C# Obtain Motherboard Sensor Data

[3gmac]

Hey does anyone know how to read the CPU tempreture & fan speed in software??? I am certain it must be some memory location, but Google has let me down!

EDIT: Oh yes, I am using C#, but any information\language will do. Thanks.

 

[fx1]

take a look here : http://www.codeproject.com/

 

[3gmac]

take a look here : http://www.codeproject.com/

Allready did, the question in that forum was also me

 

[Calico182]

to obtain that kind of information in .net, you make use of the System.Management namespace. I wrote a little test app a while ago in .net 1.1 that retrieved information about my laptop (battery % left etc).

I also came across a test app with a sample solution for reading the CPU temp. I haven't checked it out, but looks like what you may be looking for.
http://geekswithblogs.net/cicorias/archive/2006/11/22/97855.aspx

If that's not what you want, do some more searching for samples of WMI (Window Management Instrumentation) and the System.Management namespace.

Just keep in mind that this kind of information won't be available for each and every system your app runs on.

 

[3gmac]

Thanks, I actually just found something similar at:
http://www.cicoria.com/cs1/blogs/cedarlogic/archive/2006/11/29/404.aspx
but I will check your site out as well cos currently I can get the tempreture but not the fan speed. Thanks for the help!

 

[3gmac]

Thanks, I actually just found something similar at:
http://www.cicoria.com/cs1/blogs/cedarlogic/archive/2006/11/29/404.aspx
but I will check your site out as well cos currently I can get the tempreture but not the fan speed. Thanks for the help!

ok, now I feel like an idiot...it's the same site