Setting processor fan to 100%

Question

How can I set fans speed to 100% or more in linux ?

Setting fan may depend on ACPI. For example on Thinkpads you use its ACPI - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_control_fan_speed . Please provide more details (manufacturer and preferably model). — Maciej Piechotka, Dec 24 '10 at 22:54

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '10 at 10:41

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Be aware that fiddling around with the fan speed can overheat your machine and kill components!

Anyway, the ArchLinux wiki has a page describing how to setup lm-sensors and fancontrol to achieve speed control.

answered Dec 27 '10 at 10:41

wag

How would setting the fan to 100% cause components to overheat? – AttackingHobo Dec 27 '10 at 19:53
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That was a general notice, if a custom tool/script does not work like intended, the system could overheat. – wag Dec 27 '10 at 20:01

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