Jason Lewis

NZXT CAM locks the sensors when it is launched first, but if another process has them locked the software (NZXT CAM) will still read them and function. I created a workaround powershell script that uses the free Libre Hardware monitor to "lock" the sensors, then NZXT CAM is launched, then AIDA64. Using this method I can have both NZXT CAM and AIDA64 using the sensors. At the end of the script it terminates the Libre Hardware monitor process as it is no longer needed. I then created a windows task scheduler job to run the script at user login, below is the script if anyone was interested in something similar. (I tried to document everything in the script.) # This script will allow the sensors for NZXT AIOs to be used in AIDA64 while NZXT CAM software is running. # # The NZXT CAM software will lock access to the sensors if it launched before AIDA64. # If the sensors are already locked when NZXT CAM is launched, the software will still load and access the sensors. # Unfortunatly AIDA64 will not lock the sensors if it is launched first, so another free software "Libre Hardware Monitor" is used for this. # # The followings steps are run in the script: # ------------------------------------------- # - Libre Hardware monitor is launched, this will soft lock the NZXT sensors. # - The script delays for 5 seconds to allow time for Libre Hardware monitor to finsih loading. # - NZXT CAM software is launched. # - AIDA64 is launched. # - The script delays for 5 seconds again to allow time for everything to load. # - Libre Harware monitor is no longer needed once everything is loaded, so the script ends the program. # Libre Hardware Monitor can be downloaded from the following link. # https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor # To run from windows task scheduler # ---------------------------------- # - Open Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) # - Click Create Task # General Tab: # - Name: Startup Script (Or whatever) # - Check Run only whne the user is logged on # - Check Run with highest privileges (admin rights) # Triggers Tab: # - New Trigger > At log on > Any user (or your user account) # Actions Tab: # - Action: Start a program # - Program/script: powershell.exe # - Arguments: -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Path\To\startup.ps1" # - Save > enter your password if prompted. # Start Libre Hardware Monitor to lock the NZXT sensors Start-Process "D:\LibreHardwareMonitor\LibreHardwareMonitor.exe" -WindowStyle Minimized # Sleep 20 seconds to let the program initialize Start-Sleep -Seconds 20 # Start NZXT CAM with "--startup" parameter # Program produces output when called from a script, "-RedirectStandardOutput" is used to send it to NULL. Start-Process "C:\Program Files\NZXT CAM\NZXT CAM.exe" -ArgumentList "--startup" -RedirectStandardOutput "NUL" # Start AIDA64 Start-Process "C:\Program Files (x86)\FinalWire\AIDA64 Extreme\aida64.exe" -WindowStyle Minimized # Sleep for 30 seconds Start-Sleep -Seconds 30 # Terminate Libre Hardware Monitor as it is not needed to run anymore. $proc1 = Get-Process -Name "LibreHardwareMonitor" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($proc1) { Stop-Process -Id $proc1.Id -Force }