Motherboard Monitor
(ver 5.3.7.0)
Abandoned Freeware

Heat kills!  If a fan (especially the power supply fan) should fail, 
your entire computer could be destroyed.  Motherboard Monitor will 
monitor the heat sensors in your computer, and can take action should 
the heat rise above a specified level.  This utility is especially 
important for computers (such as Servers) that are left unattended.  

Note: The hardware manuals that came with your computer or peripherals 
should list the maximum heat levels acceptable (don't overlook the 
effect of "case" temperature on components such as floppy drives or 
inserted media).  If you do not have these manuals, you may be able to 
locate this information on the Internet. As a buffer, always set the 
alarms somewhat lower than the devices recommended maximums (because 
sensor positions may not be optimally placed for detecting hot-spots).
The download file = mbm5370.zip

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Motherboard Monitor Update
(ver 5.3.7.0 Update 2)
Freeware

Run this update AFTER installing Motherboard Monitor ver 5.3.7.0.
This update will bring Motherboard Monitor up to version 5.3.7.2.
The download file = MBM5370_2.zip



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LS-Tools 
(ver 1.5a)
Freeware

The download file = ls-tools.zip

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  DOWN for Win2k
  (ver 2.2)
  Freeware

DOWN is a Command Line shutdown utility, that lets you shutdown, 
reboot, logoff, suspend, or hibernate the computer.  Down is bundled 
as part of the freeware package "LS-Tools", ver 1.5a. 

Down is an excellent partner to Motherboard Monitor.  Use it as the 
program to execute (i.e., shut down the computer) when the computer 
temperature exceeds your specified parameters.


USAGE: down [\\COMPUTER [/C | /I] ] [/R | /L | /P | /S | /H | /A ]
            [/Q] [/F] [/U:Username,Password] [Time] [Message]
    \\COMPUTER   - name of machine to shutdown. Default is local machine.
    /C[opy]      - overrides existing version of down.exe on machine
    /I[nstall]   - just do a /Copy without shutting down machine
    /R[eboot]    - reboot computer
    /L[ogoff]    - logoff current user (local machine only)
    /P[ower]     - power off computer (only APM enabled systems)
    /S[uspend]   - suspend computer (only Win2k with ACPI)
    /H[ibernate] - go into hibernation (only Win2k)
    /A[bort]     - abort pending shutdown or reboot operation
    /Q[uiet]     - do not ask for confirmation
    /F[orce]     - force applications to close
    /U[ser]:     - login with this account/password
    Time         - number of seconds to proceed (only shutdown or reboot)
    Message      - message to display (only shutdown or reboot)


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The other interesting tools bundled in LS-Tools are:

  APM.exe = Very simple program to display batterie status and 
            hibernate/suspend the computer

  ClipDump.exe = Prints the content of the clipboard (text only) to stdout. 

  CopyToSystem.exe = Copies some files to the system-directory, so that 
                     you can use the same batch files on Win95 and Win2k.

  ErrorText.exe = Translates ErrorText (like "Error 0x5") from a 
                  failed Win32 Api call into clear text messages.

  scacl.exe = Lets non-Admins and non-PowerUsers view and modify the 
              security settings (such as start/stop) of services.

  setenv.exe = Sets an envorionment variable in the parent or another foreign 
               process. Values can also be read from stdin, so it is possible 
               to pipe other commands output into a environment variable. 

  ln.exe = Creates a hardlink on a NTFS drive, so the same file can 
           be present at different locations in the directory tree. 

  Who.exe = Prints out the current user, the groups he belongs to, and 
            the assigned privileges.