The AEGIS panel is a Windows-based desktop application which allows you to monitor your hardware, and control fan and alarm settings. This software utility works with both Windows XP and Vista operating systems.





After installing and running AEGIS Panel on your desktop, you will see the following user interface:


You can click the green and red buttons to open the control and monitoring panels…

By default it will enter "Hardware Monitoring" mode, or “HWM Info”. In this mode you can monitor the current CPU clock speed, temperatures and voltages of your system in real-time.

Fan Control
You can configure the fan controls by pressing the fan icons which will then display detailed configuration settings…

You can set fan control in one of four modes…
1) FullSpeed – this leaves the fan running at full speed all the time
2) DutyCycle – set fan speed as a percentage
3) Temperature – set fan speed based on 4 different temperature settings
4) SmartFan – allow computer to automatically control fan speed according to system loading and temperature

Alarms
You can set alarms for all of the Hardware Monitoring items. Simply click the Alarm tab at the bottom of the AEGIS Panel and you will see the following…


Check the box next to the item you want to set the alarm for, and set the upper and lower limits. If that item operates outside those limits, the alarm will sound, and a visual warning will appear on your desktop...



Configuration
You can configure general settings by selecting the “Config” tab. Options include external/onboard speaker for alarm sounds and the refresh cycle for data….


One important setting is the action the computer should take when an alarm is set off. You can select....

1) Ask Me: when alarm is set off, just show the visual/audio alarm
2) Ignore: just mark the item in red when alarm is set off, but not other visual warning
3) Disable: no warning at all
4) Shutdown: shutdown the computer after 10 seconds if no other action is taken
 

This completes our overview of AEGIS Panel. Look out for future software updates to the AEGIS Panel utility in the near future!