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SpeedFan - Monitoring CPU fan operation

Today computers increasingly hotter with a series of high-speed devices, coupled with that is the thermal solutions increasingly rich and diverse. But for a long time appeared but the cooling method of metal foil and fans are still used most. But surely you sometimes extremely annoying if the computer is running, standing, takes a lot of documents that have not been saved, remove the machine when they saw dusty CPU fan was killed from time to time.  However, sometimes you're working very focused at night, to be distracted by the creak or wind whistled through the steel forward.Why computer. The fact you can avoid both of these frustrating problems and even get more benefits with small utility software Speedfan nonprofit. Initially Speedfan was created with the purpose of allowing the fan speed adjustment system by communicating with controller chips.After several successive versions, now Speedfan has become a health monitoring utility for PC with great features. What you should know when using the program depending on the motherboard and a number of components concerned as CPU, the number of sources that the measuring equipment (sensor) will be different.Here we use Abit IC7 main, 800MHz FSB Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz with HyperThreading Hyper-Threading technology. Basically there are details you need to know the following: Tab Reading is where displays system status parameters. On the table is the status of Speedfan, that's where the jobs listed that are implementing the program as well as the device it discovers. Sat right under two columns that show CPU resource usage is using CPU, if Speedfan running on computers with multiple processors or hyperthreading as new Intel Pentium4 line, you will see two or more columns. Bottom left is a table of fan speed monitoring system, usually Fan1 is the CPU, chipset Fan2 is (if any) and FAN3 onwards is a fan of the pins on the motherboard. Just below it 2 fan speed control panel Speed01 and 02 for the CPU and chipset. On the right is a table monitor system temperature, usually, the highest temperature of the CPU (for normal computers), followed by the chipset. The temperature of the hard drive is hd0. The bottom line is that the electrical parameters of the machine, basically, all of the computer equipment operation thanks to the offer of 3 lines 3.3v, 5v and 12v. In which the modern CPUs especially Pentium4, sugar accounted 12v crucial role. Some systems motherboard for AMD vintage (no square foot 12v) was very strong need 5v power lines. CPU Vcore voltage is, tuned if too high it can cause problems for you. If you feel the trouble in getting to know each parameter for which tracking device, you click on the configure then the appropriate tab to rename fit and easy on the eyes. change the tab computer speed Clock with tab clock, you can change the Front Side Bus of the computer without rebooting. However, this is confusing. Changing the FSB can increase or decrease the speed computers as you like. If you are not familiar with the overclocking, you can do with Speedfan computer hangs.

 To change the FSB system, follow the steps below: - Select the name of the motherboard and the manufacturer at 2 in the section menu Mainboard. If no, please read the manual to find out together with the main Clock What is your Generatior then choose Table Clock, then check the "Use this clock generator". - At the bottom is a list of frequencies the clock that you can choose from, click on the Read Clock to this table out and choose what you want, then press the Set Clock. If successful, you will see new indicators appear immediately below the last button press. - Starting at 4:09 version, the author has developed the Automatic Clock Control section, this feature allows programs to change frequency CPU activity, depending on the application needs without resorting to any of the supported hardware.You can see the two column list of varieties corresponding clock in the bottom panel, select the speed that you want to run when the CPU is idle (usually lower CPU goes to increase longevity) and select the CPU speed is to operate severely (higher you make adjustments to improve performance processor). Subscribe RAM system parameters with the Info tab Click the Info tab, you'll see an empty box is the name of the chipset you are taking with Read an Info button, click it and in the boxes below will show the parameters of your RAM. Take for example the following parameters: * Memory type is DDR (Type RAM) * Module Rows: 1 (RAM slot you are plugging). * Levels: 2.5V (default voltage RAM, for DDR 2.5 v) * parity: NO parity (No self-correction, usually only large RAM for servers or new network server has this feature) * Refresh Rate: 7.8us (refresh frequency of RAM). * Total size: 256 MB (size of memory modules being tested). "Ask" hard drives with features SMARTSMART Click the tab, if your hard drive that supports this feature, select it from the list and you will find the information that SMART features give you, however, if no expert, you will not understand what it is talking about, the only point to note is 2 Fitness column (Reliability HDD ) and performance (performance). If this is too low 2 column, you should reconsider your hard drive. Some little note: - Some system hangs when scanning through SMBus Speedfan during startup programs. To avoid this, add the line "-NOSMBSCAN" on Speedfan shortcut on the desktop. - Sometimes in the state table Reading, can you see the object value as -1 ° bizarre or the price what value did not make sense and want to give it away, click on Configure and uncheck before the name of the object to remove them from the list that appears. 

SpeedFan helps you stay on top of your system's vital statistics, including temperature, fan speed, and others, to ensure that things are running smoothly. Aside from basic monitoring, this program enables users to troubleshoot issues and make adjustments to various systems.

Pros

Clear interface: This app's interface is nicely organized into sections that you can move through using the tabs across the top of the screen. Options here include Readings, which features stats about CPU Usage, Fans, Temperatures, and more, Clocks, which lets you reset your Motherboard clocks, and SMART Data.

Charts section: There is also a section that lets you create charts to visualize data recorded about various aspects of your computer. You can choose to see readouts of Temperatures, Fan Speeds, and Voltages to get a better idea of the way these values are trending over time so you can quickly identify when something is going wrong.

Cons

Not for beginners: Most of the information this program presents will have little meaning to inexperienced users. There are good warnings about taking actions that could potentially harm your computer if you don't know what you're doing, so you're not likely to do any harm. But it won't do you much good either.

Bottom Line

SpeedFan is a nice, free utility to help you monitor various aspects of your system. It presents all data clearly, and you can find what you're looking for quickly, thanks to the conveniently tabbed interface. It's not much use if you don't have some significant knowledge about your computer's inner workings. But for power users, it's a good tool.