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Temperature Monitor Widget Edition Version History
Release 2.7 (Build 090324)
Added full support for the new Mac Pro series (March 2009). This includes support for processors using Intel® Core™ i7 technology and simultaneous multi-threading.
Release 2.6 (Build 090122)
- Added support for the MacBook (Late 2008), MacBook Air (Late 2008) and MacBook Pro 15-inch (Late 2008).
- Added preliminary support for the future MacBook White (Early 2009) and the future MacBook Pro 17-inch (Early 2009).
- Added preliminary support for future models of the iMac and the Mac mini based on Nvidia chipset technology, expected to be announced in 2009.
- Added support for "per-core" Digital Thermal Sensors on specific Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo processors in 45 nm technology.
Release 2.5 (Build 080312)
- Added support for new portable Mac systems with Intel T8000 processors.
- Added temperature sensor support for the standard PATA hard drive of the MacBook Air.
- Support for on-core temperature sensors of Intel processors based on 45 nm technology ("Penryn") has been modified: As confirmed by Intel, the core sensors behave no longer linear enough for the display of absolute readings in low temperature ranges. For this reason, support for core temperature sensors in 45 nm technology has been removed.
Release 2.4 (Build 080211)
- Added support for new Macintosh systems equipped with Intel Xeon 5400 processors.
- Added support for the MacBook Air.
Release 2.3 (Build 071024)
- Added official support for the iMac models published in August 2007.
Release 2.2 (Build 070619)
- Added support for the new MacBook Pro series introduced in June 2007.
- Added support for a variety of internal temperature sensors of new hard drive models. This affects old Macintosh computers not supporting the AHCI standard.
- The widget now better keeps track of the user's preferences for the two display areas if it is run on a computer with changing sensor configurations.
Release 2.1 (Build 070104)
- Added full support for the new Apple Xserve Quad Xeon.
- Added support for S.M.A.R.T. temperature sensors in SATA drives connected via an SAS bus.
- The button to start the main application was removed.
- Corrected a problem where a memory sensor in portable Core 2 Duo systems was misidentified as being a memory riser-card sensor.
- Corrected a problem where the internal temperature sensor of Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 drives was no longer seen as functioning sensor.
Release 2.0 (Build 061108)
Added support for a large number of new temperature sensors of Intel-based Macintosh systems. This includes thermal diodes monitoring the processors externally, GPU sensors, drive bay sensors and FB-DIMM sensors of the Mac Pro, etc.
Release 1.9 (Build 060918)
- Added support for the 4 new iMac series introduced in September 2006.
- Added support for temperature sensors in some old hard drives which are not fully compliant with today's implementation of the S.M.A.R.T. industry standard.
Release 1.8 (Build 060825)
- Added support for the Apple Mac Pro.
- The widget can now detect if a processing core of an Intel processor was shut down by the user, so the digital thermal sensors of that core no longer update their values. The sensor display of the affected core will switch to the usual "disconnected sensor" reading after some time.
Release 1.7 (Build 060618)
- Due to quality problems and intellectual property issues, support for the third-party software "SpeedIt" has been removed. The application Temperature Monitor now comes with its dedicated own driver to access internal information of x86 processors. The driver can easily be installed or uninstalled from within the application. The program will automatically notify the user if installation of the driver is recommended. The widget will automatically detect and use the driver after it has been installed.
- The following additional sensors will be accessible on current x86-based Macintosh systems when the driver is active: the internal digital thermal sensors for each CPU core of Intel processors.
- The policy for detecting temperature sensors that are built into hard drives has changed: If the widget detects a SATA drive under control of an Intel-based Macintosh system using AHCI, it will automatically assume that this drive contains a working temperature sensor compliant with the latest version of the ATA and S.M.A.R.T. standards. Up-to-date hard drives will no longer need explicit support by the widget but will be accepted automatically.
Release 1.6 (Build 060504)
By request of many interested customers, this update is published earlier than initially intended. You only need to update from 1.51 if you like to use one of the following modifications:
- Due to very high demand, this version adds support for the third-party software "SpeedIt" by InCrew Software, Spain. SpeedIt is a kernel extension for Mac OS X which grants user applications permission to access the on-chip CPU temperature sensor of Intel-based Macintosh systems. The monitoring application will automatically detect if SpeedIt is running on the system. If yes, the features of SpeedIt will be used to acquire readings from the CPU. For additional information, please see the FAQ chapter of the reference manual.
- Enhanced support for the first generation iBook G4, where temperature sensors of the type Analog Devices ADT7460 did not deliver their readouts fast enough with specific Mac OS X versions, causing intermittent display of zero values.
- Corrected a problem where temperature sensors controlled by the G4 version of the Apple System Management Unit could not be selected.
Release 1.51 (Build 060428)
Added support for several new S.M.A.R.T. hard drive sensors.
Release 1.4 (Build 060216)
- Because many users requested a smaller front of the widget, the layout has been changed. The front has been reduced in width while the backside has been made wider. The widget now uses cut-off labels when the front is not large enough to display all data.
- By user request, not only the internal core of the widget but also the outer bundle now contains version information.
- Added support for hard drive sensors accessed by SATA controllers that follow the AHCI standard, which is a new feature of Mac OS X 10.4.4.
- Added support for several new S.M.A.R.T. hard drive sensors.
- Added preliminary support for the iMac Intel Core Duo.
- Corrected a problem where the load sensor of the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 was erroneously detected as temperature sensor.
Release 1.3 (Build 051125)
- Added support for the third-generation iMac G5 (iSight).
- Added support for several new S.M.A.R.T. hard disk sensors.
Release 1.2 (Build 051110)
- Added support for the new PowerMac G5 Dual Core systems.
- Added support for the new PowerBook G4 (Super Drive Dual Layer) systems.
- Added support for several new S.M.A.R.T. hard disk sensors.
Release 1.0 (Build 050720)
First official version of Temperature Monitor Widget Edition.