Damn my fans

jtwn · 08-05-2005, 20:16

I'm trying to get my bios to recognise the speed of my case fans so i can control it through speedfan in windows.

From what i understand you need a 3 wire smartfan, well, my fans have three wires, 2 of them go to the power, and one of them to the the dials on the side of the case (why can't i use these you ask? because the control they give is not enough, neither can i switch them off with that).

Now if i was to cut that wire and put it into the plug which connects the board next to the other 2 pins (the sense pin i think it is) would it work?

Thanks for any replies.

paulyoung666 · 08-05-2005, 20:17

try it and see

, to be honest i dont know if it would cause you a problem

Ramrod · 08-05-2005, 20:45

I have a similar prob, my 'casefan1' isn't recognised by the asusprobe utility but is seen in bios

AndrewJ · 08-05-2005, 21:04

I got a case fan controller and the fans wired into the controller worked a treat sadly it sold to a friend before now, I belive it was a rambus controller from maplins electronics.

08-05-2005, 23:59

This is one of the times I have to ask why bother? the only reason I can see is if there to noisy and you want to turn them down,the important thing is that the mobo monitors temperature and if this is ok then all is working fine

Bifta · 09-05-2005, 09:58

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

I belive it was a rambus controller from maplins electronics.

rheobus....

09-05-2005, 10:09

isnt it a bit a sad that people want to know the speed of a fan or control the speed!! Isnt there something more exciting that you can do with your PC

Chimaera · 09-05-2005, 10:10

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Originally Posted by gary_580

isnt it a bit a sad that people want to know the speed of a fan or control the speed!! Isnt there something more exciting that you can do with your PC

Yeah! Bling it up with some neons?

09-05-2005, 10:11

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Yeah! Bling it up with some neons?

and i suppose you want to be able to control the brightness

Chimaera · 09-05-2005, 10:14

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Originally Posted by gary_580

and i suppose you want to be able to control the brightness

I'm bright enough already, thanks!

09-05-2005, 10:17

I prefer my HDD cooler to report the RPM speeds of the fans in my case, including the 4 temperatures I have set

jtwn · 09-05-2005, 10:40

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Originally Posted by gary_580

isnt it a bit a sad that people want to know the speed of a fan or control the speed!! Isnt there something more exciting that you can do with your PC

No! I just want to be able to sleep at night without having to pull the cables out!!

Stuart · 09-05-2005, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

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Originally Posted by gary_580

isnt it a bit a sad that people want to know the speed of a fan or control the speed!! Isnt there something more exciting that you can do with your PC

Yeah! Bling it up with some neons?

Actually, I'm surprised no one has designed spoilers and body graphics kits for PC cases..

Add a tinted screen to the monitor, and a sound system with a huge subwoofer, and you could have the perfect Chav PC...
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Originally Posted by jtwn

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Originally Posted by gary_580

isnt it a bit a sad that people want to know the speed of a fan or control the speed!! Isnt there something more exciting that you can do with your PC

No! I just want to be able to sleep at night without having to pull the cables out!!

Maybe you could switch the PC off?

09-05-2005, 10:53

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Originally Posted by scastle

Actually, I'm surprised no one has designed spoilers and body graphics kits for PC cases..

they do

http://www.crazypc.com/products/casemods/casewraps.htm#

Monster Jedi · 09-05-2005, 11:53

I have no problem with my fans. They all love me loads