Use custom laptop fan speeds while booted in Windows

Dec 06, '06 07:30:03AM

Contributed by: luai

I always liked using smcFanControl to control my MacBook Pro's fan speed to keep it running cooler. I always wished to do the same while booted in Windows via Boot Camp. After discovering that smcFanControl settings will stick through a restart, I tried the following and it worked:

  1. While booted in Mac OS X, use smcFanControl to keep it cool enough. I found that 3500rpm is adequate.
  2. Quit all apps and restart your MacBook pro -- do not shut it down.
  3. After hold down the Option key and choosing Windows, your fan settings will stick unless the machine sleeps.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one in Windows, but the fan speed settings certainly seem to stick through a restart.]

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