by fvdw » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:03 pm
it starts when disk sda exceeds 45 oC
It will start slow but if tmepratures increase further then speed is increased, it is stopped when temps are below 45 oC
You can see in disk menu what the actual temp of your disk is
what would be the use of having possibility to switch it on or off manually ?
In the webinterface a message will be displayed in case the fan control daemon is not running.
In ps -ef output you should see a line with /usr/sbin/fan-d If that is present the fan control daemon is running
to point 2
answer is "no". That program is a ms-dos program and won't run under linux