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Walter Sobchak · 2011-09-15, 13:30

I recently purchased said box and I am happy with the overal performance of the system (old sata hdd and 1x4g ram): smooth 1080p 24p playback, smooth menus and transitions.
Only the noise of the fan I wish would be quieter. Is there any way to adjust the fan speed?

numb7rs · 2011-09-15, 15:20

"The fan's minimum and maximum duty cycle (its speed, essentially) can also be configured via the BIOS ..."

Walter Sobchak · 2011-09-15, 16:08

Thanks! I have read this review before I purchased the unit. Must have overread that passage:/ Do you know which settings would be considered safe but reduce the fan noise?

numb7rs · 2011-09-15, 19:46

I'd say a safe limit is 70°C. There is more headroom, but you've got two chips under the same heatsink.

toineb · 2011-09-15, 20:18

It might be worth checking which bios you have. I think it is only after the last update that the bios has fan control

MidnightWatcher · 2011-09-16, 06:43

Set fan to 50%. Perfect balance IMHO.

mushroom · 2012-03-08, 22:39

hi
can you tell me please exactly the settings in bios to make my zbox quiet?
i set values 70,3,50 but its still noisy.pls help me

Mallet21 · 2012-03-08, 23:22

Use Speedfan if you can't figure out the bios settings:

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

mushroom · 2012-03-09, 08:08

unfortunely i dont have windows.if i dont find a solution i must try it.anyway if anybody tell me the correct values i will appreciate it

Orclas · 2012-03-09, 14:11

And this is why I decided to make "fanless" my priority no 1 when choosing HTPC... :p

Anyhow, hope you guys get it fixed.