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klicksights

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Since: Jul 07, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:06 am
Post subject: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3
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A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I tested
the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally plugged
into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now the
fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently running
the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or at
least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August

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Mark C.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:01 pm
Post subject: Re: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"klicksights" <ben.TakeThisOut@klicksights.com> wrote in message
news:1152277571.331620.272610@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
>A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I tested
> the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
> fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally plugged
> into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now the
> fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
> the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
> so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently running
> the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or at
> least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
> fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August
>


I'm beginning to realize that shuttle mobos last only a bit longer than the
warranty does.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:41 am
Post subject: Re: smart fan issues with Shuttle SB61G2V3 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"klicksights" <ben.RemoveThis@klicksights.com> wrote in message
news:1152277571.331620.272610@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> A while ago (6 months) the CPU smart fan stopped functioning . I
tested
> the fan and after discovering that it worked I plugged it into smart
> fan plug 2 and configured the bios for smartfan 2 (originally
plugged
> into smartfan plug 1) which solved the problem until recently. Now
the
> fan has stopped functioning again and doesn't function in either of
> the 2 smart fan motherboard plugs. I've tested the fan and it works,
> so it has something to do with the motherboard. I am currently
running
> the fan directly off the PS but would like to run it off the MB or
at
> least understand why it stopped working. Can you suggest any way to
> fix this problem? Thanks, Ben August
>

Ben

This problem isn't just with the SB61G2V3.
Last year I built a couple of SK83Gs that have the same problem.
Whatever drives the fan doesn't seem up to the job.
I've had one these SK83Gs replaced and it too has failed.
Although it's not a satisfying solution, driving the fans directly
does work.
The ones I built now use voltage reducers and run at 7 (I think)
volts.
Even running prime95 for long periods never got the fans to run fast.

It's a case of making the best of a bad design.

Eric

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Gerard22

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:57 am
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Same thing has happened to me.

About a year ago my CPU fan seemed to die, so I started looking for a
replacement fan, but I thought I'd try a fan from another machine,
which I knew worked and plugged it into the fan controller 1 point on
the MB.

It was also dead, so I knew it wasn't the fan.
I bought a 3 pin cable splitter
This
one from Maplins and ran both the CPU and onboard graphics fans
off of the fan controller 2 point.

Now it seems that the same thing is happening, with both fans running
intermittently and not obeying the Smart Fan settings for FAN 2 in the
CMOS (PC Health Status).

I know that the second fan controller is about to die, so I will have
to get one of those 7V PSU to fan connectors.

Although my machine is now 3 years old I'm not convinced that I would
buy another shuttle. Their online support was pretty poor, they don't
make any 478 socket MBs anymore and they are unable to offer any
advice about replacing the FB61 MB I have. This Smart Fan failure is
clearly an issue on their old models but they've had our money for a
long time so they don' care.

:crybaby:
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