How to monitor hardware?

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Is there something I can download that monitors hard drive temperature, RAM use, etc. to prevent overclocking and the like?
 
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Typing text is lagging and my MacBook fan's getting loud. What should I do?
 
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05GT said:
Check your activity monitor to see what programs are running and eating up resources.
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Something called 'mds' is using up the highest percentage of resources, according to the CPU monitor. What is this and how can I close it? It's gotten to the point where as soon as Leopard boots up, the fan goes crazy.
 
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I got the 2GB RAM and it's still going crazy. I will be browsing a random site with Opera and suddenly it's using up 99% of resources, according to the iSlayer activity monitor, while the fan gets loud and the little pinwheel cursor spins for minutes on end. Why is this?!? I upgraded the RAM to avoid stupid crap like this. Help!
 

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