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### A word of caution ### A word of caution
The default parameters will run fans at 100% speed at temperatures > 50°C, and run then a 20% speed if < 30°C, which corresponds to the usual recommended drive operating temperature. If you are sure that there are no other components in your system that generate significant heat, if you have other fans to cool down youy system, or if you have a case optimized for passive cooling, you can set minimum speed to 0%, which will stop the fans if temperature is below the minimum threshold. The default parameters will run fans at 100% speed at temperatures > 50°C, and run them a 20% speed if < 30°C, which corresponds to the usual recommended drive operating temperature. If you are sure that there are no other components in your system that generate significant heat, if you have other fans to cool down youy system, or if you have a case optimized for passive cooling, you can set minimum speed to 0%, which will stop the fans if temperature is below the minimum threshold.
**Be aware that a misconfiguration of this tool can lead to a failure to cool down your system properly which can damage components or reduce their lifetime.** **Be aware that a misconfiguration of this tool can lead to a failure to cool down your system properly which can damage components or reduce their lifetime.**
Before using HDD Fan control unmonitored for long period of time, I recommend keeping a minimum fan speed for security, and checking that the temperature of your system stays in reasonable range as expected. Before using HDD Fan control unmonitored for long period of time, I recommend keeping a minimum fan speed for security, and checking that the temperature of your system stays in reasonable range as expected.
### Fan configuration ### Fan configuration
To get the value for the `--pwm`, `--pwm-start-value` and `--pwm-stop-value` parameters, use the [pwmconfig tool](http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/man/pwmconfig). To get the value for the `--pwm`, `--pwm-start-value` and `--pwm-stop-value` parameters, use the [pwmconfig tool](http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/man/pwmconfig).
### Drive auto spin down ### Drive auto spin down
SATA drives can be configured to automatically spin down after a certain period of inactivity, which saves power. If your drives are configured to do so, you may notice that they do not spin down when HDD Fan control is running. SATA drives can be configured to automatically spin down after a certain period of inactivity, which saves power. If your drives are configured to do so, you may notice that they do not spin down when HDD Fan control is running.
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--pid-file PID_FILEPATH --pid-file PID_FILEPATH
Filepath for lock file when using deamon mode Filepath for lock file when using deamon mode
## License ## License
[GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0-standalone.html) [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0-standalone.html)