Hi Jean, i am using a backported version of your patch with kernel 2.6.16.21 Suse 10.1 on an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe. It seem's to work... in some way ;-) Inside the BIOS... VCORE => 1,31V 3,3V . => 3,41V 5V => 5,13V 12V => 12,3V CPU Temp 26?C MB 28?C CPU_FAN 2096 ==> seems to be fan1 CHA_FAN1 1256 ==> seems to be fan2 CHA_FAN2 1427 CHA_FAN3 1908 CHA_FAN4 1978 PWR_FAN 903==> seems to be fan3 Output from "sensors -c /dev/null" is ============= it8716-isa-0290 Adapter: ISA adapter in0: +1.01 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in1: +3.22 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in2: +0.00 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in3: +2.85 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in4: +2.86 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in5: +0.00 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in6: +0.00 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in7: +2.85 V (min = +4.08 V, max = +4.08 V) ALARM in8: +2.93 V fan1: 4166 RPM (min = 0 RPM) fan2: 2481 RPM (min = 0 RPM) fan3: 1844 RPM (min = 0 RPM) temp1: +22?C (low = -1?C, high = -1?C) sensor = diode temp2: +30?C (low = -1?C, high = -1?C) sensor = thermistor temp3: -5?C (low = -1?C, high = -1?C) sensor = thermistor ALARM vid: +0.30 V ============== Output of /var/log/messages: ============== Aug 24 22:27:19 deepthought2 kernel: it87: Found IT8716F chip at 0x290, revision 0 Aug 24 22:27:19 deepthought2 kernel: it87: in3 is VCC (+5V) Aug 24 22:27:19 deepthought2 kernel: it87: in7 is VCCH (+5V) Aug 24 22:27:19 deepthought2 kernel: it87: fan4 is enabled Aug 24 22:27:19 deepthought2 kernel: it87: fan5 is enabled ============= What do you think ? How can the BIOS tell me soemthing about 6 FANS.. I thought the ITE8716 has only 5 tachometer inputs.... --- Juergen