preferred fan speed control methods?

[Bill McGonigle]

On Nov 29, 2006, at 20:48, Ben Scott wrote:

>  Keep in mind that, in general, the cooler a component is, the longer
> it lasts.  So running well under operating range can still yield
> benefits.  Maximum != ideal.

Yeah, it's a trade-off between a computer's longevity and its users  
hearing.  The computer shall die.

>  If you do have honest-to-goodness software control, then different
> chipsets and boards still use different mechanisms. There's little to
> no standardization for this.

Bah, that's what I was afraid of.  I have "PCM" leads according to  
the motherboard manual, so there's hope.

I'll report back with a solution.

-Bill

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