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Support for Dell notebook computers #56

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Most Dell notebooks doesn't have standard motherboard sensors. Even if CPU 
temp can be read thru MSR register, other specific data, like fan speed 
and memory temp is not available.
The only projet able to display that data is I8KFan (which is open 
source), but that one is not supported anymore and doesn't work on 64 bit 
systems.
Having Dell support in Open Hardware Monitor can make it simply the best 
monitoring tool available.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by andreabe...@gmail.com on 9 May 2010 at 11:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
More information / documentation on how one can get hardware monitoring data on 
Dell notebooks is required to start implementing.

Original comment by moel.mich on 3 Oct 2010 at 5:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Dug up my old Dell XPS M1530, hope this helps.

Original comment by fcbes...@gmail.com on 3 Oct 2010 at 11:43

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I've attached two files (most relevant ones) from I8kFan source code. Dell 
monitoring seems related to ports 0xB2 and 0x84 which are bound to SMBios. Not 
so many other infos there.

Original comment by andreabe...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2010 at 6:58

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hello,

This what HWINFO32 shows on my brand new Dell Vostro 3300 laptop.
But do we really need all of this?

IMHO, on a laptop, the most important stuff is temperature!
The rest is "comfort" information or "geek" information.

Unlike a desktop system, on a laptop it is nearly impossible to influence fan 
speed or voltages, unless you are a BIOS modding expert. All modern laptops 
have thermal controlled fans anyhow.

And if ever anything goes wrong with the fan, the machine will become too hot 
and the temperature alert will wake you up! (See enhancement request #35).

Original comment by Frut...@gmail.com on 3 Nov 2010 at 7:04

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi there. Inspiron 1564 here. Is there anything I could contribute to this 
issue?

Original comment by ania...@gmail.com on 15 Feb 2011 at 8:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Dell D600 here, I too would like to see Dell supported, can see all the temps 
in hwinfo32, but I prefer the much more clean interface of ohm

Original comment by Ozzy...@gmail.com on 22 Jul 2011 at 11:08

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hey, anything needed at all? Please let us know!

Original comment by ania...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2012 at 6:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Latitude E6420, no fan speeds, only temps. Would like to see Dell full support 
you! Thank you.

Original comment by a.v.shch...@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2013 at 8:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Dell E6540 no fan speeds.... fan speeds please?

Original comment by pet...@ucar.edu on 23 Jul 2014 at 10:42