FAN CONTROL - H55/H57 microATX MB from Gigabyte, Asus, MSI

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Hi!

I want to build the new HTPC system based on the new H55/H57 Micro-ATX motherboards with USB 3.0. There are some possibilities right now:
* Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3 and GA-H55M-USB3,
* Asus P7H55D-M EVO,
* MSI H57M-ED65 and H55M-ED65 with additional USB 3.0 PCI-e card.

My question is about FAN CONTROL for case fans (not CPU). I want to control it from BIOS or by additional software.


Gigabyte has 1x 4-pin SYS_FAN socket only. The pins are different for CPU_FAN and SYS_FAN.
http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList/Ma ... usb3_e.pdf

Asus has 2 sockets: 1x 3-pin PWR_FAN and 1x 4-pin CHA_FAN1. There is info, that CHA_FAN1 can be controlled by Fan Xpert.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA ... manual.zip

MSI has 3x 3-pin SYSFAN sockets. There is info too: "SYS FAN 1/ 2 Control, These items allow users to select how percentage of speed for the SYSFAN1/ 2"
http://download1.msi.com/files/download ... 87v1.0.zip


I have some questions to users of such motherboards.

Both 4-pin sockets (Gigabyte and Asus, not CPU PWM fans) have different pins.
What kind of 4-pin PWM or 3-pin fans can I use?
Can I use more fans then one connected to one socket?
How can I control it (BIOS, producers software, Speedfan)?
How is it working?
Any other suggestions and experience?


Thanks a lot in advance

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* Asus P7H55D-M EVO,
Asus has 2 sockets: 1x 3-pin PWR_FAN and 1x 4-pin CHA_FAN1. There is info, that CHA_FAN1 can be controlled by Fan Xpert.

Well... For this board the answer was not so far away. There was the article in SPCR about it:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1019-page6.html

"The Chassis fan spun at a constant speed depending on which Q-fan setting was selected. (...) the Chassis fan header can control fans using both PWM and 3-pin fans."
"(...) three-speed static setting for the secondary fan header"

"Unfortunately the current version of SpeedFan does not support the P7H55D-M EVO."