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Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

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Window at second screen

#1141 Post by steckdose » Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:58 pm

Hi,

I have a second screen with all information programms e.g. calendar, weather, time etc. ... and the TPF window.

After a reboot, I have the window at the first screen (main screen) and must drag the window every time at the second screen.

It´s possible so save the possition at the second screen?

Thanks for your work!

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1142 Post by daniel_andrei1996 » Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:56 am

Hi guys! Proud owner of a T420 here. I do some light gaming from time to time. How could I remap the blue Thinkvantage button to toggle my fan between auto-mode and max speed. I remember seeing this on hackintosh and I think it would be a really cool thing to have. I already know how to remap it to open apps or run commands. If anyone could help me control my fan from the command-line that would be great. Thanks a lot.
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1143 Post by ricardio » Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:09 pm

troubadix wrote: 2: use:
Level2=22 0 0 1
Level2=48 0 0 1
Level2=50 1 1 1
Level2=60 3 3 1
Level2=70 7 7 1
Level2=80 64 64 1
this will stop fan at 48 degrees coming down from higher temps
Hi troubadix,

Thank you ever so much for this fantastic software. I have a w500 and so far your masterpiece does the job perfectly, although the supported list does not contain the W series (?)

Anyhow, I have 4 questions.
1.
Why do fan speeds 2, 4, 5 and 6 not listed in the above example, are they not valid speeds levels?
2.
I checked the faq and the readme and I saw the setting similar to "Level2=50 1" before, but never "Level2=50 1 1 1", what do the second and third columns for the fan speed levels mean?
3.
I think this is a dumb question but is there any actual speed level between 7 and 64? (i'm pretty sure the answer is no, but I'd like to make sure)
4.
My goal is to not get overheated and pc shutdown in every 3-4 hours as in the past,
and your software accomplishes this perfectly.
I have no noise complaints, as only level 64 is loud for me.
Does the following setting look OK?

Level=48 0
Level=50 1 // rpm 1800
Level=55 2 // rpm 2600
Level=58 3 // rpm 3200
Level=63 3 // no actual change - downward cutoff
Level=68 6 // rpm 3400
Level=75 6 // no actual change - downward cutoff
Level=80 64 // rpm 4600
Level=95 128

Based on manual settings tests I have determined the above available rpm-s in my machine.

Thanks!

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1144 Post by netrunner » Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:56 pm

I'm not troubadix, but I'll try to answer some of your questions.

1. You need to try which fan speeds are usable for your thinkpad. Every line has it's own (I think). It means, that fan speed 2 and 3 can be the same. Maybe it has something to do with binary numbers, where hw controller looks only on certain bits (imho).
3. No. 64 is not speed as thought. It just disables any control and fan rotates at highest possible speed. For example, my previous fan in T410 was running on ~5400 rpm. My current fan runs at ~4900 rpm in the same laptop, so it's more about construction of the certain piece.
4. If your W500 shuts down due the overheating, the problem is in not in fan speed. You need to remove and properly clean your heatsink and fan. Then aply new thermal compound and properly reattach your fan back. See HW maintanance manual for your model, there is very precise step-by-step description how to do that.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1145 Post by Insomniac1971 » Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:21 am

Hi Troubadix. I have just bought an Thinkpad R61i 7738-A52 and I'm wondering if I should use TPControl with this model? And if so, can I use my old ini file from my T61 7665-12G without changing the values?

In my T61 the TPFC kept my laptop cool and kept the nVidia chip from "selfdestructing".

I have said it before, but it can't be said enough times, your TPFC program is a stroke of genius:)


EDIT: My beloved T61 just died(Silicone layer problem) last week, and I will be looking for a new mobo - anyone know some honest dealer nearby the Philippines?

Troubadix fancontrol and Arctic silver thermal paste - kept it alive app. 4 years longer than same model-year.

Also, Troubadix - is there a chance you could make your fancontrol to work on a Lenovo 3000 V100 - I could work with you until it works.

With kind regards

JBJ
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1146 Post by tudoranadi » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:15 am

I use these settings for my W500 :

Level=50 0
Level=55 1
Level=65 3
Level=70 7
Level=80 64
Level=90 128

So far, so good. :)
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1147 Post by ricardio » Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:15 am

netrunner wrote:I'm not troubadix, but I'll try to answer some of your questions.

1. You need to try which fan speeds are usable for your thinkpad. Every line has it's own (I think). It means, that fan speed 2 and 3 can be the same. Maybe it has something to do with binary numbers, where hw controller looks only on certain bits (imho).
3. No. 64 is not speed as thought. It just disables any control and fan rotates at highest possible speed. For example, my previous fan in T410 was running on ~5400 rpm. My current fan runs at ~4900 rpm in the same laptop, so it's more about construction of the certain piece.
4. If your W500 shuts down due the overheating, the problem is in not in fan speed. You need to remove and properly clean your heatsink and fan. Then aply new thermal compound and properly reattach your fan back. See HW maintanance manual for your model, there is very precise step-by-step description how to do that.
Hi, thanks for the advice. I didn't want to write until i did what you said, (waiting for the thermal gel to arrive took most of time).

I took the fan part out and vacuumed the vent holes (didn't let the fan spin), I've done this from external direction before, but never directly when it was taken out. I think doing directly this still might helped a bit.

And then the actually useful bit: I cleaned the chips and put new thermal compound on it! :)

Now what is really strange that ever since my CPU usage went down 20-30%.
Is it possible that this metric is not an actual linear usage calculated from the nominal 0-100% capacity of the cpu, but rather like it is a scaling percentage, like a faster increasing temperature makes the cpu capable to provide less Mhz before reaching the danger zone, but then now it heats slower overall, therefore max usage will be capped at higher temperatures, therefore higher frequency span is available, hence the lower usage with same workload?

I think this sounds logical, but it is disgustingly misleading, LOL

So far as I see, no resource monitor displays current frequency or something that could help to gauge this situation better.
What is your opinion?

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1148 Post by i2000s » Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:02 pm

Just to come back and report that the TPFanControl program works in X200 tablet (win 7). I have not found the optimal setting yet, but it indeed changes the speed of fan on demand.

One point to mention is that I found it is better to set "UseTWR=0" for the x200T machine. Otherwise, there may be an error. I am using the v0.63 of the TPFanControl software.

My computer makes a little grinding noise when the spin speed of the fan is too high (>4.5k rpm?). This issue, I don't know how to avoid. And I may need to replace the fan since it normally run at about 50-60 Celsius degrees.
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1149 Post by mykro » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:10 pm

Hi,

I used TPFanControl 0.62 for a while and it worked all fine. Since a few days however (maybe after some recent Windows Updates), my computer refuses to go to standby or to hibernation if TPFanControl has been used since the last reboot. The screen simply turns off, but the computer remains on. To get the screen back on, I need to do a reset.

If TPFanControl was not used, everything works fine.

TPFanControl 0.63 shows exactly the same behavior.

Anybody having this problem? Any solution available? Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks!

mykro

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1150 Post by ajkula66 » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:39 pm

Welcome to the forum!
mykro wrote:I used TPFanControl 0.62 for a while and it worked all fine. Since a few days however (maybe after some recent Windows Updates), my computer refuses to go to standby or to hibernation if TPFanControl has been used since the last reboot. The screen simply turns off, but the computer remains on. To get the screen back on, I need to do a reset.
Could you please tell us which ThinkPad we're discussing here to begin with?
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1151 Post by mykro » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:46 am

ajkula66 wrote:Welcome to the forum!
Thanks!
ajkula66 wrote:Could you please tell us which ThinkPad we're discussing here to begin with?
Sure, it's a T61 8889-2BG. Running Windows 7 x64.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1152 Post by ajkula66 » Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:47 pm

mykro wrote:Sure, it's a T61 8889-2BG. Running Windows 7 x64
Interesting, since I also have a nVidia-based T61 running the same OS and haven't noticed any changes in its behaviour. Your WU presumption many very well be a correct one.
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1153 Post by Xis » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:59 am

Hello.

First of all thank you very much for your hard work here.

I have a Thinkpad S430 running Windows 7 64 bits, and i'm struggling with temperature issues. I've found your tool and looked through and tried all the available versions (stable, beta and all the listed here on the forum until the v77) and i had not luck at all controlling the fan speed or even reading those values.

Some versions (v76 and v77) present some temperature values and can control the bluetooth and light successfully but regarding the temperature it seems a no go.

Do you have any suggestion for this Lenovo model, a version of the program for it, or something else that i can use? The fans are always too quiet, even when the laptop register temperatures of over 90 degrees and i'm not able to start them manually by any means...

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1154 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:55 am

Try IBM_ECW instead (next item in this forum).
Also, maybe clean your fan and replace the thermal paste?
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1155 Post by Xis » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:46 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:Try IBM_ECW instead (next item in this forum).
Also, maybe clean your fan and replace the thermal paste?
Hi.

Thank you for your answer.

I tried the IBM_ECW software (both versions signed and unsigned) without success. The result is the same as i can check the CPU temperature but the fan control does not provide any change to the fan speed of the computer.

As for cleaning the fan and replacing the thermal past, i think that the fan is working properly because when the computer reboots, i ear it working at full power for some seconds, but once the computer starts up the fan just goes idle and i cannot seem to force it to go up.

Any other suggestions out there for the Thinkpad S430 model?

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1156 Post by house kitten » Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:17 pm

Any settings for T420? Getting very POed with this ongoing fan noise.
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1157 Post by paulgj2 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:26 pm

Hello, am wondering what method TPFancontrol uses to detemine the CPU temperature?

TPFC always seems to be at least 5 degrees c higher than the temps shown by Coretemp as shown in the screenshots. (T400 w/integrated graphics, 8GB RAM, SSD, Windows 10 Pro)

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W701 4323-CTO

T400 6475-8Q5
T400 6474-P9U

T500 2082-3HU
T500 2242-8RU
T500 2089-5ZU
T500 2056-A48

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunn

#1158 Post by Insomniac1971 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:52 am

Insomniac1971 wrote: Also, Troubadix - is there a chance you could make your fancontrol to work on a Lenovo 3000 V100 - I could work with you until it works.
Hi Troubadix, I never found a solution for this, are there a chance we could work together to get TPFC working on the Lenovo 3000 V100?

With kind regards

JBJ
EDIT: would seem that his question is never going to be answered.
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1159 Post by timotee » Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:50 pm

Hello @troubadix and thank you for your excellent utility!

I have a L520, and I am using "tpfc_v062Lx2.zip special version for TP L520 and Edge E320 only" with it.

I have a question: is it possible to make the "Manual mode 1" lower RPM? At the moment it is 2845 RPM. On my other Thinkpads the lowest manual mode is around 1800-2000 RPM.

Thanks again!

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X201 TPFanControl configuration

#1160 Post by Ryccardo » Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:18 am

timotee wrote:
Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:50 pm
I have a question: is it possible to make the "Manual mode 1" lower RPM? At the moment it is 2845 RPM. On my other Thinkpads the lowest manual mode is around 1800-2000 RPM.
Not really - well, not without a custom EC firmware, that's what translates 0-7, 64, and 128+temperatures to driving patterns...

---------

And here's a configuration that works decently on X201, using TPFC-063:

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// HOTKEY Integration:
// Crtl+Shift+B -> BIOS-Mode
// Crtl+Shift+S -> Smart-Mode
// Crtl+Shift+M -> Manual Mode
// Crtl+Shift+1 -> Smart-Mode 1
// Crtl+Shift+2 -> Smart-Mode 2
Hotkeys=1

// Set UseTWR=1 to see more sensors, will work only on newer T4xx
// ATTENTION: if only one (cpu) sensor is displayed, TWR is not 
// working properly, displayed temp is faulty, go back to UseTWR=0
UseTWR=1

//--------------------------------------------------------------------
//

// ATTENTION: example temp values are for my T61, especially
// BluetoothEDR=1,  SensorName5=no5, IgnoreSensors=no5 too 
// temp levels 10 degrees centgrade higher than in T4x, R5x,
// change for your purposes.
// Achtung: die eingetragenen Temperaturwerte benutze ich beim T61,
// speziell hier: BluetoothEDR=1, SensorName5=no5, IgnoreSensors=no5
// Für T4x, R5x können die Temps 10 Grad niedriger eingetragen werden.
// Bitte alles für die eigenen Zwecke anpassen.

// advice for programmers: TPFanControl must acquire mutex named
// "Access_Thinkpad_EC" to get access to embedded controller
// Hinweis für Programmierer: TPFanControl muss den Mutex 
// "Access_Thinkpad_EC" aquirieren können um Zugang zum embbeded 
// controller zu bekommen.

// with Active=3 & ManFanSpeed=0 & ManModeExit=78 you can have a nice
// quiet time until temps reaches 78 deg. centigrade  :-))
// mit Active=3 & ManFanSpeed=0 & ManModeExit=78 kann man nach dem 
// "Kaltstart eine schöne ruhige Zeit haben, bis die Temps 78 °C 
// erreichen und das Programm auf smart mode schaltet.

// "Active=0" program just reads config. 
// "Active=1" allow program to modify fan.
// "Active=2" program will come up in smart mode.
// "Active=3" program will come up in manual mode.
Active=2

// manual fan speed at program start
ManFanSpeed=7 
 
// Program exits manual mode and switches to smart mode with last chosen
// profile, if this temp (degrees Centigrade or Fahrenheit) is achieved.
// default= 80 degrees Centigrade / 176 degrees Fahrenheit.
ManModeExit=78     //ManModeExit=172   // with Fahrenheit

// Window stays on Top if StayOnTop=1, normal behavior =0
StayOnTop=1
// Set to 1 for slim widget
SlimDialog=1   
 
// set to 1 for bluetooth with enhanced data rate (i.e. T61,
// X61  for T4x, R5x set BluetoothEDR=0 )
BluetoothEDR=1
 
// Windows Priority of Process (0-5, normal=2), increase if fancontrol has 
// big delays in response while other processes consume performance.
ProcessPriority=2

// Show no icon ballons: NoBallons=1, show icon ballons: NoBallons=0
NoBallons=1

// check temperatures every x seconds (default 5)
Cycle=5

// For Thinkpads A2x,T2x,X2x set NoExtSensor=1 to exclude reading 
// of extended sensors to prevent program errors. Attention 570(E) 
// is NOT compatible. Fan speed is not available on all models.
NoExtSensor=0

// Minimize to systray immediately when starting
StartMinimized=1

// check icon of tpfcicon.exe (optional) every x seconds (default 1)
IconCycle=1

// Show new icon with max. temperature / sensor name
ShowTempIcon=1

// Save the icon by a start delay of the program/service of 
// "SecStartDelay" (sec.) within "SecWinUptime" (sec.) after (re)boot
// Delete slashes '//' at next 3 parameters.
//SecWinUptime=120	//"SecWinUptime" (sec.) after (re)boot
//SecStartDelay=60	//start delay of the program (sec.)
//NoWaitMessage=0	//set to 1 to avoid sleep message
//ReIcCycle=600		//rebuild TempIcon every xxx secs.

// Temperature thresholds for turning the taskbar icon
// yellow orange red (Smart and Manual mode only and
// only together with MinimizeToTray=1)
IconLevels=60 65 70    // Fahrenheit: IconLevels=122 140 158

// Beep frequency and duration (in ms) for successful
// fan state changes. (Set either or both to zero to 
// disable)
FanBeep=0 0

// If this max number of consecutive EC read errors occur
// program will switch fan back to bios mode and exit
MaxReadErrors= 10

// Log2File=1 enables, Log2File=0 disables writing to TPFanControl.log
// Start program with admin rights.
Log2File=0

// Log2csv=1 enables, Log2csv=0 disables 
// writing to TPFanControl_csv.txt renamed to 
// TPFanControl_last_csv.txt after restart of TPFanControl
// rename to *.csv for use with excel
// Start program with admin rights.
Log2csv=0

// List (separated by comma) of sensors to ignore when
// determining the max. temperature.  (Use lower case,
// e.g "IgnoreSensors=pci,aps")
IgnoreSensors=007,008,pci

// List of new 3 letter sensor names, delete leading 
// slashes to aktivat. Don't use capital letters for readability 
// of temp icon.
//SensorName1=cpu
//SensorName2=aps
//SensorName3=pcm
//SensorName4=gpu
// Main battery
SensorName5=bt1
SensorName6=bt2
// Ultrabay battery (on other models)
SensorName7=007
SensorName8=008
//SensorName9=bus
//SensorName10=pci
//SensorName11=pwr
//SensorName12=xc3


// calculating Highest Temp with: 
// temperature of sensor no. = real temp minus SensorOffsetno.
// Default SensorOffset1-12=0 , Capital O in SensorOffset,
// to activate delete slashes '//',
//SensorOffset1=20
//SensorOffset2=20
//SensorOffset3=0
//SensorOffset4=2
//SensorOffset5=1
//SensorOffset6=5
//SensorOffset7=5
//SensorOffset8=4
//SensorOffset9=3
//SensorOffset10=2
//SensorOffset11=1
//SensorOffset12=5

// set to 1 to show calculated temps for sensors
ShowBiasedTemps=1 

// Show all/active sensors at start up. all=1 only active=0
ShowAll=0  

// temperature levels 'Level=' with associated fan levels
// (for the fan to come back, temperature must fall
// down to previous level).  There may be more or
// less levels in this list.  The first one should
// have a fan speed of zero and is the "turn off"
// temperature.
// Fan speed of 64 is extreme and may be an *unsupported*
// and *damaging* mode.  A fan speed of 128 setting is
// not really a fan speed in itself but will instead switch
// fan control to BIOS mode (0x80).  The idea of this
// is to let the program get out of the way and let the
// BIOS handle extremes.(and then switch back to smart if
// the temperature is okay again)

// Temp of lowest Level (commonly set to fan speed zero) of profile 
// "Smart Mode 1" will switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit if set higher 
// than 79 degrees. Temps of higher levels have no influence on F/C. 

//  >>>>  Celsius / Fahrenheit: temperatures in °C (active) / °F  <<<<
// !!! Temp of lowest Level > 79 -> switch to Fahrenheit !!! see below

// profile "Smart Mode 1"
// change values and number of items for your needs
// Celsius:         	// Fahrenheit: 
MenuLabelSM1=TPFC Mode High/  Label for Icon Menu, must be terminated by '/'
Level=42 0		// Level=140 0
Level=50 1		// Level=150 1
Level=60 3              // Level=165 3
Level=65 5		// Level=175 7
Level=70 7		// Level=175 7
Level=75 64		// Level=195 64

// optional 2nd profile "Smart Mode 2", switched by icon menue
// change values and number of items for your needs
// to deactivate, insert leading '//' into following lines

MenuLabelSM2=TPFC Mode Low/  Label for Icon Menu, must be terminated by '/'
Level2=42 0		// Level2=70 0
Level2=60 1		// Level2=90 1
Level2=66 3		// Level2=110 3
Level2=74 7		// Level2=130 7
Level2=80 64		// Level2=150 64


// IconColorFan=1 digital Icon will turn green while fan is running. 
IconColorFan=1

// Lev64Norm=1 : Fan level 64 acts as normal level with hysteresis, 
// fan will run till next lower temp step is reached (no pulsing fan). 
// If set to zero fan level 64 acts as emergency level without hysteresis,
// fan will run till level64 temp is reached again (pulsing fan can happen).
Lev64Norm=1
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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1161 Post by mkopec » Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:46 pm

Hello,

Thank you for this great utility, it has been keeping my T430 from death for a long time now.

I do have one issue though. I can't get it to detect GPU temperatures (or any sensors other than CPU, for that matter). Setting UseTWR to 1 results in a lot of errors:

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[24/02/2018 20:34:48] Windows uptime since boot 528 sec., SecWinUptime= 0 sec.
[24/02/2018 20:34:48] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] Warning: can't read Status, read error count = 0
and this is repeated 10 times, after which TPFanControl closes down. Is there anything I have to install to make it work? I'm running Windows 10, with power management drivers from Lenovo installed. Power Manager for Windows 7 will not install.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1162 Post by daniel_andrei1996 » Sun May 20, 2018 7:07 pm

mkopec wrote:
Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:46 pm
Hello,

Thank you for this great utility, it has been keeping my T430 from death for a long time now.

I do have one issue though. I can't get it to detect GPU temperatures (or any sensors other than CPU, for that matter). Setting UseTWR to 1 results in a lot of errors:

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[24/02/2018 20:34:48] Windows uptime since boot 528 sec., SecWinUptime= 0 sec.
[24/02/2018 20:34:48] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] failed to read temps , EC is not ready for TWR
[24/02/2018 20:34:49] Warning: can't read Status, read error count = 0
and this is repeated 10 times, after which TPFanControl closes down. Is there anything I have to install to make it work? I'm running Windows 10, with power management drivers from Lenovo installed. Power Manager for Windows 7 will not install.
Just came across the same issue. Any help in getting TWR to work with the T430 would be greatly appreciated, especially since the GPU tends to run really hot.
T430 i7-3720QM, 16GB DDR3, GPU NVS 5400M, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD (in ultrabay)

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1163 Post by ESL_tp » Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:15 am

Hi.
I have SL500. From a few seconds after boot fan runs at 2700 rpm, constantly. Nothing I can do. The fan inself is 4 pin, pwm I assume. It also speeds up under heavy load to 3100.
I tried tpfancontrol v.61 without any success, all of the data readings were null. I know there's v.63 now, any chance someone has a link to non google cdn v0.63? I get 403'd when I try to download it off of the provided link.
Cheers.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1164 Post by Screamer » Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:00 am

tpfancontrol v0.63 might not be capable of controlling your SL500's fan, but I suppose that you could still give it a try.

If that doesn't work, try using IBM_ECW v1.0.7.4.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1165 Post by ESL_tp » Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:41 am

Screamer wrote:
Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:00 am
tpfancontrol v0.63 might not be capable of controlling your SL500's fan, but I suppose that you could still give it a try.

If that doesn't work, try using IBM_ECW v1.0.7.4.
I've found v0.63 before and it didn't work.
IBM app doesn't seem to get any reads besides clock speed. Fan control doesn't work.

There's another one: staff.uni-marburg.de/~schmitzr/TPFC_SL_1005.zip But I think the server is dead.

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1166 Post by tpx61 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:24 am

Ask for a file in this forum: Experimente mit TPfanControl or register on this forum and download attachment:
TPFC_SL.zip

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1167 Post by ESL_tp » Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:10 pm

tpx61 wrote:
Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:24 am
Ask for a file in this forum: Experimente mit TPfanControl or register on this forum and download attachment:
TPFC_SL.zip
It don't believe it, but it worked after some tinkering. SL500 spoof id is 147 btw if anyone is looking for it. The readout for rpm is wrong though, hwinfo reads 3020 when it's clearly somewhere around 500. Thanks!

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1168 Post by artic_squirrel » Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:29 am

Screamer wrote:
Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:00 am
tpfancontrol v0.63 might not be capable of controlling your SL500's fan, but I suppose that you could still give it a try.

If that doesn't work, try using IBM_ECW v1.0.7.4.
out of curiosity, I tried /IBM_ECW.ZIP on windows 10 1809, but it says ''impossible to start the driver''. Is it normal? I use a L380 with tpfancontrol Lwithotu problem

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Re: Thinkpad Fan Noise Problem: Light at the End of the Tunnel

#1169 Post by Screamer » Tue Apr 09, 2019 4:00 am

I believe so, since IBM_ECW's driver is considered as an unsigned or a non-verified driver.

You would have to disable the 'driver signature enforcement' feature for it to work in Windows 10, as far as I know.

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