GIGABYTE AORUS Sensor Panel Skin User Guide
- June 13, 2024
- Gigabyte
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GIGABYTE AORUS Sensor Panel Skin
Product Information
The AORUS Sensor Panel is a feature that allows users to display sensor data on their secondary screen. By following the provided instructions, users can install and configure the AORUS Sensor Panel Skin to display real-time system information.
Product Usage Instructions
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Set up the secondary display
- Connect the secondary screen.
- Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and select “Taskbar Settings”.
- Under “Taskbar behaviors”, uncheck “Show my taskbar on all displays”.
- Right-click on the desktop and select “Display settings”.
- Drag and drop each display to rearrange them according to their physical layout on your desktop.
- Make sure “Extend these displays” is selected.
- Note : You can install a third-party app to lock the mouse to your primary screen.
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Download, install, and tune HWiNFO, RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server, and Rainmeter
- Open the system tray on the taskbar corner.
- Right-click on the HWiNFO64 icon and select “Settings”.
- Configure HWiNFO64 with the recommended options.
- Note: Re-enable the Shared Memory Support option in HWiNFO64 every 12 hours or install HWiNFO64 Pro.
- Open the system tray on the taskbar corner.
- Right-click the RivaTunerStatisticsServer icon to display the main window.
- Check or uncheck the settings as shown.
- Open the system tray on the taskbar corner.
- Right-click the Rainmeter icon to display the Manage Rainmeter window.
- Clear the default skins in the top-right corner by right-clicking on each window and selecting “Unload skin”.
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Download and install the AORUS Sensor Panel
Skin:- Visit the GIGABYTE website and download the AORUS Sensor Panel skin from here.
- Install the AORUS Sensor Panel.
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Load the AORUS Sensor Panel Skin on the Rainmeter
- Open HWiNFO64 and go to DocumentsRainmeterSkinsAORUS@Resources.
- Launch HWiNFOSharedMemoryViewer.exe and open the Notepad file named Titles, Meters, and Icons.
- In the HWiNFO Shared Memory Viewer window, select the GPU sensor and copy the ID in the Instance column.
- Paste the copied ID to replace the original value in GPUHWiNFOSensorInstance on the Notepad window.
- Save the changes to Notepad and close it.
- On the Manage Rainmeter window, double-click the AORUS skin folder to expand and select the .ini file.
- Click the “Load” button on the right to load the AORUS Sensor Panel skin.
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Drag the AORUS Sensor Panel to the secondary display
- Once the AORUS Sensor Panel appears on the desktop, drag it to your secondary display.
INSTRUCTION
How to Install the AORUS Sensor Panel Skin?
To use the AORUS sensor panel and display it on your secondary screen, follow
the steps below to complete the required settings.
Set up the secondary display
Once you have connected the secondary screen, make sure to arrange your
displays correctly. Right-click on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and
select Taskbar Settings. Under Taskbar behaviors, uncheck Show my taskbar on
all displays.
Then, right-click on the desktop and select Display settings. Drag and drop each display to rearrange them according to their physical layout on your desktop. Make sure Extend these displays is selected.
Tip: You can install a third-party app to lock the mouse to your primary screen.
Download, install, and tune HWiNFO, RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server, and
Rainmeter
Before installing the AORUS Sensor Panel, install the three applications
first. Visit the official websites of the three applications and download the
latest version.
HWiNFO (https://www.hwinfo.com/)
Configure HWiNFO64
Open the System tray on the taskbar corner, right-click on the “HWiNFO64”
icon, and then select Settings. Configure HWiNFO64 with the recommended
options as shown. Note: You need to re-enable the Shared Memory Support option
in HWiNFO64 every 12 hours or you can install HWiNFO64 Pro.
- RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server
Configure RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server
Open the System tray on the taskbar corner, and right-click the
“RivaTunerStatisticsServer” icon to display the main window. Check or uncheck
the settings as shown below. (If you do not see the icon, launch the
application from the Start menu first.)
Rainmeter
Configure Rainmeter
Open the System tray on the taskbar corner, and right-click the “Rainmeter”
icon to display the Manage Rainmeter window. Before you load the AORUS Sensor
Panel skin, you can clear the default skins in the top-right corner. Unload
the default skins by right-clicking on each of the windows and selecting
Unload skin.
Download and install the AORUS Sensor Panel Skin
Visit the GIGABYTE website and download the AORUS Sensor Panel skin
(https://www.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/Global/KeyFeature/2496/innergigabyte/download
/AORUS-Sensor-Panel-1.03.rmskin.zip). Install the AORU Sensor Panel and you
will see the installed AORUS skin listed on the left-hand side panel of the
Manage Rainmeter window.
Load the AORUS Sensor Panel Skin on the Rainmeter
To correctly display the AORU Sensor Panel, be sure to do the following steps.
Step 1: Open HWiNFO64. Go to Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\AORUS\@Resources, launch HWiNFOSharedMemoryViewer.exe, and open the Notepad file named Titles, Meters, and Icons.
Step 2: On the HWiNFO Shared Memory Viewer window, look for and select the GPU sensor. Under the Sensor Details section, copy the ID in the Instance column and paste it to replace the original value in “GPUHWiNFOSensorInstance” on the Notepad window. Save the changes to Notepad and close.
Step 3: On the Manage Rainmeter window, double-click the AORUS skin folder to expand and select the “.ini” file. Click the Load button on the right to load AORUS Sensor Panel skin.
Step 4: Once the AORUS Sensor Panel appears on the desktop, you can drag it to your secondary display.
