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October 16, 2006
The Apple Core: MacBook Pro fan control application
Last Monday I reported that it was possible to adjust the speed of the MacBook Pro's fans via the command line. The hack involves modifying the plist files in AppleBlower.ktext and AppleFan.ktext. Editing the speed values for both fans allows you to speed them up to make your machine run cooler.
The problem is that many people don't like to use the command line and feel more comfortable with a graphical application. Enter Hendrik Holtmann's smcFanControl, a GUI application that lets you control your MacBook's fan speeds manually to make it run cooler.
Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady at October 16, 2006 8:00 AM
Category: The Apple Core
Tags: fan, hack, macbook, macbookpro, software
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