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Controlling PWM fan

Re: Controlling PWM fan
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2011, 01:49:54 am »
 I know you can control your fan speed by a setting in my bios under fan control. Or you can do the cool and quiet thing.
  Or try this  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220014 Its not expencive and it comes with a controler.
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Re: Controlling PWM fan
« Reply #16 on: June 05, 2011, 11:02:49 am »
It is a good idea to bundle a controller with the fan and other extras. Only trouble is if you wanted several fans to be controlled you would soon run out of drive bays.
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Re: Controlling PWM fan
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2011, 07:33:12 am »
Hi

You can't actually put it under the heatsink as that would interfer with the interface between the two. You will just have to attach it as close as possible and make sure it is firmly fixed.

So, all people who use such devices(multi fan controllers) they put their cable sencors... where exactly?

I know you can control your fan speed by a setting in my bios under fan control. Or you can do the cool and quiet thing.
  Or try this  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220014 Its not expencive and it comes with a controler.
Unfortunately cool&quiet cannot stop the fan(zero rpm).
There are many fans with controller, but point is the auto function. A smart fan that will spin only when necessary. Its not comfortable to adjust it all the time ourselves. If we forget?
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Re: Controlling PWM fan
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2011, 09:19:12 pm »
Most fans wouldn't be able to stop altogether as they need at least 5v and many 7v to start up again. This is why most controllers only spin the fan down to a low level not actually stop it.
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Re: Controlling PWM fan
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2011, 07:27:17 am »
Note that in the mobo I have(ga-ma770t-ud3) the cpu fan I connect(500rpm and installed at the back side of case, not at the cpu ) will stay still when I start pc. It will start moving after a while, when heat come :)
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