Howdy sull, Unbforetuneatly this app is only for intel macs.
I've dug and dug and dug and I can't find a single widget for controlling the fan on my G4 powerbook. Nothin' :( -Mike mefeedia.com mmeiser.com/blog On 3/11/07, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I bought a macbook pro 3 months ago and my only real complaint has been > the ridiculous heat that this thing has radiated out. > Using the keyboard and mouse pad or having this thing on my lap has not been > comfortable at all. It has just been much too hot and even painful to > touch. > I contemplated selling it because of this discomfort. For a pricey > computer, this was unacceptable. > > Apple just wanted me to have them work on it.... But I held back for > awhile. > Some research told me about thermal grease being overly used inside this > thing which may have been causing macbooks to run at high temperatures. See > this pic for example - < > http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=886b64a54f22af7356fe0bbd0dc5099a&attachmentid=47894&d=1148049949 > > > > The solution was to crack open the macbook pro and ..... well... no. I wont > do that yet either! > But this is a cool article with pics: > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2006/05/23/thermal-paste-question.html > > So, a comment somewhere pointed out a much simpler and free solution... And > this actually turned out to work perfectly. > Its a simple free open source fan control! > > http://lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/index.html > > Now my macbook pro, even when charging battery (thats when it usually got > the hottest) stays cool with my fan control settings. > The default fan config on the macbook pro is very low and you cant change > it. So this is an awesome solution which took minutes. > > So i'm happy now. Just in case anyone else needed to know.... there ya go. > > > -- > Sull > http://vlogdir.com (a project) > http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) > http://interdigitate.com (otherly) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
