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A workaround for the MacBook 6200 rpm issue
Authored by: Michelasso on Jul 10, '11 01:14:13AM

I know that. The point is that I want it more silent. Fan Control, like smcFanControl adjusting the minimum fan speed can only make it louder.

Anyway, I actually put my hands on the Fan Control source code and modified it. I used to be a developer ages ago, so I can still do some little things. I changed few parameters and added the lines to write the SMC max rpm as well. Now the fan speed goes proportionally with the temperature, in a much more dynamic way than the script. I know this is not a solution, but it does the job I wanted to achieve. Actually now it does what I tought those tools were supposed to do since the beginning. It shouldn't be dangerous because I've set the high threshold to 80 C. After that (but one can choose a lower temperature value) it goes to 6200 rpm.

Still, my only hope is the new thermal paste. Something is really heating too fast.



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