how to adjust fan speed?

Klaasjan Brand klaasjan at gmail.com
Thu Jun 2 08:49:04 UTC 2005


> I just installed Linux on a former NT box. When it had NT, after boot up it
> used to either slow down or shut down the fan, and there was almost no
> noise. However, after I installed Linux, the noise persists and it's really
> loud. How do I adjust the fan speed? Thank you. 

If the box supports ACPI you can set the fans to automatic mode:
echo -n 3 > /proc/apci/fan/ <name> /state

You can also turn them off this way by setting the value to 0, but
you'll risk overheating the cpu.

Klaasjan




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