the temperature icon in the system tray. </p>
<p> <strong> 9. Icon background</strong><br>
Click to select the background color of the temperature icon in the system tray. </p>
<p> <strong> 10. Show the balloon hint when the temperature changes</strong><br>
When a temperature change occurs, a small balloon hint in system tray area is displayed informing you about the new hard drive temperature (only in Windows 2000/XP). </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">11. Show a message box about overheating</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
In case the maximum temperature is exceeded, a message box is displayed in the middle of the screen informing you about hard drive overheating. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">12. Show a balloon hint on overheat (Windows 2000/XP only)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
In case of hard drive overheat (current hard drive temperature is more than setuped in <a href="#4">4</a>), a small balloon hint in system tray area is displayed warning you about the hard drive overheating (only in Windows 2000/XP).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">13. E-mail to (available only in </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#660099;">HDD Temperature</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#990000;">Pro</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> version)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
If you want to send an e-mail message about overheating, enter the e-mail address here. The button next to the field will help you test the network message feature. Keep in mind that the mail is sent using the e-mail client on the local computer. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">14. Network message to (available only in the </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#660099;">HDD Temperature</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#990000;">Pro</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> version)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
If you want to send a network message about overheating to another computer, enter the computer name here. The two buttons next to this field will help you choose a computer from the list and to test the network message feature. </span></p>
We try to collect a database of hard drive models that support temperature monitoring. If </span><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#660099;">HDD Temperature</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"> shows the temperature of your hard drives in system tray, please press this button to send us the information about your hard drive models to include it into the database. NO PERSONAL (PRIVATE) INFORMATION IS SENT! </span></p>
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#990000;">Due to some troubles, the Motherboard Monitor integration is disabled until version 1.4!</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">Integrate HDD Temperature into Motheboard Monitor</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
You can setup your Motheboard Monitor to show your hard drive temperature as one of the sensors. In this case you don't need to start the HDD Temperature UI (user interface) and can run only the HDD Temperature service (on Windows NT/2000/XP systems, on Windows 95/98/Me it runs as a background application).<br>
To do so, follow these steps: </span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;">Open the Motheboard Monitor Settings window. (right-click its icons in system tray and select "<strong>Settings</strong>" in the menu). </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;">Click the "<strong>Temperatures</strong>" menu to your left. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;">In the "<em>MBM 5 sensor</em>" field select "<em>Sensor 5</em>" for the first drive ("<em>Sensor 6</em>" for the second one, "<em>Sensor 7</em>" for the third one, etc.) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;">In the "<em>Should display board senso</em>r" field select "<em>Custom</em>". </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;">Then click the "<strong>Visual</strong>" menu and specify the desired display name of the sensor (we recommend "HDD" :), its color, and where the sensor should be displayed (the system tray, dashboard, etc.) </span></li>
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<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">To finish and save the settings, click "<strong>Apply</strong>" to your left.</span></td>
<td width="84%"> <p>Why doesn't HDD Temperature work with my hard drives? It writes in ErrorLog.txt - "no hard drives supporting temperature monitoring found"!<br>
Not all hard drives support temperature monitoring.<br>
Also, you can always find the latest list of hard drives at our site:<br>
<p>Why does HDD Temperature say "Error while opening the S.M.A.R.T. driver"? What should I do?<br>
HDD Temperature works directly with your hardware. Unfortunately, hardware incompatibility is present in the IBM PC world. Not all systems support such hardware access. Especially under Windows 95,98 or ME. We recommend that you try to use Windows 2000 or XP, but in some cases it also will not help. Try to send a report to the support service using Problem Report Tool - but in most cases we cannot do anything. It is just that your hardware is incompatible with HDD Temperature.<br>
Besides, in version 1.1 we include a small utility to check the direct hard drive access and the temperature sensor in your hard drives. But you must have administrative permissions to run it under Windows NT/2000/XP.<br>
To perform such a test, just run CheckHDDTemp from the HDD Temperature program group.<br>
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<p>Why doesn't HDD Temperature support my hard drives connected to the IDE-RAID controller?<br>
It is under development now. All the registered users of HDD Temperature Pro will receive a free update when it is done.<br>
<td><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">If you specify low (below 40-45°C) hibernation temperature, your system will hibernate immediately after the startup. To repair it, do the following: <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">In Windows 95/98/ME:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
After you see the Windows boot screen, press and hold the SHIFT key until Windows starts. Open the folder where HDD Temperature is installed and find the file "Disable Hibernation.reg". Double-click it and answer "yes" to import the data into registry. This will disable hibernation and reset the hibernation temperature to its default value (80°C). </span></p>
In Windows 2000/XP:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br>
Boot to the recovery console (using a Windows CD-ROM for example) and type this command in the console: "</span><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">disable "HDD Temperature"</span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;">". After this, reboot your computer, login as an administrator, open the folder where HDD Temperature is installed and find the file "Disable Hibernation.reg". Double-click it and answer "yes" to import the data into registry. This will disable hibernation and reset the hibernation temperature to its default value (80°C).</span></td>
