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Thanks for the info.
I would not have notices without your post because the download does not show up under http://downloadfinder.intel.com/

I forgot to tell what might be spcial with my setup:

4GB RAM
2 MSI PCIe graphics cards with 3 monitors connected

With my D975XBX it takes nearly 20 sec until the Intel Logo is displayed.
BIOS 1476
Secondary Sata Controller disabled.

Is this normal, or can I do something about it?

Thanks for the hint. With such a Tool I might get the S.M.A.R.T attributes of the drives (which is better than nothing) but not the current temperature. For a desktop board which generally runs in a uncontrolled environment (no server aircon) one needs to check the drive temp (at least after buildin...

For hard disks configured in a RAID I do not know of any way to monitor their temperature. The Windows tools don not work with Raids, Intel Matrix Storage Software does not display temps, the BIOS of my D975XBX does not show HD temps. Anybody having an Idea how to monitor the temperature of disks in...

Replacing the VIA PCI controller with a Delock PCI-Express controller
(20 Euro, JMicron JMB360 chipset) solved this problem.

When connecting a eSATA disk using a VIA VT6421 Controller the mainbord always tries to boot from the eSATA disk (error BOOTMGR missing). Changing the boot sequence in BIOS does not help. D975XBX mainboard, BIOS 1476. Matrix Raid configured with one stripe and one mirror set. Secondary SATA controll...