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Ignored temp probes not ignored on T23.

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:57 pm
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by skygodtj » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:43 am

Hi all,

My T23 runs the Fan Control just fine, however, the ignored list isnt ignored, it still displays the probe temps where I dont have probes.....

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:57 pm
IBM 600X - Fan control -

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:02 pm
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by alebertaz » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:11 pm

Is that possibile in Windows XP?

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:02 pm
ReadMe File translated in french

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:46 pm
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by Pandolphe » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:17 pm

Hi folks,

I translated the readme file in french.
And I can't make Fan Control to work on my T22 :(

But it does'nt matter, its my hard drive witch...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:46 pm
TP fancontrol utility - beep sound (how to disable)

Last post by Nick Y « Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:33 am
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by holberg19 » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:40 am

Hi guys

Im enjoying the TP fancontrol, but I have a little problem. Whenever the fancontrol fails to set the fan state, i get the error syntax CANT...

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Last post by Nick Y
Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:33 am
TP Fancontrol freezes

Last post by PerfectFe « Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:40 pm

by PerfectFe » Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:40 pm

Hi,

i have a R52 and used the TP Fancontrol. It worked fine.

But now i have formatted the HD and reinstalled Windows and all drivers - now the...

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Last post by PerfectFe
Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:40 pm
T43 2669VGG voltages

Last post by Torque « Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:23 am
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by Torque » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:59 pm

Hi Thinkpad forums :)

Just got my brand new T43 today, after awhile without a laptop since I sold my T41p. It purrs like a kitten, and im really...

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Last post by Torque
Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:23 am
Fan Control supports a31p?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:36 pm
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by a31pguy » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:16 pm

Strange - works in bios mode only. Smart mode won't set the fan values - tries 10 times and errors out - same result on my z60m. Anyone have better...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:36 pm
Modifying ACPI thermal zones

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:39 pm
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by jazzaddict » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:44 pm

Hi guys,

Is there any utility or tricks that i can use to modify

THRM0 of ACPI Thermal Zone

Currrent:

Critical Temperature 91C
Passive Cooling...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:39 pm
Using FC with NHC / RMclock

Last post by gunston « Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:11 am
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by dino » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:24 pm

As many as you know FC and NHC don't always play nice together. Even with disabling temp readings in NHC, I still get the conflict error. So,...

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Last post by gunston
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:11 am
pentium.m/core.duo overheat protection

Last post by gunston « Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:35 am
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by Roisin » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:18 pm

sorry, if it was discussed already, but i think i've seen the fancontrol utility crash on my t43 at least once, leaving the fans off. I noticed it,...

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Last post by gunston
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:35 am
Recommend TPFanControl or NHC or the same?

Last post by gunston « Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:34 am
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by zgco » Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:58 pm

Just wanted to know which program you recommend for monitoring X60s TEMP? TPFanControl or Notebook Hardware Control? These are the two that I have...

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Last post by gunston
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:34 am
8.133-050510a-024101C

Last post by Axel « Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:12 am
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by gunston » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:25 am

anyone who has got this driver for T43?
kindly post it somewhere else for pulblic download.
thanks.

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Last post by Axel
Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:12 am
Fan on ThinkPad R40

Last post by Nicalaine « Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:48 pm
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by Nicalaine » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:17 am

The fan on my laptop makes a buzzing noise about every 10 seconds that is driving me crazy. I cleaned the dust out of it after getting a fan error...

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Last post by Nicalaine
Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:48 pm
Interesting bug... :S

Last post by bhtooefr « Tue May 30, 2006 8:44 pm
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by bhtooefr » Tue May 30, 2006 7:56 pm

I will set it to speed seven on my system (hot ambient temperature, so I have to get the fans spinning as fast as possible). It'll hold around...

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Last post by bhtooefr
Tue May 30, 2006 8:44 pm
GN-WIAG02, GN-WIKG "patchability"

Last post by malachont « Tue May 16, 2006 8:56 am

by malachont » Tue May 16, 2006 8:56 am

Hi,

is there any news on the patchability of gigabyte GN-WIKG
or GN-WIAG02? (mini-PCI Wifi cards which are not made for IBM specifically)...

for...

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Last post by malachont
Tue May 16, 2006 8:56 am
fancontrol

Last post by kovacsab « Thu May 11, 2006 2:33 pm
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by kovacsab » Mon May 08, 2006 5:44 am

I just want to thank the designer of the fancontrol software without which I was about to get rid of my new T43 an otherwise great machine. I started...

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Last post by kovacsab
Thu May 11, 2006 2:33 pm
Thinkpad Z60m: Using Fan Control to Cool Overclock

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue May 09, 2006 2:02 am
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by Beat_the_clock » Mon May 08, 2006 12:31 pm

Hey guys,

Im running Omega drivers on my Z60m with an ATI X300 video card. I overclock the GPU with ATI Tray tool, and get some really impressive...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue May 09, 2006 2:02 am
New NHC 1.10 Beta 1

Last post by borez « Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:56 pm
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by FTC » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:01 pm

Hi,

Just noticed that subject beta is available for download

Did anyone tried it ? is it solid enough for everyday work ?
I'd like to read a bit...

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Last post by borez
Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:56 pm
Thinkpad Fan Utility work on x60?- VERDICT: IT WORKS!

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:22 pm
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by isaacbunick » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:36 am

any chance the fan utility will it work on the x60?

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:22 pm
fantool does funny things on R40

Last post by jerrawa « Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:22 am

by jerrawa » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:22 am

My thinkpad get really warm and since i started uni i have been using it on my lap alot. I really want to be able to control the fan.

I have...

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Last post by jerrawa
Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:22 am
tpfancontrol fan rpm always "off"

Last post by keithh « Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:15 pm
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by keithh » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:14 pm

First of all I'd like to thank Shindomax for creating this little gem. I have been using it on and off for a while, it works pretty well.

I have one...

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Last post by keithh
Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:15 pm
Underclock utility for R50e with Celeron M

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:09 pm
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by Kanu » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:04 am

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can underclock an R50e with a Celeron M processor. ATITool doesn't work (says no supported video cards were detected in...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:09 pm
G40 reports fan error when attempting to access Bios on boo

Last post by madmaven « Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:38 pm

by madmaven » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:38 pm

That about it When I attempted to enter the bios to disable the volumn beep I got a black screen with the grey Fan Error. I rebooted and it entered...

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Last post by madmaven
Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:38 pm
How good is T60 vs. T43, fan control

Last post by hoya « Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:12 pm
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by gunston » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:33 am

hi,
anyone know how good the T60 can control its fan speed compare to T43, well lot of T43 users out there are facing the fan uncontrollable problems...

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Last post by hoya
Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:12 pm
FAT32 and NTFS on T40

Last post by marcos « Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:45 pm
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by Yakuza389 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:50 pm

I need help with this one. I recently added a Gig of Ram. Now I have two IBM_Preload (C) NTFS and IBM_Service (E) FAT32. How do I convert FAT32 into...

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Last post by marcos
Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:45 pm
Fan control utility for dummies wanted

Last post by sugo « Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:16 pm
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by Teerex » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:12 am

I have e T43 and I'm happy with it. However, for some reason, the fan is about as loud as that of my girlfriend's old Dell :?

I've tried to go...

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Last post by sugo
Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:16 pm
finger print reader

Last post by rssb « Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:58 am
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by williuam vargas » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:05 am

can i add a finger print reader to my ibm t40 :?:

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Last post by rssb
Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:58 am
Hardware Configurations

Last post by dino « Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:53 pm
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by DIGITALgimpus » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:59 pm

I'd like to have a thread focusing on the specific hardware at play. Specifically this:

List for the following devices, specifically what you have,...

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Last post by dino
Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:53 pm
Fan control tool: bug reports

Last post by nikemen « Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:55 pm
Replies: 22
by geoffrey » Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:11 pm

Shimodax had made a really great tool, and we all owe him huge thanks.

This thread is just meant to help focus on any possible bugs, because the...

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Last post by nikemen
Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:55 pm
how long before you get the noise of the fan?

Last post by leif « Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:28 am
Replies: 2
by leif » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:24 am

Hi, guys

I wonder the answer for the question as the subject mentioned.
I just bought my T43 more than one week and it seems that there is no...

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Last post by leif
Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:28 am
Using the T43 Fan Controller to control the fan noise...Q's

Last post by rvehock « Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:37 am
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by nowstime » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:23 pm

I just found out about the T43 Fan controller program...Works great on my X41...but not sure how to set the approprate temputures in the Smart Mode...

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Last post by rvehock
Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:37 am
does anybody use CHC on x40?!

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:43 pm
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by dorin » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:01 pm

Hi,

is anybody using CHC on x40? what setting did you put? pls help!
and did you find a way to reduce fan's speed?

thanks alot guys!!

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:43 pm
does anybody use CHC on x40?!

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:17 pm
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by dorin » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:02 pm

Hi,

is anybody using CHC on x40? what setting did you put? pls help!
and did you find a way to reduce fan's speed?

thanks alot guys!!

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:17 pm
ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette Version 1.60

Last post by EWBROWER « Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:07 pm

by EWBROWER » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:07 pm

Wher can I find a copy of the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette Version 1.60.

Thanks

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Last post by EWBROWER
Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:07 pm
T43 Fan PULSING Problem

Last post by amensi « Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:05 pm
Replies: 9
by ferganer » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:27 pm

Hi,

Anyone know if there is a fix for the fan pulsing/acceleration problem (NOT the general fan noise problem)?

Many thanks,
Sean

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Last post by amensi
Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:05 pm
Any upgrading news

Last post by dino « Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:06 pm
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by mailww » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:44 am

current version is 0.18b. Who knows when newer one comes?

Thx

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Last post by dino
Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:06 pm
APS sensor heats up faster than other sensors, accurate?

Last post by geobel « Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:10 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:24 pm

I noticed that the APS sensor on my T40 heats up easily and does not cool down easily. For example, my CPU was at 34C and APS was at 37C. I switched...

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Last post by geobel
Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:10 pm
New CONFRENCE area - initial thoughts and a few requests

Last post by Guest « Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:17 am
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by BillMorrow » Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:32 am

For now, lets keep this area for the TP Fan Utility work..

later on, perhaps expand to include other thinkpad specific utilities generated by forum...

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