At 12:14 05/03/06, Thomas Mayer wrote:
>Go here: 
>http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=26&LanID=9&DetailID=269&DetailName=Manual
>
>Download the manual and see page 34. The BIOS does monitor heat. You 
>get into the "setup" by pressing the DEL key during start up of the 
>computer. As long as you do not make any changes unless you are sure, 
>the BIOS is OK  to look through. As was suggested, when you exit the 
>BIOS you can tell the BIOS to proceed booting without making any 
>changes. The manual tells you how to navigate in the BIOS. It is 
>normally user friendly. Some of the terms used are not.
>
>BTW you have an Elite  ECS K7SA Pro  motherboard.

If there's a missprint somewhere and the motherboard is "ECS K7S5A 
Pro", "Motherboard Monitor" will work with this board. Motherboard 
Monitor is free software that runs inside Windows and monitors the 
built in motherboard and processor sensors. (It will show the same 
temperatures as the BIOS readings...but display them while Windows is 
running.) For example, Motherboard Monitor (MBM) can be set to 
continually show the temperatures as an icon in the tray (bottom right 
of the screen, near the clock). It will also monitor key motherboard 
voltages and fan speeds if you tell it to do so.

So to summarize, if you want to know what the temperature is while 
Windows is running (no need to reboot and enter BIOS setup), MBM is 
free Windows software that runs in the background and continually 
monitors your computer's temperatures. It will create log files and can 
sound an alarm if some value (temperature, voltage, speed, etc.) goes 
outside of range (you can tell it how high or low). Or just tell it to 
show the temperature in the tray and don't use all the other bells and 
whistles.

You can find more information about Motherboard Monitor at the MBM home 
page <http://mbm.livewiredev.com/>. You can download it from numerous 
free software websites. (Links are given at the MBM home page.) Because 
MBM works with so many (hundreds) of motherboards, it may seem a bit 
complicated to setup properly...but we PCBUILD subscribers are here to 
help.

Regards,
Bill

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