How do I lower the fan speed lower than allowed by the SMC?

[junoreactor]

MBP 8,1
Faulty temperature sensor (TP0P) resulting in 100% fan speed all the time.

Things like iStatMenus or smcFanControl don't allow adjusting below the SMC-min-threshold.
So are there any software or easy hardware workarounds for this?

Thanks

 

[junoreactor]

Oh awesome, Macs Fan Control did what other softwares could not.
/thread

 

[jav6454]

Just be aware that setting a specific fan speed can result in damage should temperature increase without you knowing.

 

[halledise]

MBP 8,1
Faulty temperature sensor (TP0P) resulting in 100% fan speed all the time.

Things like iStatMenus or smcFanControl don't allow adjusting below the SMC-min-threshold.
So are there any software or easy hardware workarounds for this?

Thanks

that’s one old MBPro.
assuming you’ve reset the SMC and NVRAM to no avail, why not a full erase and install of the latest macOS your mac will run and see how you go then?

 

[Alpha Centauri]

But why try address the symptoms and not the cause?

 

[halledise]

fresh thermal paste