Fan Control for Alienware m15 r7

[zeimos]

I am currently unable to see the fan control option on my Alienware m15 r7. I have seen this thread regarding future fan control support, https://www.hwinfo.com/forum/threads/fan-control.2241//, but was confused since I also have a Dell XPS 15 9500 (released in 2020) that is able to control the fan, which made me think all Dell/Alienware models should be able to control it. Is my model supported? If not, are there alternatives that would allow me to do so?

 

[Martin]

DELL/Alienware uses different methods for fan control depending on model. If you don't see a fan control icon it means we don't know how to control fans on that model.

 

[zeimos]

So I noticed the Alienware Client Management Service was disabled and once I started it, I was able to control the fans, but for some reason I am unable to control it again, even though the service is still running. Are there any other services that are required/expected to be running in order for this program to work on Dell/Alienware? I know my device is capable now, I just dont know whats stopping me from controlling it again

 

[Martin]

I'm not aware of any such requirement, sorry DELL notebooks are quite different from model to model and even BIOS updates can result in different behavior in fan control mechanisms.

 

[zeimos]

yea seems like theres some service that keeps cutting off access to controlling the fan, now i notice that everytime I restart I have fan access, but within 5 minutes, the fan button just goes away