Max Power wrote:

Win XP programs to check on your 'motherboard' parameters (heat, fans,
etc...)?
Recommendations -- there are ever so many chipsets etc...

Have a look at SIV, see
http://siv.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
Elsewhere there are several mirror sites
and reviews, including
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/System-Information-Viewer.shtml
where it was very highly rated.

Try running SIV with the command line
options "-update=5 -monitor". (I have an
XP shortcut with a target of
C:\Programs\SIV\SIV.exe -update=5 -monitor
)
Then right-click on the VIEW button and
select from the various logging options.
I am sure that The Author of SIV would
appreciate some feedback on your use
of the program.