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Hardware Monitor Remote Changelog

What's new in Hardware Monitor Remote 5.54 Build 170907

Mar 8, 2018
  • Added an assistance mode for product registration.
  • Corrected a problem where the application did not automatically activate a license when double-clicking a registration ticket file in the Finder.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 5.5 Build 170316 (Mar 8, 2018)

  • Support for remote monitoring was completely rewritten to enhance compatibility with up-to-date operating system versions.
  • Remote monitoring of long-term history values is no longer possible because data transfer in real time wouldn’t be reliable enough for the number of sensors available in modern Macintosh systems.
  • IPv6 is now additionally supported.
  • For better privacy, serial numbers of monitored systems are no longer advertised via Bonjour.
  • For better privacy, service advertisement via Bonjour can be disabled.
  • Client systems must run Hardware Monitor 5.5 or later to be compatible with this software.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 5.0 Build 151125 (Dec 9, 2015)

  • The application is now fully based on 64-bit technology. Hardware Monitor clients must use at least version 5.0 to communicate with the remote server.
  • OS X 10.9 Mavericks is no longer supported.
  • Added support for the iMac 21.5-inch (Late 2013) and iMac 27-inch (Late 2013).
  • Added support for the iMac 21.5-inch (Mid 2014).
  • Added support for the iMac 27-inch Retina 5K (Late 2014).
  • Added support for the iMac 27-inch Retina 5K (Mid 2015).
  • Added support for the MacBook Retina 12-inch (Early 2015).
  • Added support for the MacBook Air 11-inch (Early 2014) and MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2014).
  • Added support for the MacBook Air 11-inch (Early 2015) and MacBook Air 13-inch (Early 2015).
  • Added support for the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Late 2013), MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Mid 2014), MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Late 2013), and MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Late (Mid 2014).
  • Added support for the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Early 2015) and MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Mid 2015).
  • Added support for the Mac mini (Late 2014).
  • Added support for the Mac Pro (Late 2013).

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.99 Build 150903 (Oct 17, 2015)

  • Added support for the future operating system OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
  • Support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has been removed. The minimum prerequisite for this release is OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
  • User interface and control application have been revised completely.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.98 Build 141219 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Due to changes in European legislation on value added tax, the application had to be re-released with modified pricing information. Current customers don’t need to update.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.98 Build 140616 (Jun 17, 2014)

  • The application has been re-released with several packaging changes in order to maintain full compatibility with future operating system versions.
  • Corrected a problem where the first start of the monitoring service in demo mode might not have succeeded if all preference settings had been left at their default values.
  • Corrected a problem with certain international locale settings where user input of the preferred communication port number was not interpreted correctly.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.97 Build 130715 (Jul 16, 2013)

  • The software has been re-released with a few packaging changes. The program itself did not change.
  • The reference manual has been revised and shows a new design.
  • Integration of the security component has been prepared for future operating systems.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.97 Build 130403 (Apr 4, 2013)

  • Added support for the Mac mini (Late 2012), the Mac mini Server (Late 2012), the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch, the MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Early 2013 Revision), the MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch (Early 2013 Revision), the iMac 21-inch (Late 2012), and the iMac 27-inch (Late 2012).
  • Enhanced support for certain third-party batteries on mobile computers.
  • Enhanced support for processing sensor readings for sensors indicating offline or error states.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.96 Build 120712 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Added support for Apple Macintosh systems with third generation Intel Core i processors ("Ivy Bridge").
  • Added support for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
  • The application is no longer compatible with operating system versions prior to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Users of older systems can still download Hardware Monitor Remote 4.95.
  • Automatic migration of preference values and registrations from versions prior to 4.8 (September 2009) is no longer supported. If you are using such an old version, it is recommended to update to version 4.95 and then to 4.96 to automatically keep all your settings.
  • Important: Due to changes imposed by Apple's “Gatekeeper” feature, the security component of the application works slightly different. If you are using one or more of our following system utilities in addition to Hardware Monitor Remote, you should update them all in parallel in order to avoid mutual conflicts: NFS Manager, Sync Checker, TinkerTool System Release 2. For detailed information, please see the chapter Release Notes in the reference manual.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.95 Build 110910 (Sep 19, 2011)

  • Added support for the iMac (Mid 2011) model series.
  • Added support for the MacBook Air (Mid 2011) model series.
  • Added support for the Mac mini (Mid 2011) model series.
  • Added support for the Mac mini Server (Mid 2011) model series.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.94 Build 110314 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • Added support for the Early 2011 MacBook Pro model series.
  • Added support for monitoring Intel second generation Core i processors (Sandy Bridge).
  • Added support for monitoring Intel Family 6 Model 31 processors.
  • Added support for displaying the Turbo Boost table of 6-core processors.
  • Updated display of system management data according to the latest version of the industry standard.
  • Corrected a problem where an incorrect date of production was shown for some particular model series built in 2010 and 2011.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.93 Build 101216 (Dec 17, 2010)

  • Added support for the new (Late 2010) MacBook Air computers.
  • Support for the temperature sensors at the locations “Hard Drive Proximity” and “Graphics Processor 1 Analog Sensor” had to be withdrawn, because those sensors don't work as expected with specific portable and iMac computers.
  • Corrected a problem where an incorrect date of production was shown for specific portable computers released in 2010.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.92 Build 100908 (Sep 9, 2010)

  • Added support for new (Mid-2010) iMac computers.
  • Added support for computers with Intel "Westmere class" processors, including the new (Mid-2010) Mac Pro systems.
  • Added support for many additional sensors found in Intel-based Macintosh computers.
  • Resolved a problem where remote monitoring of light sensors was not possible on Intel-based computers.
  • Note: Version 4.92 introduces a change not fully compatible with network clients running versions prior to 4.92. It is recommended to update all clients to Hardware Monitor 4.92 first before updating Hardware Monitor Remote to 4.92.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.9 Build 100419 (Jul 6, 2010)

  • Added support for the new Intel Mobile Core i7-600, i5-500, i5-400, i3-300 processor series ("Arrandale").
  • Added support for the new MacBook Pro (2010) computers.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.85 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • Added support for the iMac 27".
  • Added a feature to detect defective device drivers on non-Apple systems which might send invalid readings to the application.
  • Corrected a problem where the date of manufacture of specific Apple computers was displayed incorrectly when launching the program after January 1, 2010.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.8 (Sep 21, 2009)

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther has been removed. The required minimum OS version is now Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
  • Because the application does not need to support Mac OS X 10.3 any longer, controlling the service could be simplified. Manually controlling whether the system should auto-launch the monitor service at startup is no longer necessary. The system will automatically keep the current run state the service had during last shutdown.
  • Alphanumeric LC displays connected via an IO-Warrior chip will no longer be disconnected when the background service was started during a login session and the user logged out.
  • The application no longer displays dialogs to save privileged preference settings when the control window is being closed.
  • Added a feature to monitor the size of swap space memory which is actually in use.
  • On PowerPC hardware, support for S.M.A.R.T. hard drive sensors accessed via SATA interfaces has been enhanced. The application will now accept the temperature sensors of unknown SATA drive models. (This has always been the standard on Intel-based computers.)
  • The support for hard drive sensors controlled via proprietary drivers of Sonnet and FirmTek has been enhanced.
  • When stopping the monitoring service, shutdown of attached alphanumeric LCD boxes has been enhanced.
  • Corrected a problem where the temperature values displayed for the cores of the Intel P7350 processor have been shifted by 15 degrees Celsius.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.7 (Mar 24, 2009)

  • 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.
  • Completed support for the new iMac and Mac mini series (March 2009).

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.6 Build 090126 (Jan 28, 2009)

  • 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. If supported, these sensors replace the synthetic "Core Hot" sensors displayed by version 4.5x of the application.
  • Added support for remote monitoring of Smart Battery data, including battery temperature and cell voltages.
  • Added support for remote monitoring of connected screen displays.
  • Corrected a problem where the remote monitoring service could consume more memory than usual when monitoring characteristics of network interfaces via customized artificial sensors.
  • Corrected a problem where network communication could intermittently fail when several remote clients were monitoring one remote computer simultaneously.
  • Corrected a problem where the remote monitoring service could not be stopped via the control window under specific circumstances.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.51 (Jun 23, 2008)

  • The readings of non-working GPU-load sensors provided by some of Apple's graphics drivers for Leopard are now correctly suppressed by the application. Instead of displaying a constant zero value, the sensor will be removed entirely.
  • Support for monitoring the frequency of Intel processors based on 45 nm technology ("Penryn") has been withdrawn. The sensor might not reflect the true performance mode under all operating conditions.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.5 (Mar 13, 2008)

  • 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 in Temperature Monitor. Hardware Monitor will display them as logical sensors showing "Core Hot" status information.
  • Enhanced support for CPU clock frequency monitoring, especially on systems with Xeon 5400 processors and MacBooks running Leopard or running without a battery unit.
  • Added a workaround for a security problem in Mac OS X which affects systems containing a GPU of the ATI Radeon X1000 series. In those systems, the GPU driver can crash, causing the screen content to freeze. Hardware Monitor now tries to avoid situations that could increase the likelihood for this defect to become noticable. NOTE: It is our policy not to discuss security holes in third-party products before giving the vendor (Apple) six months time to fix this problem.
  • Corrected a problem with the display of Intel processor model codes when the model code was greater than 15.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.4 Build 080212 (Feb 14, 2008)

  • Added support for new Macintosh systems equipped with Intel Xeon 5400 processors.
  • Added support for the MacBook Air.
  • Added full support for load sensors of Intel GMA X 3100 and ATI Radeon X 2000 graphics chips.
  • Added support for new features available in Hardware Monitor 4.4 clients.
  • Corrected a problem where the control tool could unexpectantly terminate when the remote monitoring service was started manually on Mac OS X Leopard.

New in Hardware Monitor Remote 4.3 Build 071024 (Feb 7, 2008)

  • Added official support for the iMac models published in August 2007.
  • Removed support for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar and other operating systems releases prior to version 10.3.8.
  • Added support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.