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SpeedFan Publisher's Description:
SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors fan speeds, temperatures and voltages in computers with hardware monitoring chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hards disks that support this feature (almost all :-)) and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported. SpeedFan can even change the FSB on some motherboards. At the lowest level, SpeedFan is an hardware monitoring software, but its main feature is that it can control the speed of the fans (depending on your sensor chip) according to the temperatures inside your pc, thus reducing noise and power consumption. Most Winbond sensors and ASUS AS99127F support fan speed changing, as well as others from MYSON, ANALOG DEVICES, NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTORS and ITE, but the motherboard should make use of available pins. This means that if you have, say, a W83782D on a BP6 then you're ok. If you have a W83782D on some GigaByte's... you're not :-)
Note: This program is aimed to the power user. To the one who knows what he's doing.
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| Specifications |
| Updated: |
Fri Apr 21 2006 |
| Date Added: |
Tue May 14 2002 |
| Version: |
4.28 |
| License: |
Freeware |
| Price/Registration Fee: $ |
Free |
| Operating System: |
Win9x, WinME, WinNT, Win2k and WinXP |
| Company: |
Alfredo Milani-Comparetti |
SpeedFan 4.21
Reviewed by: Gus, Tue Feb 22 2005
Great little freeware program that even a novice like me can master. Problems associated with it not reducing fan speeds might be solved (they were for me!) by clicking on Configure;Advanced;select your chip from the drop down list (eg. IT8712F in my case) and bring up its details, then highlight PWM 1 Mode, PWM 2 Mode and PWM 3 Mode respectively and change it from ON/OFF to "software controlled" and tick "remember it".
This worked for me having spent a long time configuring it only to find that it did everything it said it would but then the fans just kept on going at full pelt!!!
The help files and setup guide (accessed by simply pressing F1) were easy enough to follow, though the screen shots are from an earlier version.
If you want it to launch at startup like i do, you'll have to put a shortcut in your startup file. You can monitor your cpu temp in the system tray if your nervous about using the programme.
Another tip is to initially run the program and observe all your temperatures for a while and set it up to let the ambient temperatures rise by just 5-10 degrees c or so, to safely monitor its performance. when your then happy that your not going to damage your pc, you can play with the settings to tweak to your desired levels.
The options button allows you to customise the tray temperature to make it easier to see, and if you hover over it it gives you all available temps!!
Also right clicking it allows you to restore/ minimise or close the application...
Check with your chip manufacturer for safe temperature ranges for your cpu before you start and try and stick well within them to avoid costly breakdowns!!
My main reason for running was to quieten my pc a bit, but it wont reduce noisey power supply fans!!!
Overall i find this FREE Program fairly usefull and reasonably user friendly though i admit it took me a while to get my head round it! Defonately worth a try, and theres an un-installer included on the start menue. ENJOY!!!
105 of 106 people found this review helpful
speed fan it's good
Reviewed by: Ramon Gonzalez, Wed Jun 25 2003
Itīs a light software, eficient, and the best it's a helpfull tool to over cloaking procesor
74 of 88 people found this review helpful
SpeedFan
Reviewed by: Lide van der Sluis, Sun Oct 17 2004
For a long time I was happy to use S.F. However - since updating Windows XP to SP2, I can't use the program anymore. It blocks my computer.
Can anyone tell me what to do? (I have the latest version, but that doesn't make a difference.)
34 of 43 people found this review helpful
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