Apparatus and method for automatically configuring control of a fan to be exclusively performed by a motherboard

摘要

A method and apparatus are described for automatically configuring control of a fan to be exclusively performed by a motherboard is disclosed. In an embodiment, the motherboard includes remote fan speed control module and a signal module, each to be coupled with a fan over a communication medium. The signal module is to transmit a signal over the communication medium indicating that the remote fan speed control module has exclusive control over fan speed of the fan.