Powerbook G4 Fan Always Running
Hey, I have a Powerbook G4 12" 1Ghz and the fan won't stop spinning very loudly. I downloaded some software and it reported a constant fan speed of about 8500rpms. I just replaced the hard drive because the old one was bad and I have no idea what to do about this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Hey, I have a Powerbook G4 12" 1Ghz and the fan won't stop spinning very loudly. I downloaded some software and it reported a constant fan speed of about 8500rpms. I just replaced the hard drive because the old one was bad and I have no idea what to do about this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Open up the activity monitor app (in utilities), quit all other open apps, and check to see if you have any rogue processes running.
My MacBook Pro was doing that, and it turned out there was crazed Dashboard widget that for whatever reasons was pinning the CPU.
This might have something to do with the way Energy Saver can throttle the speed of the CPU in order to keep the temperature down.
I've installed G4FanControl, which works flawlessly, but rather than getting it to kick in earlier, as some people have suggested on other forums, I'd like to set it to a higher temperature to see if that will stop the noise, which is getting on my nerves.
Question is, what temperature would be acceptable? Sensor 2 and 3 temperatures and setting are so widely divergent that there is no issue there. Sensor 1 now measures 44C while its threshold is set for 43C. However long and hard the fan is blowing (currently 7219rpm), that one degree cool-down appears impossible to achieve. What threshold can I safely set for sensor 1?
Thanks for your help.
Adriaanh