Ray, Thanks for sharing those settings. In all these replies, I've sensed that some folks think their fans are only coming on when the machine is hot. Based on my research, my machine & a lot of posts on the subject elsewhere on the net, I'm pretty sure that what their perceiving as the fan coming on is actually the fan in High Threshold Mode @ really high RPM's. When in fact, the sound probably associated with the laptop's general operations is the fan in normal mode.
CJ On May 24, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Yep. Let me tell yuh, when you look at the teps your GPU is running at, it's > mighty frightening. My lwo threshhold is set to 140Degrees f, and that's the > 100% setting on the slider. My high threshhold is set to 60% which is > 180DegreesF. The default base RPM setting is 2000, according to a forum I > looked at. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On May 24, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > >> C.J., thanks for this. I will give it a look. :) >> On May 23, 2011, at 10:50 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> >>> Kimberly, >>> >>> Since that post, I've figured out some of the answers. First, >>> SMCFanControler doesn't work with VoiceOver. But, FanControler version 1.2 >>> does. I'd tried it earlier & couldn't figure where it disappeared too, >>> after the install. I went back & did some more checking. Well, long story >>> short, after it's installed it appears, as a button, in the system's >>> preferences. >>> >>> You simply click it & then you can set the base RPM for your fans, the low >>> range of temp @ which the fans cut in & the high range @ which they go in >>> to hyper drive. It's working flawlessly & my machine is already cooler. I >>> shudder to think @ what temp it has been running. >>> >>> Apparently, judging from all the posts that I found on the subject. it's a >>> pretty common problem. I'm going to do some more research & try running my >>> Mac on the AC power with out the battery installed. If anyone else has any >>> other thoughts, then please join in. >>> >>> CJ >>> >>> >>> On May 23, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: >>> >>>> My Macbook Pro only gets hot when I run Windows in VMware Fusion while I >>>> am also charging it. Once it gets so hot, speech does tend to stutter. I >>>> have 8 gigs of ram and my unit is a late 2009 Macbook Pro 13 inch. If I >>>> just run OSX, my MPB stays as cool as can be. >>>> On May 23, 2011, at 9:47 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello All, >>>>> >>>>> My Macbook III Pro gets hot. I'm talk'n hot! I mean it's Saturday night >>>>> in Chicago in the Roaring 20's hot. >>>>> >>>>> When it happens, the machine in general & VO in particular just don't >>>>> function so well. So, I found a program called SMCFanControler. >>>>> Unfortunately, when I try to run the application, VO just tells me that >>>>> SMCFanControler doesn't have any windows. Anyone else dealing with a hot >>>>> Mac, a nonfunctioning fan controller problem? Inquiring minds & burning >>>>> hot pants want to know! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for any advice, >>>>> >>>>> CJ >>>>> >>>>> P.S. Does anyone smell something burning? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
