SpeedFan, GA-890GPA and (perhaps?) Other Gigabyte MBs

[blackie]

After driving myself nuts with loud fan noises (and being too cheap to buy an after-market cooler) – I  found a solution.

I first tried Gigabytes Easy Tune 6. It worked OK but has some drawbacks (only CPU fan, a 2 point fan control curve and 1 fixed sensor).

So I went back to SpeedFan:

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

I had used this on my old MSI motherboard but could never get it to work with SpeedFan. There also is no profile on the SpeedFan site for the GA-890GPA (and a lot of other Gigabyte MBs).

SpeedFan allows you to setup a fan strategy for multiple fans and multiple temperature sensors. For a complete discussion see:

http://www.almico.com/sfarticle.php?id=5

I could never get SpeedFan to work for my GA-890GA before – so decided to revisit the issue.

What worked for me is that I had to configure the IT8720F Super I/O chip (senses and controls things – like temperatures, speeds, etc.)

To do that in SpeedFan select Configure, then the Advanced Tab. Then select the IT8720F chip. High-lite and change the PWM 1 and 2 modes to “Software controlled”.

I now have my CPU fan controlled by the CPU temperature chip (rather than the Gigabyte sensor) – on my selected, multi-point, control curve.

I have also set up my exhaust fan to be controlled by two sensors (what I THINK are the system and North-bridge sensors).

Note that on the GA-890GA only SYS_FAN1 can be controlled. Perhaps other Mbs have other fans that can be controlled.

Now to figure out how to get SpeedFan to kick-in automatically when I re-boot (UAC issue here).

[autotech]

Have u tried f8 key when windows starts  and b4 install speedfan disable driver sig required then start and install go to options and start when windows starts. I used to use it long time ago then it started bricking boards so i quit been 7 or so years ago. If this doesnt help Darkmantis or absic will answer im sure they might actually use it i just wont till i hear good things about it on multiple boards.

[Dark Mantis]

Although I use it on occasion Speedfan is not something that I use regularly as I prefer to control my cooling with a fan controller the rest being watercooled.

[blackie]

autotech - it turns out there is an easier way to run a privileged program at startup - trigger it thru the scheduler with elevated privileges. Found the description somewhere on the net - works! (A trick though is to trigger it on startup AND on login of any user).

Dark Mantis - OK (but I am cheap). Does your fan controller adjust the speeds automatically? Some controllers do I know but then it seems you would have to run wires and deploy temperature sensors while SpeedFan uses what you already have.

[Dark Mantis]

Well I am glad that you appear to have found a solution.  My controller does indeed have all sorts of control functions both automatic and manual. However you are right in that to be fully automatic it does require included sensors to be located in the correct places.

[WAWood8]

Don't know what version of SpeedFan you're using, but they have betas available.  All you have to do is register at their main site and you can click a menu entry and download the latest Beta version.  I think it's 4.46 beta6 -- but I'm not at the PC running it, so I'm not sure.

[riya]

I really like your way of expressing the opinion and sharing the information.