This thread provides support for the Minisforum N5 EC / IT5571 Driver, a hardware-specific hwmon driver for the Minisforum N5 (F8NAA mainboard, ITE IT5571 embedded controller).

Supported hardware

• Minisforum N5

• F8NAA mainboard

• BIOS 1.04 (validated)

• ITE IT5571 embedded controller

Features

• CPU Fan: PWM + RPM

• SSD Fan: PWM + RPM

• HDD Fan Group: PWM + RPM

• PCIe Fan: PWM (no RPM feedback on this board - zero is expected)

• CPU / System / Board / Ambient temperatures

Installation

Plugins → Install Plugin and enter:

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ltdstudio/minisforum-n5-it5571/main/minisforum-n5-it5571.plg

The plugin downloads the kernel-matched package from GitHub Releases (currently Unraid 7.3.2 / 6.18.38-Unraid), installs it, and loads the module. A WebGUI page under Settings → User Utilities shows live fan/temperature data (refreshes every 3 seconds).

Recommended companion plugins

• FanCtrl Plus 2 (fan control): CPU Temp → CPU Fan, NVMe group → SSD Fan, array-disk group → HDD Fan Group, NVIDIA GPU / PCIe auxiliary temp → PCIe Fan. Do not run FanCtrl Plus, FanCtrl Plus 2, or another controller against the same PWM concurrently.

• Dynamix System Temperature (temperature display): select CPU Temp and System Temp; optionally Board Temp and Ambient Temp.

Notes

• The module matches uname -r exactly and refuses to load on non-N5/F8NAA systems (DMI check).

• On unload/removal, all fan channels are restored to EC/BIOS automatic mode (with duty-cycle clamping for safety).

• PCIe Fan was physically validated: pwm4=0 stops the fan, pwm4=255 reliably starts it at full speed. The IT5571 has three tachometer counters; this board firmware exposes only three RPM inputs.

When requesting support, include

1. Unraid release

2. uname -r

3. BIOS version

4. dmidecode -t system -t baseboard (or /sys/class/dmi/id/board_name)

5. modinfo minisforum_n5_it5571

6. sensors

7. dmesg | grep -i minisforum

Source: https://github.com/ltdstudio/minisforum-n5-it5571
Issue tracker: https://github.com/ltdstudio/minisforum-n5-it5571/issues

@Squid Hi! Could you please add this plugin to Community Applications?

Plugin: Minisforum N5 EC / IT5571 Driver
Category: Drivers:System
Plugin URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ltdstudio/minisforum-n5-it5571/main/minisforum-n5-it5571.plg
Author: ltdstudio

Tested on Unraid 7.3.2 / 6.18.38-Unraid / BIOS 1.04 (Minisforum N5 F8NAA mainboard). Package is distributed via GitHub Releases (kernel-matched .txz). Thank you!