I believe you should check this post: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=2313166f5c255ac981c83f060ace0cc6&topic=5548.msg55834#msg55834
Long time ago, in more than one occasion I was playing with lm_sensors/pwmconfig/fancontrol and I'm sure it was on 3 pin fan.I dont recall ever seeing 4 pin fan on computers/servers. Don't let the 3 wire/pwm confuse you.Just try it ;-) Kind Regards, João Seabra On Fri, 2010-10-01 at 13:38 -0400, AJ Weber wrote: > Right. That will only work for fans connected with a 4pin connector > (which has the pwm control). If you have a 3pin power connector from > your fan to your MB, it looks like there is nothing you can do with > software. > > Thanks > -AJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: João Seabra > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Efw-user] Server Fan Control > > > Check this nice tutorial from Archlinux. > Dont forget to read the letters in bold at the top of the > page ;-) > > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fan_Speed_Control > > Kind Regards, > João Seabra > > On 01-10-2010 16:34, João Seabra wrote: > > Hi, > > > > lm_sensors by itself does't change fan speed. > > Check in BIOS if you can activate smart control for fans or else > you > > need to use fancontrol/pwmconfig > > > > Kind Regards, > > João Seabra > > > > > -- > > > > Automação e Controlo > Industrial, Lda > > http://www.acontrol.pt > > > > João Seabra > > > > Parque Empresarial de Eiras, > Lote 5 > > Apartado 8027 | 3020-999 > Coimbra > > Tel: +351 239 918 007 | Fax : > +351 239 918 009 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Efw-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ Efw-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Efw-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
