New I8k fan control version

What... no mental telepathy interface yet?
Tremendous thankyou for giving that away. I think you could make some money out of something so in-demand.

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You're a PEACH!!!

You've added my only desired enhancement... automatic setting on startup!!!

The others enhancements are purely wonderful!!

John McLean
(512) 746-5205

John McLean
(512) 746-5205

Thank you Michahenze!

Something I waited for a very very long time... the only true fan fix :) You really belong to the Hall of fame :)

Could you make some changes to the source code of the command line version so that it could compile under FreeBSD/Linux? The code has to be ANSI C. Please try if you have time, I'll be glad to test it for you.

Best regards,

Driad

Thanks again. Nice job!

Hi:

It's already been ported to linux
look in this subject for "i8kfan for linux"



Thanks again Michael
this is a super utility

Frank

Michael:
After upgrading my I8k BIOS to A17, I installed your latest fan control tool. Now the brief automatic fan test on WinME bootup no longer works, and neither fan turns on automatically during operation. I've set the Options to "Enable Autostart/No changge" for both fans, but neither fan turns on automatically, although the inner fan used to do so frequently. I now must enable each fan manually after bootup, and leave them on. How does one get your fan control tool to automatilly turn on and off at the same temperatures set in the BIOS?
Is it possible that your program has overriden the BIOS's automatic fan control? If so, how do I give the temperature control back to the BIOS or, in the alternative, how do I uninstall your program (it is not listed in Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs)? Am I missing something?
Thanks for any help.

c0ldfusi0n wrote:
- Michael:
- After upgrading my I8k BIOS to A17, I installed your
- latest fan control tool. Now the brief automatic
- fan test on WinME bootup no longer works, and
- neither fan turns on automatically during operation.
- I've set the Options to "Enable Autostart/No
- changge" for both fans, but neither fan turns on
- automatically, although the inner fan used to do so
- frequently.

"No change" means exactly what it says: No change. The program is just started and put in the tray. Nothing else happens. So the fans will only come up when the BIOS thinks it's time to.

- I now must enable each fan manually
- after bootup, and leave them on.

Yes, of course. You have do so as long as you use "No change" as autostart speed.

- How does one get
- your fan control tool to automatilly turn on and off
- at the same temperatures set in the BIOS?

When you want the program to act like the BIOS, where is the need for the program ?

-
- Is it possible that your program has overriden the
- BIOS's automatic fan control?

Maybe. I don't know. Did you read the warnings ?

- If so, how do I give
- the temperature control back to the BIOS or, in the
- alternative, how do I uninstall your program (it is
- not listed in Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs)?
- Am I missing something?

Under WinMe the program is just the executable. Just delete it, then it's uninstalled. The BIOS gets the control back at least at every reboot, or suspend.

Michael

Hmmm. Are you talking about the timer feature being used to start and stop it at a specified rate? Or just the slow/fast/off settings?

Anyway, I think I've had the same kind of thing happen. I attribute it to how the utility and BIOS interact. Or rather intercept. The fan isn't on at startup here either while the utility is set to run at startup. I've put it at fan 1 no change (inner) and fan 2 slow (outer).
Not so sure it's really the utility or the new A17 BIOS. Reason I can't imagine it's actually the utility is because that's run under Windows after loading. The fan test should be during POST, I think.

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- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre
- ntVersion\Run
-
- There must be the entry
-
- "i8kfangui" = ""

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ooops. Of course I mean this:

"i8kfangui" = path to i8kfangui.exe (as string)

Sorry,
Michael

iKlaatu wrote:
- Hmmm. Are you talking about the timer feature being
- used to start and stop it at a specified rate? Or
- just the slow/fast/off settings?

I'm talking about the autostart feature and the settings for it in the options dialog.

-
- Anyway, I think I've had the same kind of thing
- happen. I attribute it to how the utility and BIOS
- interact. Or rather intercept. The fan isn't on at
- startup here either while the utility is set to run
- at startup. I've put it at fan 1 no change (inner)
- and fan 2 slow (outer).

I've tested exactly this under WinME now and it works for me. The inner fan is left off and the outer fan starts spinning at slow speed on login.

- Not so sure it's really the utility or the new A17
- BIOS. Reason I can't imagine it's actually the
- utility is because that's run under Windows after
- loading. The fan test should be during POST, I
- think.
-

I'm using the new A17 BIOS, too. And I didn't experience any problems yet (on the I8k and the Latitude CPt). In fact, I tested it over a week during my normal work (with A14 and A17 now). The settings for the autostart feature are stored in the Registry at the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MH\I8KFAN

The following entries must have the corresponding values for the autostart feature to work with your settings:

"AutoInnerSpeed" = 0 (DWORD)
"AutoOuterSpeed" = 2 (DWORD)
"Autostart" = 1 (DWORD)

The program itself is started by an entry in the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

There must be the entry

"i8kfangui" = " "

I verified it and the values in the registry are correct.

Do you have the same settings in the registry ?
Does the tray icon appear on startup ?

Michael

Where can I find giveio driver for IK8000 and W2K? Thanks.

MaoI8000

nhmao@home.com

Michael! You are my hero!!! It works flawlessly.

That aside.. .. I really wonder why Dell hasn't developed such a program themselves. Are they scared to release it? Dell should buy the program from you, and include it with every new computer they sell. You could make some serious $$$

Keep up the excellent work. Your latest enhancements have made the program very easy and convenient to use.

Ryan



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I can't thank you enough for making my I8000 useful for DV editing - what it was intended for at purchase. you da man!

Thank you Michael.

I was just looking at the source, and noticed it is about 10 lines of assembler, so I thought "goody, lets port it over to linux now". Hah! Didn't need to - thanks dizzy!

Until today, I didn't even know there was a inner fan!

Question: If I turn the fan on, then turn it back off, will the BIOS then be able to turn it back on, or does it forever (well, until reboot), reliunquish control to the user? Unfotunately, I never did succeed in getting the linux drivers to read the temperature, and I would rather trust the Dell engineers turn to the fan on at The Right Time.

TimC.

Hi Michael,

Excuse the newbie question, but I just found out about your tool. I am using my Dell for pro audio recording with firewire audio interface and sync hardware on the parallel port.

Before I install it, please answer...

1) With "autostart" does this turn the fans on and leave them on until I shut down?

2) Is it the "turning on" and "tuning off" process that causes problems with audio recording, and not the fans running?

3) Is there a way to go into the "autostart" mode when I will be working with audio recording, but stay in normal Dell mode when doing basic tasks?

Dell Inspiron 8000, 256K, RAM, Ultra 1200 x 1600 screen

Thanks in advance,

Mark