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Mac Mini fan control

ramq
Who joined Jan. 25, 2008, 6:06 a.m.
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Wrote the following at July 4, 2013, 11:33 a.m...
My boss had this Mac Mini (late model) which he accidently broke when he tried replacing its harddrives.
The miniature cable connector for the temp sensor for one of the harddrives came loose from the motherboard and after my attempt at resoldering the connector, the fans were still att full tilt.

Any ideas?

Since he offered me to buy it from him for less than coffee money, I'd figure I could at least give it a try. If everything else fails it might sit as a server beside my Xserve in the garage - there it can whine all day long and noone would care.

What about fan-limiting software? Does such thing excist?

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ClassicHasClass
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Wrote the following at July 4, 2013, 11:51 a.m...
PC or Mac? I mean, Intel or PowerPC? Which specific model?

If it's Intel, which I assume, smcFanControl should work with it.

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ramq
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Wrote the following at July 5, 2013, 9:39 a.m...
Mid-2010 Mac Mini Server
(2.66GHz Core2 Duo)

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ramq
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Wrote the following at July 5, 2013, 9:40 a.m...
smcFanControl only sets minimum fan speed, not maximum.

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ramq
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Wrote the following at July 6, 2013, 12:48 p.m...
Found it right on - SSDFanCtrl
Originally intended for iMac and it's horrible harddrive temp sensors, but forum posts suggest it works OK with the single fan on the Mini as well.

Tried it - works 100%

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