Thank you for the reply. I did see those option at the bottom, but wasn't sure of their use and what they actually do.That's most likely because the firmware takes over.
Try to enable either "Use System Auto Control Method 1" or "Use System Auto Control Method 2" if that will help to override the system control.
Tried both methods, 1 and method 2, same results. Just spins up for a moment and then settles back down to what it was.Those are 2 different methods to disable the default system fan control. Since we don't know which of them will work for your model, you need to try and see...
It's actually a Dell Desktop Inspiron 3650, but I'm thinking that doesn't matter. My other option is to power the case fan directly from the PSU and cut the mobo out of the loop.No, the "Spin-down" is a different setting - amount of cycles to wait when temperature goes below threshold before HWiNFO will reduce fan speed.
But this case seems like the notebook's firmware is much stronger than HWiNFO...