Thx great job, works as advertised;
On my Early 2008 MBP 4.1 2.4Ghz C2D, fans are ramped up to 4K, would be good if the increased fan RPM was user selectable, 3K, 4K, 5K, Max etc. option to display fan RPM would be an an added enhancement.
Battery & mains supply profiles would also beneficial as the additional cooling is welcome, however it will consume more power reducing run time on battery.
FWIW I am also running SMC Fan Control, and have observed no issue...
Would it be possible to make the target temp 'stick' after reboots? As it is it seems to open on boot, but not retain the target temperature.
Hi,
the maximum fans speed is determined basing on Apple's specification on a per fan basis and is set only if necessary. The goal of the app is to run without any user's effort, so letting him manually set the speed defeats the goal itself. As for the showing part, yes, that's doable. The only problem is the placing. Please, feel free to suggest.
As for the battery, yes: if this is what you mean, I can make the app select higher speeds only if the target temperature is quite far while running on battery, and earlier when on ac/dc power. Will implement this in the next revision.
Thanks for the feedback.
Of course, I can save the target set. However, after the app's launch, you'd still have to click "set target temperature" in order for it to actually work.
Or do you think I should implement an auto-start feature and let the user decide?
Again, thanks for your feedback.
To LostSoul80
First off, I just came across this thread and I want to _congratulate_ you for your exemplary communication with others here, as they have provided feedback to you. I am very impressed with your attentiveness, and positive attitude displayed while interacting with others.
You've peaked my interest, I've used other utilities on my 15" Mid 2010 core i7 MacBook Pro. None of which have been ideal.
Therefore I am going to try yours in a few days, just as soon as I return home from the business trip I'm on. It sounds like just what I've been looking for.
Cheers
Hi everybody,
I've designed this app to be very easy to use. You tell it a target temperature, and it'll adjust the fans accordingly. I've coded it for my personal use, but since it's useful, I feel I should share it!
The version attached works with 10.6, and probably 10.7 (feedback appreciated). 10.5 is not supported, but if you have 10.5 tell me and I'll upload the right version.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Revision 3 improves speed regulation.
Edit: Revision 4 adds a more gradual automatic speed change.
Edit: Revision 5 adds the "open at login" feature and fixes a display problem.
Edit: Revision 6 implements S.M.A.R.T. reading and small core changes. 6.2 provides a fix for certain machine's behaviour when no temperature sensor is found.
Yes, that's doable. I'll code it. But bear in mind that a certain gap is built-in, so when there's a change of RPMs over a certain threshold the fans seem to kick off at max speed (whilst they're not).Great work! Can you make it more gradual? For example, if I set it to 50 C and the temp rises above just a bit, the fans shoot to max speed. So can it be gradual when both accelerating as well as decelerating?
Thank you for this app sir, your work is appeciated!
Is there any "recommended" temp I should set it at. 40c seems to be the default. Do we have any recommended temp from Apple? I have a 2011 Imac i7 btw.
Paul
Thank you for this app sir, your work is appeciated!
Is there any "recommended" temp I should set it at. 40c seems to be the default. Do we have any recommended temp from Apple? I have a 2011 Imac i7 btw.
Paul
OK, been doing some testing on the 27" iMac with no temp sensor on the hard drive following replacement. I now have a temperature being read of about 31c but the fans are still whirling round at top speed. When I set the temperature above the current temp say 40c the fans that are going continue at the same speed and some other ones kick in. Sounds like an aircraft now
I also ran in on a 2007 mac mini in my media cabinet which does get hot. The temp reports back at 64c and it won't go any lower than 61c so the fans run fast permanently.
I love this tool! I have been searching for a tool to calm my fans down, my macbook pro fans kept going to 6000 and there was nothing I could do to slow them down. I tried resetting the smc (a bunch of times), fan control and smc fan control nothing had any effect on my fans! My cpu could be 35 degrees and they were still full speed! I downloaded this, set my pref. temp. and down they went to 1250 rpm. I thank you so much for creating this because honestly I did'nt know how long i could take the fans blazing like that, they were driving me insane! I do have one small request though, I was wondering if there was any way to change the minimum speed from 1250rpm to around 2000 or 2300rpm? Reason being I think it would keep it from kicking up to full speed less often while still being relatively quiet. I know from reading previous posts that the 1250 is probably the factory low speed for my macbook pro and you may not want to change any factory setting speeds but I would love my mac fans to run a little higher speed at idle and while cooler than the set temp. You are a life saver either way and I want you to know I LOVE THIS TOOL!
Yes, that's doable. I'll code it. But bear in mind that a certain gap is built-in, so when there's a change of RPMs over a certain threshold the fans seem to kick off at max speed (whilst they're not).
Ultra Fan set to the max upper limit (70C)