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4,922 reads · 2009-08-24 – 2009-08-27
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Change the RPM on Fans (nvidia 8600 GT)

i have installed a Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT full working EFI now.. but is it any software i can change the fan? the fan make so mutch noise... thanks!

Primary Author
@jacoweb Published 2009-08-24
Collection
Snow Leopard 10.6
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4,922 historical reads · 2 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2009-08-24 – 2009-08-27
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@jacoweb@nixola@bofors

i have installed a Nvidia Geforce 8600 GT full working EFI now.. but is it any software i can change the fan?

the fan make so mutch noise... thanks!

Synthesized Community Field Notes

2 technical responses curated from 3 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @nixola 2009-08-27

Dont know for the software but try to clean the fan with aircompresor.

Field Note #2 @bofors 2009-08-27

It sounds like you may already done this but you might consider flashing the BIOS to lower the GPU clock a bit.

Sources & Contributor Provenance (3 credited usernames · Thread #3757)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@jacowebPrimary Author12009-08-24
@nixolaContributor12009-08-27
@boforsContributor12009-08-27