Using ASUS Probe

[Stuart Chapman]

Hi all....

Just assembled a new system and have been using ASUS probe to check temps.

All temps are OK (CPU ~ 30 C at idle, ~ 40 C under load). I can't figure
out what the fan thresholds mean though. I thought these were to give a
limit when the fan exceeded the rpm set as a threshold.

My chassis fan is continually running beneath the minimum threshold (600
rpm), and this is shown as an alert!.

Case is an Antec Sonata, the chassis fan is 120 mm.

Can anuone straighten me out on what the fan thresholds mean and how to
set them??

Cheers, Stupot

 

[Mike Foss]

Hi all....

Just assembled a new system and have been using ASUS probe to check temps.

All temps are OK (CPU ~ 30 C at idle, ~ 40 C under load). I can't figure
out what the fan thresholds mean though. I thought these were to give a
limit when the fan exceeded the rpm set as a threshold.

The main purpose of the threshold is to warn you when a fan goes
below a given RPM, not above. A 120mm fan needs far less RPM
to work than an 80mm.

Lower your threshold by going to the Fan Monitor screen. You'll
see very small gray blocks on either side of the threshold line. Click
and drag it to something like 300 RPM.

 

[Mike Foss]

The main purpose of the threshold is to warn you when a fan goes
below a given RPM, not above. A 120mm fan needs far less RPM
to work than an 80mm.

Lower your threshold by going to the Fan Monitor screen. You'll
see very small gray blocks on either side of the threshold line. Click
and drag it to something like 300 RPM.

Er, never mind. I just checked and it appears the lowest
you can set Asus Probe's fan thresholds to is 600RPM.

Only solution is to disable the chassis fan monitor (on the
Monitor Summary screen, uncheck the chassis fan box).
Or use another monitoring utility.

 

[Paul]

Hi all....

Just assembled a new system and have been using ASUS probe to check temps.

All temps are OK (CPU ~ 30 C at idle, ~ 40 C under load). I can't figure
out what the fan thresholds mean though. I thought these were to give a
limit when the fan exceeded the rpm set as a threshold.

My chassis fan is continually running beneath the minimum threshold (600
rpm), and this is shown as an alert!.

Case is an Antec Sonata, the chassis fan is 120 mm.

Can anuone straighten me out on what the fan thresholds mean and how to
set them??

Cheers, Stupot

If a chassis fan only has two wires, there is no RPM signal to
feed to the motherboard. The monitor chip will read zero as a
result, and be below threshold.

Check the fan cable and see whether it is a two wire or three
wire fan.

Paul

 

[Stuart Chapman]

Er, never mind. I just checked and it appears the lowest
you can set Asus Probe's fan thresholds to is 600RPM.

Only solution is to disable the chassis fan monitor (on the
Monitor Summary screen, uncheck the chassis fan box).
Or use another monitoring utility.

Thanks for the reply, that's what I've ended up doing.

Is Asus Probe OK, or would you reccomend a different utility?

Stupot

 

[Mike Foss]

Thanks for the reply, that's what I've ended up doing.

Is Asus Probe OK, or would you reccomend a different utility?

If your board is supported I recommend Motherboard Monitor:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com

If not, email Asus and tell them to lower the minimum RPM
threshold in ASUS Probe.

 

[Sylvain VAN DER WALDE]

Hi all....

Just assembled a new system and have been using ASUS probe to check temps.

All temps are OK (CPU ~ 30 C at idle, ~ 40 C under load). I can't figure
out what the fan thresholds mean though. I thought these were to give a
limit when the fan exceeded the rpm set as a threshold.

My chassis fan is continually running beneath the minimum threshold (600
rpm), and this is shown as an alert!.

Case is an Antec Sonata, the chassis fan is 120 mm.

Can anuone straighten me out on what the fan thresholds mean and how to
set them??

Cheers, Stupot

I had a similar problem when fitting my new Asus motherboard. It took me a
while to sort it out. I have no chassis fans in my tower case, by the way.

The answer is in the Bios:

Go to Power, Hardware Monitor, Q-Fan Control (enabled), Fan Speed Ratio
(enabled), and pick the ratio (11/16 to 15/16)
by trial and error, which gives you the correct fan speed/ CPU temperature
relationship.

Sylvain.