Re: Monitor BIOS Temp
- From: "Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <willy.denoyette@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:28:20 +0200
SInt32 is "signed int" or simply an int.
Willy.
"Chris Fink" <ChrisFink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have determined that in order to read the temperature from the BIOS I
>need
> to access the Win32_TemperatureProbe class. In this class, exists a
> CurrentReading property which is type sint32. This sint32 type contains
> Description of type string which contains the temperature value. My
> question, is how do I get the value of this description field under the
> CurrentReading? My main problem is that I do not know how to cast to
> sint32
> type since it is not defined.
>
>
> ManagementClass processClass = new
> ManagementClass(@"root\cimv2:Win32_TemperatureProbe");
> foreach (ManagementObject service in processClass.GetInstances())
> {
> Console.WriteLine("Service = " +
> service.GetPropertyValue("CurrentReading.Description"));
> }
>
>
> "Reginald Blue" wrote:
>
>> Chris Fink wrote:
>> > My motherboard has two temperature probes on the motherboard. One to
>> > measure case temp, the other to measure CPU temp. This PC is used as
>> > an HTPC, so adequate cooling is always a concern.
>> >
>> > I would like to write a C# app service that monitors the temp and
>> > displays it on screen when the limits are exceeded. First question,
>> > is how do I retrieve these temperature values from the BIOS using C#?
>> > Second, how do I write a transparent warning on top of all other
>> > windows that displays a warning. The PC is mainly used for watching
>> > movies and it would be nice if the on screen display would just pop
>> > up during the movie when needed. This app will also perform a PC
>> > shutdown when temps get too high, especially since the pc is always
>> > on.
>>
>> Just FYI, not to discourage your programming attempt, you could just use
>> this:
>>
>> http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7309,00.asp
>>
>> --
>> Reginald Blue
>> "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my
>> telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my
>> telephone."
>> - Bjarne Stroustrup (originator of C++) [quoted at the 2003
>> International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces]
>>
>>
>>
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