ɐ hˈɑːɹdwɛɹ mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹ ɪz ɐ kˈɑːmən kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌv mˈɑːdɚn mˈʌðɚbˌoːɹdz, wˌɪtʃ kæn ˈiːðɚ kˈʌm æz ɐ sˈɛpɹət tʃˈɪp, ˈɔfən ˌɪntɚfˈeɪsd θɹuː aɪ tˈuː sˈiː ɔːɹ ˌɛsˈɛm bˈʌs, ɔːɹ æz pˈɑːɹt əvə sˈuːpɚɹ aɪ slˈæʃ ˈoʊ səlˈuːʃən, ˈɔfən ˌɪntɚfˈeɪsd θɹuː lˈoʊ pˈɪn kˈaʊnt ˌɛlpˌiːsˈiː.
A hardware monitor is a common component of modern motherboards, which can either come as a separate chip, often interfaced through I2C or SMBus, or as part of a Super I/O solution, often interfaced through Low Pin Count (LPC).