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klicksights
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 Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 |
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A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I tested
the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally plugged
into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now the
fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently running
the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or at
least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August |
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Mark C.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: Re: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 |
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"klicksights" <ben@klicksights.com> wrote in message
news:1152277571.331620.272610@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I tested
the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally plugged
into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now the
fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently running
the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or at
least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August
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Eric Parker
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:41 am Post subject: Re: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 |
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"klicksights" <ben@klicksights.com> wrote in message
news:1152277571.331620.272610@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I
tested
the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally
plugged
into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now
the
fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently
running
the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or
at
least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August
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Ben
This problem isn't just with the SB61G2V3.
Last year I built a couple of SK83Gs that have the same problem.
Whatever drives the fan doesn't seem up to the job.
I've had one these SK83Gs replaced and it too has failed.
Although it's not a satisfying solution, driving the fans directly
does work.
The ones I built now use voltage reducers and run at 7 (I think)
volts.
Even running prime95 for long periods never got the fans to run fast.
It's a case of making the best of a bad design.
Eric
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Gerard22
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: Re: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 |
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:Bump:
Same thing has happened to me.
About a year ago my CPU fan seemed to die, so I started looking for a replacement fan, but I thought I'd try a fan from another machine, which I knew worked and plugged it into the fan controller 1 point on the MB.
It was also dead, so I knew it wasn't the fan.
I bought a 3 pin cable splitter This one from Maplins and ran both the CPU and onboard graphics fans off of the fan controller 2 point.
Now it seems that the same thing is happening, with both fans running intermittently and not obeying the Smart Fan settings for FAN 2 in the CMOS (PC Health Status).
I know that the second fan controller is about to die, so I will have to get one of those 7V PSU to fan connectors.
Although my machine is now 3 years old I'm not convinced that I would buy another shuttle. Their online support was pretty poor, they don't make any 478 socket MBs anymore and they are unable to offer any advice about replacing the FB61 MB I have. This Smart Fan failure is clearly an issue on their old models but they've had our money for a long time so they don' care.
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