Since smcFanControl is software I'm not sure if it has any impact on Apple's warranty, the jury still seems to be out on it.
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If you install a utility such as iStat Menus 4.21, then you can provide temps and fan speeds to indicate whether the computer is running too hot. There is not need to use such software since the computer's cooling system is designed to handle heat dissipation. Users that are capturing audio or video or working in very quiet studios may opt for a quieter (albeit hotter)-running MacBook Pro, but users that regularly have to use an Apple notebook on their lap should absolutely download a copy of this excellent software tool. No, it won't void the warranty unless the computer fails from a heat-related cause. Written in C, requires dotNET 4.0 (hence Windows XP is the lowest this will work on). It allows you to see some thermal sensor values and change fan settings on your Apple PC/laptop running Windows. WARNING- IF YOUR COMPUTERS FANS ARE HIGH BY THEMSELVES, DO NOT USE SMC FAN CONTROL TO TURN THEM DOWN. AppleFanControlNT (as the name suggests) is an smcFanControl-like utility for Windows XP and above.
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The only real down side is that your machine runs a lot louder with the fans running at full kilter. This program is great if your laptop is running hot. The best alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. There are more than 25 alternatives to smcFanControl for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Mono. After all was said and done I was able to realize a temperature drop of 60☏ on my MacBook Pro. smcFanControl is described as is the perfect application for all those Macbook owners getting burned by their hot-running Macbook and is a Fan Speed tool in the system & hardware category. The best Windows Fan Speed Tool alternative is Open Hardware Monitor, which is both free and Open Source. When I increased both fans to 6000 RPM (the maximum) the temperature dropped to 102☏ after another 10 minutes. smcFanControl is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. After I launched the application I increased both fans from 1000 RPM to around 3000 RPM and within 10 minutes my temperature dropped to 115☏ - a drop of 47☏. A quick hack of Kenny Lasse Hoff Levinsens fanControl to work on late 2011 Mac Minis, using averaging of 2 CPU cores.
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Enter Hendrik Holtmann's smcFanControl, a GUI application that lets you control your MacBook's fan speeds manually to make it run cooler.Īccording to CoreDuoTemp (another must have MBP app) my MacBook Pro was running at 162☏ before running smcFanControl. On any computer, and Macs arent an exception, you cant control how its fans work as they are controlled by the CPU depending on the workload and the temperature reached by the computer. The problem is that many people don't like to use the command line and feel more comfortable with a graphical application.
Editing the speed values for both fans allows you to speed them up to make your machine run cooler. The hack involves modifying the plist files in AppleBlower.ktext and AppleFan.ktext. Last Monday I reported that it was possible to adjust the speed of the MacBook Pro's fans via the command line.
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