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Poll Results: What did you think of the changes?

 
  • 56% (55)
    Work great, thanks!
  • 15% (15)
    Works ok, no biggie!
  • 10% (10)
    Umm.. it's just ok.
  • 6% (6)
    Complete Crap!
  • 12% (12)
    What's the point?
98 Total Votes  
post #1 of 194
4/25/05 at 1:20pm
Thread Starter 
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------ August 2008 ---------

** This project is no longer active **
** Download Link for those that still use i9k **
This was the last build that I compiled, I have not actively worked on this project since 2006
http://rapidshare.com/files/13879839...UIrc1.exe.html

Here's the driver install link
http://rapidshare.de/files/40282203/driver.exe.html

------ Spuds

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Older 2006 Information below
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-----------BETA VERSIONS -----------------------------------------------
Version 2.2.1.03a - Outdated by the 2.2.1.03b Release build below.
NO ACTIVE DOWNLOAD LINK


-----------Release VERSIONS-----------------------------------------------
Update 5/23/2005 - Version 2.2.1.03b is available
-- NO ACTIVE DOWNLOAD LINK --
Thanks subtle_spectre for hosting!!!!
- CPU OR Gpu Temp control for Fan 2
- North Bridge temp reading
- Bug fixes from 2.2.1.02
- GUI improvements
- Ability to select white background for tray icon, good for dark backgrounds.
- Also incorporates all 2.2.1 changes to date.
Install Notes: Download file, save it to your i8kfangui install folder, double click to run. Rename the file to i9kfangui.exe
You DO NOT NEED to remove any registry keys for this beta version, it creates a new i9kfangui key in the registry All future builds will use this new key.

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ARCHIVED VERSION - Update 5/10/2005 - Version 2.2.1.02 is available
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Primary Download:NO ACTIVE DOWNLOAD LINK
Thanks subtle_spectre for hosting!!!!

Change Log..
- Add's dimmtemp to graph
- Allow's lower selection of temp's
- Setup for i9300/xps2 systems with all the latest updates incorporated
- redesigned layout
- Fixed Nvidia 6800go temp sensor reading
- Tested on a 9100 and 9300

version 2.2.1.02

Installation Notes:
Install i8kfangui 2.2 - http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/

Make sure that i8kfangui is closed
Delete the following registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CD\I8KFAN

Copy the i9kfangui to your i8kfangui installation folder, double click to run.
You must run i9kfangui after you have deleted the registry values, if you run i8kfangui first the registry settings will not be correct and the application will function abnormally.

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--Original Post--
Since the source code is available, and it's under GNU, I am able to make changes. C is not my native programming language, but I can make GUI changes, config, add additional features, etc.

I would like to make it widescreen formated, 9300/xps specific configuration (so that it works without having to go though a bunch of setting changes).

What do you all think? Helpfull? Got some changes in mind for it?

- Spuds
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post #2 of 194
4/25/05 at 1:38pm
Dimm temp readout on the chart.
GPU temp reported correctly.
Settings for the GPU-CPU fan as off, low, med and high.
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post #3 of 194
4/25/05 at 1:42pm
Being able to control Fan1 with the CPU tmep and Fan2 with the GPU temp, independently. Right now, everything is controlled with the CPU temp.
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post #4 of 194
4/25/05 at 1:43pm
Ability to set the actual speed value of the fans instead of just quiet and LOUD. Maybe even allow a matrix to be filled in so that the fans increase as the temp inceases.
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post #5 of 194
4/25/05 at 1:51pm
Very Important one... Allow the fans to cool below 30c. That way people undervolting can see how cool we could get the p-m. Right now the fans bring the p-m down to 30 and shut off, then the p-m heats up to 40 and fan kicks on again. I'd prefer to have the fan on all the time instead of the wear of off and on, and the chip heating up and then cooling down even while at idle. PLEASE PLEASE Make it go down to 25c if not 20c, should be an easy change! Thanks!
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post #6 of 194
4/25/05 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by Asdasl
Being able to control Fan1 with the CPU tmep and Fan2 with the GPU temp, independently. Right now, everything is controlled with the CPU temp.
I'd like to see this as well.
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post #7 of 194
4/25/05 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by Stryprod
Very Important one... Allow the fans to cool below 30c. That way people undervolting can see how cool we could get the p-m. Right now the fans bring the p-m down to 30 and shut off, then the p-m heats up to 40 and fan kicks on again. I'd prefer to have the fan on all the time instead of the wear of off and on, and the chip heating up and then cooling down even while at idle. PLEASE PLEASE Make it go down to 25c if not 20c, should be an easy change! Thanks!
20c is about 68 degrees fahrenheit...that's below normal room temperature.
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post #8 of 194
4/25/05 at 7:43pm
Thread Starter 
Dimm temp readout on the chart - Possible

Settings for the GPU-CPU fan as off, low, med and high AND
Ability to set the actual speed value of the fans instead of just quiet and LOUD.
- Maybe, have to find out what all values I can send to the fans, guessing it's possible to control based on the 9100's values, which would mean at a min. 10%, 20%, 30%, etc.

GPU temp reported correctly - Maybe, depends if it's a computation error or sensor error.. if it's a value that's constantly off and can be corrected with a computation, then yes.

Being able to control Fan1 with the CPU tmep and Fan2 with the GPU temp, independently - Possible, alot of code would need to be modified to do this, but possible.


Allow the fans to cool below 30c - Possible
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post #9 of 194
4/25/05 at 9:13pm
Fix Fan Speed RPM value.

This is not a big deal because the fan status of Slow Fast or Off reports properly and also no decisions of what to do are made on these values.

Right now my fans read
CPU temp: 47 C
GPU temp: 49 C

Fan status:
Slow
Slow

Fan Speeds:
78870 RPM
79740 RPM

I know the RPMs are off. when fans go on high they report numbers between
120,000 and 200,000. Pertty powerfull little fan motors if true . (i think more realistic speeds are more around 5,000 on low and 10,000 on high)

If other peole are getting accurate numbers then it may be a driver thing and my system is reporting the wrong value to i8fangui.

Anyone else have this problem?
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post #10 of 194
4/25/05 at 9:56pm
I want to be able to play drum beats by powering the fans. Also, a "heat up" feature so if you're in cold weather you can super heat up the notebook to help warm you. Also, if you can embed a mini version of Doom in the GUI, that would be cool. you should be able to make the fans spin in either direction and also have a fart detector that kicks the fans on high to dispell the gas, especially while using in your lap.
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post #11 of 194
4/25/05 at 9:59pm
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Originally Posted by DaddyOf2Girls
Fix Fan Speed RPM value.

This is not a big deal because the fan status of Slow Fast or Off reports properly and also no decisions of what to do are made on these values.

Right now my fans read
CPU temp: 47 C
GPU temp: 49 C

Fan status:
Slow
Slow

Fan Speeds:
78870 RPM
79740 RPM

I know the RPMs are off. when fans go on high they report numbers between
120,000 and 200,000. Pertty powerfull little fan motors if true . (i think more realistic speeds are more around 5,000 on low and 10,000 on high)

If other peole are getting accurate numbers then it may be a driver thing and my system is reporting the wrong value to i8fangui.

Anyone else have this problem?
The copy of i8fangui in this thread: http://notebookforums.com/showthread...ight=i8kfangui
Seems to take care of the Fan RPM values and the GPU temperature display. Works great on my 9300.
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post #12 of 194
4/25/05 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by johare
20c is about 68 degrees fahrenheit...that's below normal room temperature.
Well we can have 24.3c, but I think 20c is a little bit more rounded number.
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post #13 of 194
4/25/05 at 10:04pm
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Originally Posted by Stomper
Ability to set the actual speed value of the fans instead of just quiet and LOUD. Maybe even allow a matrix to be filled in so that the fans increase as the temp inceases.
I think that's impossible. Fangui relies on the functions BIOS provides to trigger the fans and I doubt the bios will provide an interface that would adjust the exact speed of the fan. Typically, the Dell BIOS only provides functions to turn off the fan and either set it to low and max. So although you may see that the fan has three speeds depending on the heat, it only provides a way to change it to either high or low. You have to hack the BIOS to do more.
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post #14 of 194
4/26/05 at 2:24am
An option for the thermostatic switching to be initiated by the GPU sensor would be great, because then a true "Gaming" cooling profile could be utilized.
As it is now, the CPU can be kept at a nice cool 40*C while the GPU intermittently peaks past 70*C.
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post #15 of 194
4/26/05 at 2:39am
For someone fairly new to system adjustments... What does fangui bring in benefit? Is it worth the effort? Does it impact battery life? Chip life? Other? Any insight would be helpful.
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post #16 of 194
4/26/05 at 4:17am
Thread Starter 
Here's what I've found so far...
Dimm Temp on Graph .. done, does some weird history but displays correctly based on temp of sensor.. currently set to display if reading of dimm temp is enabled, doesn't check the user option yet.

Fan speed controls other then slow, max, off.. still looking into this one, so far the only options is wants to take are 0, 1, and 2.. anything else and i've got to reboot as it hangs fangui.

If there's a bios change, the program will stop reading GPU temp, that could be a problem in making GPU temp an option that the fan controls are based on (well fan in this case)... I'll see about makeing a call to set the GPU fan to max in the event that happens or on error.. just to be safe..

The GPU temp that's reported in FanGUI is 4 degree's off (-4) when compared to nvidia's display of the temp. Is this true on all machines? or specific to my 9300? I can adjust the temp to the correct reading if this happens for everyone.
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post #17 of 194
4/26/05 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by spudsdude
Here's what I've found so far...
Dimm Temp on Graph .. done, does some weird history but displays correctly based on temp of sensor.. currently set to display if reading of dimm temp is enabled, doesn't check the user option yet.

Fan speed controls other then slow, max, off.. still looking into this one, so far the only options is wants to take are 0, 1, and 2.. anything else and i've got to reboot as it hangs fangui.

If there's a bios change, the program will stop reading GPU temp, that could be a problem in making GPU temp an option that the fan controls are based on (well fan in this case)... I'll see about makeing a call to set the GPU fan to max in the event that happens or on error.. just to be safe..

The GPU temp that's reported in FanGUI is 4 degree's off (-4) when compared to nvidia's display of the temp. Is this true on all machines? or specific to my 9300? I can adjust the temp to the correct reading if this happens for everyone.
Can you lower the lowest temp the fans stay on any? Should be easy I'd imagine... at least to 25c instead of the 30c its at now.
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post #18 of 194
4/26/05 at 6:00pm
Thread Starter 
Yup, the temp can be lowered, i've got the basics of that done up, just have to find where some of the values are checked to ensure it's gonna work right. Hopefully i'll have a few minutes tonight to dig around some more into it, and I'm in contact with some other folks to make it a team effort
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post #19 of 194
5/10/05 at 3:37am
Thread Starter 
Ok I've got the temp control working to give a new min. of 20c, there's one catch, in that the 3rd tier of the fan control must be 11c higher then the 2nd tier. In other words if you have the 2nd tier set to come on at 31c, then the 3rd tier must be set to 42c or higher. I'll add that to the diaglog box that pops up to warn of temps that are not cascading in nature.

All default settings are set for a 9300/xps2 (they also work on the 9100/xps, and 8500's).. they will test sensor reading and disable automatically if it can't read that sensor, so older laptops can also run this version. The patch for the fan speed reading has been incorporated (it's a registry setting that is set in the application to default to on).

Dimm temp has been added to the graph, if the sensor is reading it, then it's displayed automatically.

I've been running this build for about a week now with no problems what so ever.

Anyone got a place to host the file? If so maybe a few more people can try it out.
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post #20 of 194
5/10/05 at 3:17pm
I am very willing to try it out, but have no place to host the file. Anyone, someone???? Can you host the file??? Its probably not that big.
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