[Solved] HDD read/write monitor - on multiple HDDs

[Thundordan]

Hello,

It's my first post (obviously).

I've been tweaking my Enigma and I have written my own drive monitor graphs based on the network histograms..

So far, I have two of these (one for C and one for D):

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[Mse_DriveRead] 
partition
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject=LogicalDisk
PerfMonCounter="Disk Read Bytes/sec"
PerfMonInstance="C:"

;--remember: _total
[Mse_DriveWrite]
partition
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject=LogicalDisk
PerfMonCounter="Disk Write Bytes/sec"
PerfMonInstance="C:"

HOWEVER, C: is one partition on my HDD0 and D: is one partition on HDD1.
What I'd like to do is group all drives for each hdd into one graph.
Like a _total but per HDD.

I tried

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PerfMonInstance="C:"|"G:"|"H:"

but I'm sure there are other lines of code I'm missing. Basically, I'd like to group all the drives in each hdd into one histogram per hdd.

Can this be done and how?
Thank you!

PS: The only resource I found was this(ctrl+f "RecycleManager"): http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IZ3afD2zgJEJ:rainmeter.googlecode.com/svn-history/r308/trunk/Help/Manual.htm+perfmon+multiple+drives+%22perfmoninstance%22&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk

PS2: Also, I have 3 unrelated questions:
1. what is the font used in enigma?
2. what the heck does the rain meter percentage mean? O.o When I first installed it it said 20%, now it's at 60%
3. can temperatures be monitored? or do I need an extra program running in the background for them?

[JamesAC]

For your main question, the simplest solution I think would be to use a CALC measure to add all the measured values together. i.e.

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[TotalRW]
Measure=CALC
Formula=Mse_DriveRead1 + Mse_DriveRead2

Then use that measure in the graphs.

1. what is the font used in enigma?

I've been reliable informed it is Trebuchet MS

2. what the heck does the rain meter percentage mean? O.o When I first installed it it said 20%, now it's at 60%

I think it is the likelihood of it raining, not totally sure though

3. can temperatures be monitored? or do I need an extra program running in the background for them?

If you mean CPU temps then yes, although you do need Speedfan running in the background unfortunately. Then you can use the Speedfan plugin to get the information form it

[maminscris]

PS: all documentation http://rainmeter.net/cms/Support

PS2:
1-Font=Trebuchet MS
2-how much chance of rain exist in your place, or here the weather code is set
3-there use to be a plugin but now is gone, however you can use speedfan and some skin that reads thing from it, here is one http://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2608.

as for the code try with this and see if it suits your needs

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[Mse_DriveRead]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject=PhysicalDisk
PerfMonCounter="Disk Read Bytes/sec"
PerfMonInstance=_total

[Mse_DriveWrite]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\PerfMon.dll
PerfMonObject=PhysicalDisk
PerfMonCounter="Disk Write Bytes/sec"
PerfMonInstance=_total

JamesAC was faster

[Thundordan]

Thanks for your replies guys.

JamesAC, your calc works great!

Can you tell me what exactly is this "programming language" called? so I could learn the syntax better and write my own "advanced" stuff..

I have one more question; is it possible to add some sort of scrollBar to the Enigma Notes skin? (I'd also like it on my gmail reader..) If not an actual scrollBar, then perhaps an /\ up arrow and a \/ down arrow to scroll when clicked?

[JamesAC]

It is not a programming language as such, it is just a set of instructions to Rainmeter.

To learn more about it i would recommend looking at the documents available here

A scroll bar wouldn't really be possible, but buttons to move up and down would. It would probably need a complete rewrite of the skin though unfortunately, as the current skin doesn't know the difference between each line in the notes, it just knows that there are "some" notes.

[Kaelri]

I have one more question; is it possible to add some sort of scrollBar to the Enigma Notes skin? (I'd also like it on my gmail reader..) If not an actual scrollBar, then perhaps an /\ up arrow and a \/ down arrow to scroll when clicked?

I can't make it scroll seamlessly, but I could very easily allow you to add more pages and flip between them. Keep an eye out for it when I post the alpha this weekend.

[Thundordan]

I can't make it scroll seamlessly, but I could very easily allow you to add more pages and flip between them. Keep an eye out for it when I post the alpha this weekend.

Sweet!
Which section will you be posting it in? (where should I keep my eye out?)

[Kaelri]

Sweet!
Which section will you be posting it in? (where should I keep my eye out?)

It'll be in Skin Development.