MacBook Pro - Manual fan control utility?

MacBookProJoe · MacBookProJoe #1 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 10:09 PM

Does anyone know of a manual fan control utility out there someplace? Id like to have better control of my cooling...

Thanks.

Tom

getuptogetdown · getuptogetdown #2 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 11:25 PM

just did a quick google of "fan control mac" it's that easy

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31130

MacBookProJoe · MacBookProJoe #3 (**permalink**)

05-11-2008, 11:35 PM

Found it. Thanks.

technologist · technologist #4 (**permalink**)

05-12-2008, 02:49 PM

Now that you've found one, don't use it.

Seriously.

If you under-cool your Mac, you will do nothing but burn up your components and kill your hardware. If you over-cool your mac, you will do nothing but wear out your fans and (eventually) kill your hardware, and, meanwhile, lower your battery life.

Apple's engineers are better at this than you. Really. The default settings are the best ones for your hardware and warranty.

MacBookProJoe · MacBookProJoe #5 (**permalink**)

05-12-2008, 04:51 PM

Actually Im turning them up a little. The default setting is 2000rpm and Im running them at 3000 rpm. Do you really think that will burn them out early?

Tom

cwa107 · cwa107 #6 (**permalink**)

05-12-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacBookProJoe

Actually Im turning them up a little. The default setting is 2000rpm and Im running them at 3000 rpm. Do you really think that will burn them out early?

Tom

You are simply placing undue wear on your fans. They are thermostatically controlled and require no user-intervention. I too would recommend that you just leave them alone. Fans have a definite MTBF (mean time before failure). The more you use them, the quicker they will eventually fail.

a320ca · a320ca #7 (**permalink**)

05-13-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwa107

You are simply placing undue wear on your fans. They are thermostatically controlled and require no user-intervention. I too would recommend that you just leave them alone. Fans have a definite MTBF (mean time before failure). The more you use them, the quicker they will eventually fail.

Ditto. Apple sets up the fans to yield the best performance/longest life.

atomcek · atomcek #8 (**permalink**)

06-10-2008, 05:19 PM

Here yo go...

http://mattversteeg.wordpress.com/20...a-macbook-pro/

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #9 (**permalink**)

06-10-2008, 06:24 PM

I got smc fan control, because my MBP while ripping DVD's was heating up to +80 C and the fans were only going at 3200 rpm, and the case felt like you could cook an egg on it, got SMC and turned up the fans to 4300 rpm and it brought the temp down to ~72 C. I have no problems with the controller.

MacBookProJoe #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 06, 2008 Location: Seattle, Warshington Posts: 67 Mac Specs: MBP-2.5/15.4/4G/250G/	05-11-2008, 10:09 PM Does anyone know of a manual fan control utility out there someplace? Id like to have better control of my cooling... Thanks. Tom My stuff MBP 15" \| 2.5ghz(Pen) \| 4GB Ram \| 320GB 7200 HD \| 8600GTM 160Gig iPod \| 80Gig iPod \| 8Gig Nan \| 4Gig Nan
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getuptogetdown #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 323 Mac Specs: 15" Matte Macbook Pro 2.5Ghz 4gb RAM 250gb HD, 60gb iPod Classic maxed, iPod shuffle	05-11-2008, 11:25 PM just did a quick google of "fan control mac" it's that easy http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31130 Loving my MBP more and more everyday
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MacBookProJoe #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 06, 2008 Location: Seattle, Warshington Posts: 67 Mac Specs: MBP-2.5/15.4/4G/250G/	05-12-2008, 04:51 PM Actually Im turning them up a little. The default setting is 2000rpm and Im running them at 3000 rpm. Do you really think that will burn them out early? Tom My stuff MBP 15" \| 2.5ghz(Pen) \| 4GB Ram \| 320GB 7200 HD \| 8600GTM 160Gig iPod \| 80Gig iPod \| 8Gig Nan \| 4Gig Nan
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Waterpolo820 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	06-10-2008, 06:24 PM I got smc fan control, because my MBP while ripping DVD's was heating up to +80 C and the fans were only going at 3200 rpm, and the case felt like you could cook an egg on it, got SMC and turned up the fans to 4300 rpm and it brought the temp down to ~72 C. I have no problems with the controller. "In a world full of ordinaries, I will be extraordinary"
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technologist #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	05-12-2008, 02:49 PM Now that you've found one, don't use it. Seriously. If you under-cool your Mac, you will do nothing but burn up your components and kill your hardware. If you over-cool your mac, you will do nothing but wear out your fans and (eventually) kill your hardware, and, meanwhile, lower your battery life. Apple's engineers are better at this than you. Really. The default settings are the best ones for your hardware and warranty.
	QUOTE Thanks

atomcek #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 1	06-10-2008, 05:19 PM Here yo go... http://mattversteeg.wordpress.com/20...a-macbook-pro/
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