Hi Jordan, On 4/15/07, Jordan <xero at xeron.cc> wrote: > I have a MSI 975x Platinum, which uses the w83627dhg. This one here: > > http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=975X_Platinum_(Limited_Edition)&class=mb > > I've applied the DHG patch to my kernel (2.6.20) but I'm currently having some > issues controlling the fan speeds. I've tried pwmconfig as well as manually > echoing some values to pwm1-4 and pwm1-4_enable. It does correctly control > my case fans, but it doesn't seem to have any effect over my CPU fan. I am > using one of the new 4 pin cpu fans. > > My bios has a "smart fan" option for the CPU fan which does work correctly, > although this option is not very configurable in the BIOS, it's only an > on/off switch with no way to control the temperature that it raises the fan > speed at. I found an actual picture of the BIOS screen for reference: > http://www.hardocp.com/images/articles/1168231380Rzv7IS7G0U_2_15_l.gif > > I was hoping to be able to control the CPU fan speed through lm_sensors instead. > Disabling the smart fan in the bios leaves the fan running at full speed, but > this doesn't seem to make a difference, pwm1-4 continue to have no effect on > the fan speed. Any ideas? Unfortunately, it looks like your CPU fan really is just an on/off switch. It may not be controllable by the w83627dhg chip. As you said, you have manipulated pwm1-4 to no effect. If you can find a schematic for your motherboard, I can tell you for sure. (Jan van Tiggelen, here http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/2007-March/019282.html, seems to have access to some of them.) But the 4-pin fan design does allow the fan to be controlled in this binary fashion, either on (full speed) or off (low speed, or completely off) -- so I don't think there really is any chance of actually controlling the speed of that fan out port. If you connect the CPU fan to another fan out port on the motherboard you could control its speed manually, but automatic fan speed control would be broken. And it sounds like you are using the other ports for case fans. Thanks, by the way, for finding the links to the manufacturer information and the BIOS screen. David
