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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:23:30
Message-Id: 200811282323.12600.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On Friday 28 November 2008, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
3 > > On Friday 28 November 2008, Grant wrote:
4 > >> I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with
5 > >> the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The
6 > >> 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster
7 > >> speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the
8 > >> higher speed?
9 > >>
10 > >> - Grant
11 > >
12 > > the box cooler is PWM controlled.
13 > >
14 > > FORGET BIOS.
15 > >
16 > > There is a much better solution: fancontrol. It is part of lm_sensors and
17 > > adapts the fan speed to the cpu temperature.
18 > >
19 > > The app to config it is 'pwmconfig'
20 >
21 > BIOS works just as well here.
22
23 no it is not 'as well'. fancontrol is much more flexible than bios.