[nzlug] Fans?!?

[Michael Adams]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:07:52 +1300
elroy wrote:

> My understanding of monitored fans (i.e. mobo fan connectors) is that 
> they have three wires - Positive/Negative and Fan-RPM.
> 
> This will only enable the fans RPM to be monitored - no way to control
> fan speed, unless the mobo supports this (are  there any out there
> that do? I believe Core 2 Duo CPU/mobos have this feature - i.e.
> 4-wire: Positive/Negative/Fan-RPM and Fan-Speed-Control?)...
> 

Heres what Toms Hardware has to say on variable speed fans:

http://tinyurl.com/3946ms

http://tinyurl.com/2enmdu

http://tinyurl.com/2lbhxl