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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0000438 | SpeedFan | Other | public | 2005-12-30 23:57 | 2006-08-12 10:46 |
| Reporter | adampk17 | Assigned To | alfredo | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | crash | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | resolved | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Platform | DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert | OS | Windows XP Professional | OS Version | SP2 |
| Product Version | 4.29 | ||||
| Summary | 0000438: When launching Speedfan my computer shuts off | ||||
| Description | I'm a long time user of Speedfan (I love it). I just upgraded my motherboard and video card and re-installed the OS. My motherboard is a DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert which uses the NForce 4 SLI chipset and my video card is a EVGA 7800 GT. I just installed the lastest available non-beta version of Speedfan from your website and when I lauch SPeedfan it begins to scan the busses and the computer shuts off. It doesn't log off, or shut down, or crash, it just turns off in the blink of an eye. I'm not able to read quickly enough to see what it is scanning just before it shuts off. I'd love to get Speedfan working and it would be cool if I can help you overcome a possible bug or add some new hardware support possibly. Where do I start? | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
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| Video Card Model | EVGA 7800GT CO 256-P2-N517-AX | ||||
| duplicate of | 0000522 | resolved | alfredo | Upon installing Speed Fan, and starting up for first time. halfway loading stuff, computer SHUTS OFF |
| parent of | 0000615 | resolved | alfredo | System powers off when loading Speedfan during SMBBus scan |
| has duplicate | 0000496 | closed | alfredo | PC shuts down when opening Speedfan |
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Just used the /NOSMBSCAN option and Speed fan will start now. Please let me know how you would like to me to proceed from here. Thanks |
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just want to confirm that my friend and i both have the same problem as this (both have dfi expert motherboards) /nosmbscan switch seems to fix it? doesn't detect HDD temps either or perform SMART tests, maybe cause i've got 4x ST380817AS in RAID on the silicon image 3114 controller? :/ |
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Adding another confirmation, I also have a DFI SLI-DR Expert and have this exact same problem. So obviously there is a common theme. :D /nosmbscan also worked for me but will this disable some of the program's functionality? Maybe this will simply be fixed in a new version. |
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Have the same problem on DFI expert. /NOSMBSCAN works, but even with this option, the problems don't disappear completely. When I start speedfan now and play some music or video, there are some short gaps in the sound every other minute. EDIT: The sound issue solved in another thread. |
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Ok: you found the fix. The /NOSMBSCAN switch prevents any access to the SMBus. If you still can see temperature, voltages and fan speeds then most features are available. There might still be something else that was missed on the SMBus. I'm working on a way to handle such situations to still allow scanning the SMBus avoiding some addresses. The issue related to audio skipping every minute should be fixed by updating hard disk or audio drivers. |
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Where exactly do you put the "/NOSMBSCAN" command? From my understanding it was right clicking on the short cut of speed fan, going to properties then adding the command to the "target". But upon doing that, doesn't matter where in the target I place it, I get a message about an invalid something (not at my home computer atm so can't put the exact error). |
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Copy the following line into your shortcuts target feild: "C:\Program Files\SpeedFan\speedfan.exe" /NOSMBSCAN |
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I could start speedfan with commandline parameter now, but see nothing ;-( so temps, no fans, nothing. Any thoughts? |
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I don't know if this will help, but I too have a DFI motherboard, though an LP, I do know that if one installs the DFI Hardware Doctor/Monitor utility off of their CD, Speedfan doesn't work. I guess one or the other "doesn't play well with others". For me, the solution was to pick the better of the two, and I uninstalled completely the DFI Hardware Doctor utility. |
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mmmhhh I haven't installed DFI Monitoring. Any other ideas? |
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I just confirmed that this is still an issue with 4.29. Is /NOSMBSCAN actually considered the "fix" for this issue rather than just a workaround? |
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In the help file it is described a DEBUG SMBUS procedure. The problem should be that one device on the SMBus doesn't like to be "touched". If any of you can use that procedure to tell me which is the SMBus address that triggers this issue I will release a final fix. Thank you. |
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Address $2E seems to be the culprit. Shut off as soon as I hit the button to scan it. |
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9/08/2006 10:34:28 PM - Scanning device at $2E and then the crash. |
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Great work mak84! Thanks for taking the time to do that. Were you able to use the information you gathered and exclude $2E or is that something that Alfredo will need to do? |
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Hmm... So, it is address $2E that causes the issue. In the beta area you can find the ACPI TABLES tool. Could you upload here the result from that tool, please? I will create a beta a few seconds later :-) |
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-> <DFI Corp,LTD > -> <LP UT NF4 Expert> -> <1.0 > |
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I have a beta for you. Please send me an email and I will send a ZIP file containing an EXE to you. |
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Email sent. |
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Ok, I have a new beta for you to try. It should fix everything. Please, send me an email requesting the beta for this specific motherboard. Make sure your email address can receive an email with a ZIP containing an EXE. |
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Adam, did you receive the beta? |
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Ok, this issue should be fixed now. I would like to know which is the MOTHERBOARD MANUFACTURER and the MOTHERBOARD MODEL reported by SMBIOS for your motherboard. And I would like to know which is the exact name of your motherboard as it should be written on the motherboard itself. Currently it seems that the same motherboard has got different SMBIOS names. You can read SMBIOS data using the ACPI TABLES tool available on the BETA AREA or using any other tool that reads it. |
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Mine reports the same as adampk17 -> <DFI Corp,LTD > -> <LP UT NF4 Expert> -> <1.0 > |
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Mak84, if you want, send me an email and I will send the latest beta for you to try. Remember to use an account where you can receive a 1MB ZIP file containing an EXE. |
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I send the report you wanted from 4.30 b1.1. Seems I can't change fan speeds unfortunetly. Perhaps this is just due to my own mistake. Mak84 if you have the new beta can you change speeds? |
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Fan speeds can be changed. Enter CONFIGURE / ADVANCED and read the help about ADVANCED SETTINGS. |
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Email sent |
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OK, after reading the intructions, imagine that, I can now change fans speeds :) Thanks for all your help! |
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;-) |
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Is it entirely possible that I am seeing temps reported more than once? I have nine temps being reported but I can't quite decipher all of them. Here is what Speedfan reports: Temp Temp1 Temp2 Temp3 Core Temp1 (again) HD0 HD1 HD2 I figure I should have: 3 hard drive temps 1 CPU temp 1 Nvidia GPU temp 1 nF4 Chipset temp 1 Power regulator temp To my knowledge there isn't a ambient temp sensor, the DMI temp monitoring tool doesn't report one anyway. |
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How mad is that, I got the FAN speeds to work :) adampk17 - One would be the motherboards CPU temp reading. Probably around 10C lower than the 'core' temp Alfredo check your email again. |
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I've got the final beta for this issue. Please, send me an email if you want to try on your DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert motherboard. I'm closing this issue now. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-30 23:57 | adampk17 | New Issue | |
| 2005-12-30 23:57 | adampk17 | Video Card Model | => EVGA 7800GT CO 256-P2-N517-AX |
| 2005-12-31 01:08 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001443 | |
| 2005-12-31 16:44 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001444 | |
| 2006-01-23 07:55 | rudds | Note Added: 0001459 | |
| 2006-01-26 11:44 | Mythos | Note Added: 0001462 | |
| 2006-01-28 19:56 | Mythos | Note Edited: 0001462 | |
| 2006-02-07 16:39 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001485 | |
| 2006-02-07 16:39 | alfredo | Status | assigned => acknowledged |
| 2006-03-03 08:51 | alfredo | Relationship added | has duplicate 0000496 |
| 2006-03-15 17:44 | Cook1 | Note Added: 0001583 | |
| 2006-03-16 00:16 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001585 | |
| 2006-03-30 06:39 | bonzo206 | Note Added: 0001598 | |
| 2006-03-30 21:05 | walt | Note Added: 0001601 | |
| 2006-03-30 21:05 | walt | Note Edited: 0001601 | |
| 2006-03-31 05:57 | bonzo206 | Note Added: 0001605 | |
| 2006-08-08 05:00 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001869 | |
| 2006-08-08 10:32 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001870 | |
| 2006-08-09 14:42 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001872 | |
| 2006-08-09 14:45 | mak84 | Note Edited: 0001872 | |
| 2006-08-09 14:45 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001873 | |
| 2006-08-09 16:46 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001874 | |
| 2006-08-09 21:03 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001876 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:23 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001880 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:31 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001882 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:32 | alfredo | Note Edited: 0001880 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:34 | alfredo | Note Edited: 0001873 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:34 | alfredo | Note Edited: 0001872 | |
| 2006-08-10 01:37 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001883 | |
| 2006-08-10 08:53 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001886 | |
| 2006-08-10 10:21 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001887 | |
| 2006-08-10 19:45 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001893 | |
| 2006-08-10 19:57 | alfredo | Relationship added | duplicate of 0000522 |
| 2006-08-10 20:28 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001900 | |
| 2006-08-10 20:34 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001901 | |
| 2006-08-10 20:47 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001904 | |
| 2006-08-10 20:49 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001905 | |
| 2006-08-10 20:56 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001906 | |
| 2006-08-10 20:59 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001907 | |
| 2006-08-10 21:00 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001908 | |
| 2006-08-10 21:31 | adampk17 | Note Added: 0001910 | |
| 2006-08-10 21:41 | mak84 | Note Added: 0001911 | |
| 2006-08-12 10:45 | alfredo | Note Added: 0001930 | |
| 2006-08-12 10:46 | alfredo | Status | acknowledged => resolved |
| 2006-08-12 10:46 | alfredo | Resolution | open => fixed |
| 2006-08-12 10:46 | alfredo | Product Version | 4.27 => 4.29 |
| 2006-08-26 11:36 | alfredo | Relationship added | parent of 0000615 |
