Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
On Friday 28 November 2008, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Friday 28 November 2008, Grant wrote: > >> I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with > >> the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The > >> 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster > >> speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the > >> higher speed? > >> > >> - Grant > > > > the box cooler is PWM controlled. > > > > FORGET BIOS. > > > > There is a much better solution: fancontrol. It is part of lm_sensors and > > adapts the fan speed to the cpu temperature. > > > > The app to config it is 'pwmconfig' > > BIOS works just as well here. no it is not 'as well'. fancontrol is much more flexible than bios.
[gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Friday 28 November 2008, Grant wrote: I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the higher speed? - Grant the box cooler is PWM controlled. FORGET BIOS. There is a much better solution: fancontrol. It is part of lm_sensors and adapts the fan speed to the cpu temperature. The app to config it is 'pwmconfig' BIOS works just as well here.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
>> I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with >> the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The >> 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster >> speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the >> higher speed? > > Search for options in the BIOS. Mine has several profiles for fan behavior > (temperatures/fan speeds). If yours doesn't, you can use the lm_sensors > package to set up various fan speeds at various temperatures. BIOS did it, thank you very much. - Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Grant wrote: >> I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with >> the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The >> 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster >> speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the >> higher speed? > > Search for options in the BIOS. Mine has several profiles for fan > behavior (temperatures/fan speeds). If yours doesn't, you can use the > lm_sensors package to set up various fan speeds at various temperatures. > > > Also, some fans have a temp control that is linear. It doesn't switch between speeds but as the temperature increases the speed increases until it reaches a balance point. I have a ThermalTake cooler and that is how it works but there may be others. The temp sensor is attached under the CPU between the CPU and the socket. Mine has worked well for about five years now. Just something to consider. If you have a lappy, never mind. You may be stuck with the BIOS option. Dale :-) :-)
[gentoo-user] Re: Quieting a 2-speed, loud CPU fan
Grant wrote: I just upgraded my AMD X2 4000+ to a 6000+. The fan that came with the 4000+ always sounded like it had one speed and it was quiet. The 6000+ comes with a fan that seems to have two speeds and the faster speed is pretty loud. Can I get the fan to never increase to the higher speed? Search for options in the BIOS. Mine has several profiles for fan behavior (temperatures/fan speeds). If yours doesn't, you can use the lm_sensors package to set up various fan speeds at various temperatures.
