I just have to say that the LIRC project is awesome.
I thought it would be a real hassle to get the remote working but as soon as the correct driver is loaded, LIRC is really simple to configure.

Many thanks go out to Art103 (asusfan.linux-site.net) and his friend Jon for their work on the lirc_it87 driver modifications.

I will put my LIRC-related confs here soon, but it's almost time for sleep right now.