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I checked this area and that is true for the CPU fan and the chassis fan 1, which is connected directly to the motherboard. However the 2nd 80mm fan installed is PWM, 4 pin and connected to a 3pin fan adapter via molex. This does not appear under the Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen
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An update on the build, currently running at about 38 degrees idle, which is not fantastic, but sufficient. Still deciding what to do, may well install the "Big Shuriken 2 Rev.B Low Profile CPU Cooler, SCBSK-2100" in the future, undecided at the moment.
With regards XBMC, I have:
Installed Windows 7 and XBMC.
Configured the Windows loading screen, logon and shutdown screen so that they are all XBMC branded.
Added XBMC to the startup folder with a 10 second delay which is simple and effective
The boot time including loading XBMC is between 25 and 27 seconds.
I am now in the process of finding the perfect skin (but there is a lot!) and investigating the add-ons (again there is a lot, some on official and others on unofficial repositories).
One thing I am primaily focusing on is the ASRock Smart Remote. With this remote I can already start the HTPC from shut down mode which is great. However pressing the same power button puts the PC into sleep state. How can I configure this so that the power off button sends a shut down command? Is this possible? Is it possible to configure the remote with XBMC specific keys?