try modprobe w83627hf init=0 Pascal Ronecker wrote: > > Hi, > > I just apgraded my PC, and installed kernel 2.4.22, with i2c patch, and > lm_sensors 2.8.1. > > eveything works wonderfully ... except one strange thing. > > The motherboard P4P800 has the ability to slow down the cpu fan when its > temperature is cold enough. (as many other cards do). > At boot time, it starts at full speed and then quickly slow down during > the POST stage. > > Then ... > the modules used by lm_sensors loads, and the fan speeds up. > In fact at the very moment w83627hf.o loads, it speeds up. > > I tried manually : no module at boot time, then modprobe w83627hf : > jackpot, fan speeding up. > > Have anyone ever noticed such a thing ? > Is the module itself over-heating the CPU ?? (don't ask me how or why .. > have never seem a flamethrower inside my PC ... ) > > It's too bad, cause there's no interest in monitoring something if the > simple fact to monitorit makes it have a constant (and noisy) value ... > > thanks for your help, > > as I really need a silent room to get my sleep back :-)