Comment 4 for bug 1019468

My memory is fading, but I think the reason is to slow reaction on
temp spikes (you'll be surprised how fast the temp on the GPU spikes
under max load). Average moves to slow and might create overheating.
Best regards,

Mikael Ström
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 2:50 PM, gmorehou <email address hidden> wrote:
> Is there a reason that you can't use the average system temperature in
> macfanctld to control the fan speed?
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> Title:
> macfanctld does not use SMART sensors
>
> Status in macfanctld:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Mac fan sensorsdo not work with anythin other than Apple OEM drives.,
> So the only available temperature data dor replacment drives is the
> SMART sensors within the drive.
>
> Even with macfancld installed the fan opperates at full speed all the
> time, because iti is not reading the SMART sensors
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