/FanControl

Fan control application for lenovo ideapad Z580

Primary LanguageC++MIT LicenseMIT

Fan Control app for lenovo Ideapad Z580

This laptop has fan control feature using the lenovo driver (Energy Management)

Hovewer SpeedFan failed to work correct with this laptop in windows 10, so here is a small utility build from reverse-engineering of the driver

Prerequirements

Disclaimer

This software is provided as is, use at you own risk, no warranty provided.

Usage (comman line)

  • FanControl.exe fast for fast Fan mode (in my case it consists of 12 high speed 10 seconds intervals with 2 seconds cooldown)
  • FanControl.exe normal for normal operation mode
  • FanControl.exe read returns driver value for CleanDustState
  • FanControl.exe keepfast <code, default = 3> will resend request for the max Fan speed each time the return code differs from the specified
  • Execution without arguments, double click will create Tray icon for the application and keep requesting max Fan speed. Right click icon to exit and return back to normal mode