Someone asked me to do this while I had my SP35P2 but I've since gotten rid of it. However, SpeedFan is universal in execution so I'll share what I did for my desktop system. I hope all this flows well and makes sense because it's really easy to do when you learn the lingo.
1. Launch SpeedFan after installation and check the “do not show again†flag on the hint box. SpeedFan should have scanned all your various bus channels and mostly figured out what is what. At this point SpeedFan is just reporting your temps and speeds so lets start making it take control.
2. Click CONFIGURE.
The configuration window is displayed. Here is where all the magic happens and most people get confused. I’ll explain the important tabs:
a.
Temperatures: each tree represents a component and under each tree are various speed labels. Those “speed†items are actually fans. We’ll get into that more but you can specify which fans go into action when temperatures raise on the defined component. More on that later…
b.
Fans: the fans tab can be taken literally. Under this section is each fan SpeedFan detected at launch. We’ll rename these later.
c.
Speeds: this too can be taken literally keeping in mind the name “speed†under this tab is again referring to a fan. Highlighting one of them will show actual speed options below.
d.
Options: feel free to leave the identified items on their default settings but I auto launch SpeedFan on boot and want to auto minimize when loaded. Additionally the “delta value for fan speed†I set to a lower number. This controls in what percent increment your fan speed will increase and decrease when auto control is enabled. There’s a sweet spot you want to obtain that allows them to spin up fast enough to response to sudden temp increases but also keep the fluctuations at a minimum. Basically you don’t want it set to 50 because your fans could ramp up from 30% idle to 80% as soon as your targeted temp is exceeded by 1 degree. You’ll be left with fans in yo-yo mode.
e.
Advanced: this is where we’re going to start. We’ll release the fans from the OS/drivers/BIOS control as well as make fine adjustments to temp readings.
3. Click the ADVANCE tab and select the list box next to “Chipâ€. There could be more than a few items in here but you’ll know what we’re looking for once you see this screenshot. Keep selecting options until you find it. Should be …..$290 on ISA…..
4. All PWM line items should be flagged as MANUAL CONTROL and remember to click “remember it†for each item at the bottom. Otherwise SpeedFan will not retain your settings in this tab.
5. Click OK.
6. Now we need to figure out which fan is which. If you can visually see each fan or have a good ear, lower all available fans to 10% and raise only one of them to 100%. Also try lowering the one you want to figure out to 0% and look for which stops spinning. It will take a couple seconds to spin down.
7. In my setup Speed01 is my 120mm side panel fan. To rename it click CONFIGURE, click SPEEDS, and highlight Speed01. Follow that highlight click with another slow single click to activate a rename. Name it something short but descriptive.
Also flag “Automatically variated†if you want auto controls enabled. Set your desired minimum fan speed along with your max. Keep doing this over and over until you have identified all the fans and set them to their auto speed value.
8. Now we’ll rename all the other items on the main window. Drop the fan speed on one of your fans and watch the listed RPM. I dropped my 120mm side fan and saw my “Sys Fan†RPM drop to 0. Now I can click CONFIGURE, click FANS, and rename “Sys Fan†to what it really is which is my 120mm side fan.
Repeat this until all are renamed.
9. The easy part- download and run Everest Ultimate (free). You already have a copy, right? Click the COMPUTER tree on the left and then SENSOR.
Match the temps in Everest to the temps in SpeedFan and you’ll see what the real component names should be in SpeedFan. To rename those click CONFIGURE and select the identified component on the TEMPERATURES tab. Rename each accordingly.
10. Set your desired component temps by clicking CONFIGURE and then TEMPERATURES. Set your range and select which temp you want displayed in the tray. I selected CPU. Expand the tree to list all the fans you want to spin up as a result of increased temps. I disabled most everything for hard drive but left them all checked for CPU.
You’ll notice that my system temp is terribly wrong but that’s okay. It probably isn't populated and is giving false readings. However if you find that SpeedFan and Everest are not matching and you would like them to, just click CONFIGURE, click ADVANCED, select that same bus you did earlier, and select which temp you want to offset. Add or subtract degrees as necessary.
In closing, this application is awesome and easy once you have played with it a bit. Trial and error is the best way I always say…. Feedback welcome.
