02-07-2009, 02:01 PM
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Shuriken and Asus P5N7A-VM
I have just assembled my HTPC. On my motherboard, Asus P5N7A-VM I have a Intel E8400 cooled by a Shuriken.
I have Qfan enabled, but after XP has started, the fan sits there not starting. It does make a small repetitive movement, as if it want sto start, but just not does it. It is connected to the 4-pin CPU-fan connector. I have searched the web for info, but can not find any good information on this combination. For OS I use TinyXP rev.09. a slim Xp version, but with complete driverpack and SP3 I believe. please advise? |
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02-09-2009, 10:09 AM
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Hello kikkegek,
could you please try if the fan starts when it is connected directly to the PSU? What happens when you disable Qfan? Kind regards, Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg
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02-09-2009, 11:41 AM
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Do I still need to connect it to the PSU? |
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02-09-2009, 11:59 AM
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Then probably the Asus board doesn't supply enough voltage with QFAN activated to start up the fan.
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02-09-2009, 12:20 PM
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Hello kikkegek,
actually Qfan seems to be buggy and does not give enough voltage to the fan - Oli is right. The only way you could do is using speedfan to regulate the fan. Cheers, Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg
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02-09-2009, 05:09 PM
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something is trange though: you report that the fan can be controlled from 600 - 2300 rpm - when i drop below 50% in speedfan, the fan keeps spinning, but speedfan is no longer reporting a rpm. at 50% the fan is at about 1350 rpm. - when I drop below 40% in speedfan, the fan stops spinning. - is there a way to get full control from 600 - 2300? I have now left the setting for controle of the fan from 0 - 100%? OK? I have left the desired temp setting for my Intel E8400 at 40C? OK? And I have let the warning-temp setting for my Intel E8400 at 55C? OK? |
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02-10-2009, 09:32 AM
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Hello kikkegek,
is the fan starting at 0%? I would say this is a bit risky... About the 50% border, I can't give you any further information. Maybe your board is not able to read out fanspeeds below 50% of the Shuriken fan. I just don't know what the hell ASUS did with the speed read-out. Cheers, Stefan - Scythe EU Hamburg
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02-10-2009, 12:53 PM
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Then when speedfan reaches 50% it start reading the rpm's of the fan. strange huh? And this is already QFAN-2. So it is supposed to be the "new" and improved version. |
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02-10-2009, 01:10 PM
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QFAN and fan alarm need to be revised by Asus ASAP.
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