Lpeeples wrote:
- Michael,
-
- Thank you. If we were using the older version, do we
- need to uninstall the old driver. It looks like
- you're using a new one?
Yes, you can uninstall the old giveio driver with the LOADDRIVER tool from one of the previous i8kfangui versions (giveio subdirectory). Look at the readme file from the old version for the exact steps.
I have a I8k, 900MHz PIII, WinME, GeForce2 video card, 384MB of Dell memory, 20 Gig hard drive and I am still running Bios A09 which was factory installed. This PC performs "perfectly". It runs a little warm, subjectivly, and the fans do kick on sometimes. I really like the idea of the FanGUI application and would like for my fans to kick in at lower temps. If I implement FanGUI, is it necessary of desirable to upgrade to the latest Bios? Since my I8k runs great, I am not keen to upgrade the Bios. Thanks in advance and Regards.
Fangui is a standalone program, with "hooks" in the BIOS. It should work ok with your A09. If not, upgrade the BIOS or remove fangui. I totally understand your reluctance to fix something that isn't broken!
John
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I4000 700Mhz Intel® Mobile Pentium® III, 100 MHz bus
Fix for "Black Border Syndrome" = Fn + F7 key combo
3Com mini-PCI combo 10-100 NIC/56k Modem (part #313-7776) GeForce2 Go video board part number - 4D597
ATI Radeon 7500 video board part numbers - 9J057 $169 and 9J066 $179 (both same part)
I8K, I4K, I3.8K Media Bay parts: 4169D = carrier; 4 x 53965 = screws | $25.00
I7.5 Media Bay parts: 4124T = carrier, 11 x 3771U = screws | $25.00
This Media Bay carrier holds 9.5 and 12mm 2.5" drives but not 19mm.
Actiontec (Lucent 6.00) Driver link Dell IBM Noise IBM Travelstar Noise 8000 Updates for W2K and WinME (OSUPA00.EXE) 8100 Updates for W2K and WinME (OSUPA00.EXE) 256MB SoDIMMs And The GeForce2 Go I8kfangui ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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I wanted to know if there have been any problems reported to you with the new i8kfangui V1.5. I uninstalled the 1.4.1 version which was working flawlessly and removed the giveo driver etc. I installed the new version and it works ok when turning on the fan/fans. The problem I'm having is that the fans won't turn off after they start. I can even reboot and they still won't turn off. I eventually unstalled the fanio and reinstalled V1.4.1 and all is well now. Is there something I'm missing with the install? As many have probably said already, thanks for writing this wonderful program. It makes my laptop less like a toaster oven when under heavy use.
Thought all this time your name was Micha or Michael... Wondered why someone named C.D., or Christian Diefer, had taken over this fan utility. Anyway....
The hibernate and resume works perfectly now for me. What doesn't though :-( is the CPU load graph. It could be becasue I'm using a 124% font size setting in an attempt to match my screen resolution. Problem with that though is the graph appear smaller than it should and up to high, its top border goes between the fan speeds. I'll know for certain if that's the reason after I change to normal font size and restart.... tomorrow... End of my day here.
Maybe there's no easy way to fix that but I didn't have to see a CPU load readout anyhow. Thanks again for getting that new fanio.sys to function correctly with Hibernate, that's wonderful now.
- The problem I'm having is
- that the fans won't turn off after they start. I
- can even reboot and they still won't turn off
I'm having the same problem. I ended up setting the fans off through the program then setting it back on auto. That workaround seems a bit kludgy though.
Inspiron 8100
PIII 1Ghz, 256MB Dell RAM
20GB ATA-100 HD
Win XP Home
32MB GeForce2 Go
15" 1200 x 1600 UXGA display
2nd battery
DVD internal
Sony removable CDRX700E
mini PCI Truemobile wireless
iKlaatu wrote:
- Thought all this time your name was Micha or
- Michael... Wondered why someone named C.D., or
- Christian Diefer, had taken over this fan utility.
- Anyway....
Have a look at the FAQ for an explanation why ;-)
-
- [...]
- Problem with that though is the graph appear
- smaller than it should and up to high, its top
- border goes between the fan speeds.
- [...]
Uuups. My fault, I didn't realize that many people are using larger fonts. I'll fix that as soon as possible.
Did you try to increase the temp monitor settings ? On the default installation, the temp values are a bit lower than in 1.4.1. You can try to choose a different profile with higher settings in the options dialog (try 'Office' or 'Meeting').
I've noticed that the link to the Linux fan utility in
your i8kfan page points to a very old version of the
program (the first Linux version, based on your old
i8kfan utility).
Since October 2001 a much better version, rewritten
completely from scratch and not based on any Dell code
or reverse engineering of windows programs, has been
available for Linux.
The new Linux version supports CPU temperature monitor,
automatic fan control, kernel driver, procfs interface,
volume buttons support, etc.
I suggest that update the Linux link on your i8kfan page
with the following URL:
where people can find the latest version of my Linux kernel
driver and utilities for Dell laptops. The current version
is now 1.8.
I also read the following comments in your I8kfanctrl.cpp:
According to the module NBSVC.MDM the following
SMBIOS functions are currently available:
cmd function
0x00a3 get current speed indicator for one fan (args:fan)
0x01a3 set speed for one fan (args: fan & speed)
0x02a3 get RPM of one fan (args: fan)
0x10a3 get CPU temperature
0x21a3 ??? (args: 1 byte (0x16) + 1 byte)
0x22a3 ??? (1 byte)
0x30a3 ??? (no args)
0x31a3 ??? (no args)
For you information the codes 0x30a3 and 0x31a3 (with no
arguments) can be used respectively to disable and enable
the Fn- key combinations (except the volume functions).
Functions 33a3 can be used instead to put the Fn key in
"raw" mode, i.e. it sends the scancode e009 like any
other key instead of activating the Fn- functions.
Function 32a3 restores the normal Fn- mode.
I suggest also that someone at Dell send us some official
documentation on the SMM BIOS interface. This would help
us to write better code and support better the various
laptop models.
I've published V1.5.1 of the i8kfangui app. The new release fixes the display problems with the temp/load diagram seen on systems with large fonts and includes the original fan control routine to restore compatibility to older Latitude CPi models.
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Lpeeples wrote:
- Michael,
-
- Thank you. If we were using the older version, do we
- need to uninstall the old driver. It looks like
- you're using a new one?
Yes, you can uninstall the old giveio driver with the LOADDRIVER tool from one of the previous i8kfangui versions (giveio subdirectory). Look at the readme file from the old version for the exact steps.
C. D.
i8kfangui home page
i8kfangui FAQ
LPeeples
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Thank you. If we were using the older version, do we need to uninstall the old driver. It looks like you're using a new one?
Lou
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John
_________________________________________________________________
I4000 700Mhz Intel® Mobile Pentium® III, 100 MHz bus
Fix for "Black Border Syndrome" = Fn + F7 key combo
3Com mini-PCI combo 10-100 NIC/56k Modem (part #313-7776)
GeForce2 Go video board part number - 4D597
ATI Radeon 7500 video board part numbers - 9J057 $169 and 9J066 $179 (both same part)
I8K, I4K, I3.8K Media Bay parts: 4169D = carrier; 4 x 53965 = screws | $25.00
I7.5 Media Bay parts: 4124T = carrier, 11 x 3771U = screws | $25.00
This Media Bay carrier holds 9.5 and 12mm 2.5" drives but not 19mm.
Actiontec (Lucent 6.00) Driver link
Dell IBM Noise
IBM Travelstar Noise
8000 Updates for W2K and WinME (OSUPA00.EXE)
8100 Updates for W2K and WinME (OSUPA00.EXE)
256MB SoDIMMs And The GeForce2 Go
I8kfangui
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Corporate/Government Accounts - 800-822-8965
Direct Accounts - 800-247-9252
Outside of the United States - Contact Dell in your global area.
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January 10th, 2002 00:00
I wanted to know if there have been any problems reported to you with the new i8kfangui V1.5. I uninstalled the 1.4.1 version which was working flawlessly and removed the giveo driver etc. I installed the new version and it works ok when turning on the fan/fans. The problem I'm having is that the fans won't turn off after they start. I can even reboot and they still won't turn off. I eventually unstalled the fanio and reinstalled V1.4.1 and all is well now. Is there something I'm missing with the install? As many have probably said already, thanks for writing this wonderful program. It makes my laptop less like a toaster oven when under heavy use.
Todd
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The hibernate and resume works perfectly now for me. What doesn't though :-( is the CPU load graph. It could be becasue I'm using a 124% font size setting in an attempt to match my screen resolution. Problem with that though is the graph appear smaller than it should and up to high, its top border goes between the fan speeds. I'll know for certain if that's the reason after I change to normal font size and restart.... tomorrow... End of my day here.
Maybe there's no easy way to fix that but I didn't have to see a CPU load readout anyhow. Thanks again for getting that new fanio.sys to function correctly with Hibernate, that's wonderful now.
512MB PC133 SDRAM
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January 10th, 2002 05:00
- that the fans won't turn off after they start. I
- can even reboot and they still won't turn off
I'm having the same problem. I ended up setting the fans off through the program then setting it back on auto. That workaround seems a bit kludgy though.
Mike
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January 10th, 2002 14:00
Thank you for a great app!
-Bill
Inspiron 8100
PIII 1Ghz, 256MB Dell RAM
20GB ATA-100 HD
Win XP Home
32MB GeForce2 Go
15" 1200 x 1600 UXGA display
2nd battery
DVD internal
Sony removable CDRX700E
mini PCI Truemobile wireless
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iKlaatu wrote:
- Thought all this time your name was Micha or
- Michael... Wondered why someone named C.D., or
- Christian Diefer, had taken over this fan utility.
- Anyway....
Have a look at the FAQ for an explanation why ;-)
-
- [...]
- Problem with that though is the graph appear
- smaller than it should and up to high, its top
- border goes between the fan speeds.
- [...]
Uuups. My fault, I didn't realize that many people are using larger fonts. I'll fix that as soon as possible.
C. D.
i8kfangui home page
i8kfangui FAQ
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dizzi
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January 10th, 2002 17:00
I've noticed that the link to the Linux fan utility in
your i8kfan page points to a very old version of the
program (the first Linux version, based on your old
i8kfan utility).
Since October 2001 a much better version, rewritten
completely from scratch and not based on any Dell code
or reverse engineering of windows programs, has been
available for Linux.
The new Linux version supports CPU temperature monitor,
automatic fan control, kernel driver, procfs interface,
volume buttons support, etc.
I suggest that update the Linux link on your i8kfan page
with the following URL:
http://www.debian.org/~dz/i8k/
where people can find the latest version of my Linux kernel
driver and utilities for Dell laptops. The current version
is now 1.8.
I also read the following comments in your I8kfanctrl.cpp:
According to the module NBSVC.MDM the following
SMBIOS functions are currently available:
cmd function
0x00a3 get current speed indicator for one fan (args:fan)
0x01a3 set speed for one fan (args: fan & speed)
0x02a3 get RPM of one fan (args: fan)
0x10a3 get CPU temperature
0x21a3 ??? (args: 1 byte (0x16) + 1 byte)
0x22a3 ??? (1 byte)
0x30a3 ??? (no args)
0x31a3 ??? (no args)
For you information the codes 0x30a3 and 0x31a3 (with no
arguments) can be used respectively to disable and enable
the Fn- key combinations (except the volume functions).
Functions 33a3 can be used instead to put the Fn key in
"raw" mode, i.e. it sends the scancode e009 like any
other key instead of activating the Fn- functions.
Function 32a3 restores the normal Fn- mode.
I suggest also that someone at Dell send us some official
documentation on the SMM BIOS interface. This would help
us to write better code and support better the various
laptop models.
--
Massimo Dal Zotto
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January 10th, 2002 18:00
I've published V1.5.1 of the i8kfangui app. The new release fixes the display problems with the temp/load diagram seen on systems with large fonts and includes the original fan control routine to restore compatibility to older Latitude CPi models.
See below for the link to the i8kfangui homepage.
Again, have fun !
C. D.
i8kfangui home page
i8kfangui FAQ