Fiery

Currently those items not available for OSD Panel or SensorPanel. We'll work on that, and as soon as there's an update, we'll post it into this topic. Meanwhile, can you please right-click on the bottom status bar of AIDA64 main window --> System Debug --> Battery Dump. Copy-paste the full results into this topic. We'd like to check whether more sensor readings may be available for your UPS that we should implement. Thanks, Fiery

Thank you for the screen shot. We've tested it with Win8 CP, and it seems to be a bug in the gadget handling of Win8. Please note that Win8 is still in the beta stage, so unexpected issues can come up anywhere, anytime basically

Thank you for the screen shots. We're working on a new built-in Options panel for the AIDA64 Sidebar Gadget where you could configure any colours you like (RGB). We'll post a message into this topic once a new AIDA64 update is available.

Thank you for listing your issues. 1) High CPU usage may occur if you enable too many items. The SensorPanel on itself shouldn't consume considerably more CPU cycles than the Sidebar Gadget -- unless you have a very slow video adapter or old CPU. 2) The analog clock Sidebar gadget can still be used along with the SensorPanel. Noone said you cannot use the Sidebar _and_ SensorPanel altogether. You can even use the AIDA64 Sidebar Gadget together with SensorPanel if you want. 3) Transparency: I cannot argue with that 4) Graph is not available on both the AIDA64 Sidebar Gadget and the SensorPanel right now. So I don't see that as a negative point against the SensorPanel, since the Sidebar Gadget also hasn't got it. We're planning to add graphs to the SensorPanel soon. 5) Bars are not available on the AIDA64 Sidebar Gadget, so it's not a negative point against the SensorPanel again. Gradient bars are also on our roadmap 6) Transparency on mouse hovering is not easy to obtain with the SensorPanel, but we'll check if anything can be done about it. Regards, Fiery

It's not possible right now. We'll check if it can be done. But as Dutch suggested, the SensorPanel feature is already there and offers way more customizations than the Sidebar Gadget. It takes more time to understand the whole thing and to make your SensorPanel to your liking, but IMHO it's worth the efforts

Which version+build of AIDA64 are you running? We've recently revamped the Sidebar gadget, so it would be important to know if you're using the old or the new gadget Thanks, Fiery

I'm not sure what you mean, but if you want to make the text fit, then you need to move the mouse cursor to the upper right corner of the gadget and press the zoom icon that appears. It will make the gadget wider. If it is still not wide enough to fit all labels, then you need to edit the labels in AIDA64 / main menu / File / Preferences / Hardware Monitoring / Vista Sidebar / Sidebar Items. Select any of the items in the list, and press the Configure button to edit the label. Regards, Fiery

You're right about trusting NVAPI more. Too bad that interface is not available on all video adapters

Used Video Memory and Free Video Memory are detected using NVAPI, the proprietary software interface for nVIDIA ForceWare video drivers. Hence that info is only available on GeForce video adapters. GPU Used Dedicated Memory and GPU Used Dynamic Memory are detected using D3DKMT calls, and so they are video adapter manufacturer independent. They represent the dedicated (on-board) memory usage, and the dynamic (off-board) memory usage. Dedicated memory is the amount of video memory allocated statically by the video adapter. It is mostly the video memory soldered on the video card PCB. Dynamic memory however may be dynamically allocated from the system memory, to expand the amount of video memory. Dynamic memory is also the UMA memory used by IGP and APU chips. Please note that D3DKMT is an unofficial and undocumented interface, and NVAPI is a properitary non-public interface. Due to the manner of those interfaces they are not documented, not explained by their inventor or designer, and so it's not easy to know anything 100% accurate and specific about the values they provide.

Thank you for the feedback

First of all, please upgrade to the latest beta version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition available at: http://www.aida64.com/downloads/aida64extremebuild1834ws9p7dqgnzzip After upgrading to this new version, make sure to restart Windows to finalize the upgrade. Then, using the new beta, please copy-paste the full content of the Computer / Sensor page of AIDA64 into this topic. Thanks, Fiery

Can you please explain your concerns or issues with the SensorPanel? We've designed it to act as a replacement to both the OSD Panel and Sidebar features, by offering more features and much better customizations.

Thank you. It seems the slowdown occurs in Intel SATA/AHCI controller drivers, so the issue may not be related to AIDA64. If it's possible, please update to a newer Intel SATA/AHCI controller driver release, like v10.8 or v11.0.

What we've changed in Build 1778 is that now AIDA64 initially displays its main window on the center of the primary monitor, and not the center of the Desktop. It's not easy to come up with such settings that are suitable for every multi-monitor scenarios of course

Yes, that's the whole point of it It puts your system under heavy load to reveal any issues. Most hardware malfunction (and also themal issues) come up under heavy system load.

Thank you for the feedback

You need to press the Preferences button on the System Stability Test window, and increase the maximum power setting to the desired value (Powers tab / Power Graph / Maximum value).

We've increased the upper limit of the voltage, current and power graphs to 300V, 2000A and 2000W respectively. Make sure to upgrade to the latest beta version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition available at: http://www.aida64.co...34ws9p7dqgnzzip After upgrading to this new version, make sure to restart Windows to finalize the upgrade. Let me know how it works Thanks, Fiery

Thank you. Please upgrade to the latest beta version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition available at: http://www.aida64.co...34ws9p7dqgnzzip After upgrading to this new version, make sure to restart Windows to finalize the upgrade. Let me know if it helps. If it is still slow, then please post a new RAID Dump made using this version. We've added a bit more debug info to the dump. Thanks, Fiery

Please upgrade to the latest beta version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition available at: http://www.aida64.com/downloads/aida64extremebuild1834ws9p7dqgnzzip After upgrading to this new version, make sure to restart Windows to finalize the upgrade. Let me know how it works. Thanks, Fiery

Laptops feature such components that are designed to run constantly very hot. So having a notebook processor that heats up to 70-75 Celsius under load is normal. Mobile GPUs can work even beyond 100 Celsius under load. So unless your notebook switches off or throws a BSoD while playing a 3D game, it is fine. BTW, both modern processors and modern GPUs have automatic overheating protection to protect themselves from exceeding temperatures. Regards, Fiery

SMART info is available for Intel 520 drives, you can see that on the Storage / SMART page in AIDA64. I guess what you're missing from the Computer / Sensor page is the temperature measurement. I'm afraid Intel 520 SSD does not feature a temperature diode. For most SSDs it's not necessary to have a temperature diode, since they produce much less heat than hard disk drives. BTW, in order to get proper SMART attribute descriptions on Intel 520 drives, make sure to upgrade to the latest beta version of AIDA64 Extreme Edition available at: http://www.aida64.co...29hfc3rql8jtzip After upgrading to this new version, make sure to restart Windows to finalize the upgrade. Regards, Fiery

Temperatures, voltages and fan speeds are listed on the Computer / Sensor page in AIDA64. You can use the left treeview style menu to walk around pages. In order to test your computer's stability, you can go to main menu / Tools / System Stability Test. In there you need to select the subtests (e.g. FPU, CPU, RAM) you wish to run, and then press the Start button. In case during the Stability Test your computer locks up (freezes), restarts, throws a BSoD, or displays an error message, then your computer is indeed instable. You can use the FPU subtest only (and untick the rest of the subtests) to check the thermal solution of your system, ie. if it overheats under heavy load or not. You can use a combination of the subtests (e.g. you can enable them all) to test your system for hardware malfunction. Regards, Fiery

Thank you for the data. Did the RAID Dump take a long time as well, or only AIDA64 startup takes 30 to 60 sec to complete? In case the RAID Dump is also slow, then please let us know which of the methods take long time. The name of the method that is under execution is always displayed on the bottom status bar of the RAID Dump window. Thanks, Fiery

I guess one of the USB passthru methods of AIDA64 (that is required to acquire SMART attributes from USB drives and USB disk enclosures) cause the controller chip in your USB enclosure to stop working. If you have time and willing to try a few things to narrow it down to one specific USB passthru method, then we can compile and send you a special AIDA64 release that allows you to try the passthru methods one by one and find the "guilty" method to let us disable it on your device.