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What is
Shepherd ?
Shepherd is a free hardware monitoring
tool running on Windows 95/NT which is able to display data offered by the BIOS DMI
(system configuration information) and onboard hardware monitoring (CPU temperature, core
voltage, etc.)
Which Chaintech boards are
supported by Shepherd ?
The regular Shepherd updates can be used
on all Intel TX/LX/BX based mainboards which have hardware monitoring onboard, either
directly on the PCB or through FAN78/II. The non-Intel
Socket 7 mainboards that have the ability to use FAN78 can use only v1.x of Shepherd.
How to install and launch Shepherd ?
To install Shepherd, download the program and unpack the downloaded files
in a directory on your disk. Then run the SETUP.EXE program. After successful
installation, the Shepherd folder will be added to your Start menu. Now you can launch
Shepherd from your Start menu.
Compatibility and other issues
when running Shepherd :
Do not use Shepherd if other hardware
management software, like Intel's LDCM, is being used. Because both programs will poll the
same I/O address(es) to retrieve data from the onboard monitoring hardwaredress the system
will crash when doing so
Do not use Shepherd if ACPI is enabled
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- When running Shepherd on the CT-6BTM board, the CPU
and case temperature is sometimes shown reversed. This is due to a minor difference in the
layout between two versions of the CT-6BTM. Shepherd is not able to distinguish between
these two versions and will thus show these temperature values reversed on some boards.
Shepherd v2.3 and later will add a reverse function to overcome this problem.
- Information about the system configuration such as the
CPU, busspeed, etc. is often wrongly represented due to the fact that the DMI information
in the BIOS is not correct. For example, when overclocking a 66MHz CPU to 100MHz on the
CT-6BTM, Shepherd will still show the CPU busspeed as being 66MHz. Please note that this
system information is gathered through the BIOS data and not through actual tests on the
board.
- Shepherd needs at least 256 colors to run. When using
16 color mode Shepherd will not function.
Shepherd is written and constantly updated by
Chaintech's own software engineers. We appreciate your comments and problem reports. You
can send your ideas and problem reports to our e-mailbox with subject title Shepherd
Report. Please make sure to use the latest version of Shepherd (see download area) and give a description of your
configuration (especially mainboard model and BIOS datecode). We will use your comments
and problem reports to update and improve Shepherd. Please note that we will NOT react to
your mails other than to confirm their reception.
Shepherd
download options
| Shepherd version |
Download file(s) |
Shepherd v2.4 for Windows 95/98
(Intel and VIA BX+ chipsets only !) |
Disk
1 / Disk 2 |
Shepherd v2.4 for Windows NT 4.0
(Intel and VIA BX+ chipsets only !) |
Disk
1 / Disk 2 |
Shepherd for 5AGM/5AGM2 / 5SIM
(Windows 95/98 version only) |
Shepherd
v1.3 |
Also downloadable from
our Chaintech FTP Server |
Shepherd
Development History
| Version |
Modifications |
| 2.4 |
- Adds support for VIA BX+ (6ASA/ASV)
- Adds support for W83783S hardware monitoring chip
- Solves the bug that some settings are not saved when
Windows is exited before Shepherd is closed
- Adds Fan On/Off Control. (only for mainboards using
Intel BX chipset)
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| 2.3 |
- Solve the problem that the warning beep is abormal for
some versions of the 83781
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| 2.2 |
- Solves the problem that warning beeps are abnormal for
83781d "C" version
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| 2.1 |
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| 2.0 |
- Enables Audio Sound, PC Speaker, and Message Box
options as defaults
- Disables PC Speaker Error Message
- Turns off CPU Termperature and Case Intrusion options
for 6EPA2
- Cancel Minimized options for Statistics and Health Log
Window
- Solves the problem that FanII can not be grasped under
Windows 95 version
- Changes the String "Tool Menu" to
"Windows Menu"
- Adds unintall functions and help file
- Fixes the bug that 95 version can not be run in
Windows 98
- Changes the Processor family display in DMI
information for Pentium II CPU from Pentium Pro to Pentium II
- ECC Momory Check/Case Intrusion options can be
switched off
- Fixes Fan II warning beep problem
- New User Interface
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| 1.3 |
- Changes the name of IN1 from "+2.0V" to
"VCore "
- Supports 6BTS
- New Method for Obtaining DMI information
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| 1.2 |
- Fixes the bug that in 6BTA the Error Beep for System
Temperature cannot be successfully launched
- Adds the support that Shepherd can be initially hidden
- Supports ECC Check on 6BTM, 6BTA
- Supports 6BTM, 6BTA
- Modifys some display messages. FAN78 -->
GLS518SM, exceeds low limits --> no more than low limits
- Solves the problem that closing Shepherd will cause a
error message on SiS and VIA Chipset Motherboard
- Solves Memory display problem on 5SIM
- Corrects the bug about displaying the name of AHA 3940
- Solves the problem that Netscape can not be connected
to Chaintech Web
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| 1.1 |
- Solves the problem that Shepherd can not run on 5TDM2
- Supports Winbond W83781D chip
- Adds "Case Intrusion Output" for LM78
- Solves some sound problem happening on FAN78 (FANII)
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