That's awesome information, I had not seen that before.

However, I tried the pwmconfig and it couldn't control the fans.  (After 
configuring and checking with "sensors", I can see the fan speeds, but can 
not control them -- or IT can't control them.)

Thanks for the info.

-AJ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "João Seabra" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Efw-user] Server Fan Control


>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
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>>         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
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