Noisy CPU Fan in Linux Mint
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 8.1. The CPU fan is quiet when I use Windows. I installed Linux Mint with Cinnamon on another partition, but the fan is noisy all the time when I use Linux Mint. Is there a way to slow down the fan while using Mint without disturbing how it works on Windows?
linux fan dell-inspiron cpu-speed
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
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I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 8.1. The CPU fan is quiet when I use Windows. I installed Linux Mint with Cinnamon on another partition, but the fan is noisy all the time when I use Linux Mint. Is there a way to slow down the fan while using Mint without disturbing how it works on Windows?
linux fan dell-inspiron cpu-speed
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
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This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
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I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 8.1. The CPU fan is quiet when I use Windows. I installed Linux Mint with Cinnamon on another partition, but the fan is noisy all the time when I use Linux Mint. Is there a way to slow down the fan while using Mint without disturbing how it works on Windows?
linux fan dell-inspiron cpu-speed
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 8.1. The CPU fan is quiet when I use Windows. I installed Linux Mint with Cinnamon on another partition, but the fan is noisy all the time when I use Linux Mint. Is there a way to slow down the fan while using Mint without disturbing how it works on Windows?
linux fan dell-inspiron cpu-speed
linux fan dell-inspiron cpu-speed
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
asked Jul 16 '15 at 14:44
RahulRahul
1613
1613
1
This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
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This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
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This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
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On my Dell Inspiron 5548 I have had to add "acpi_osi=Linux" to the Grub configuration so SpeedStep could kick in and the CPU frequency adjusted. This way the fans are not at maximum speed anymore.
answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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On my Dell Inspiron 5548 I have had to add "acpi_osi=Linux" to the Grub configuration so SpeedStep could kick in and the CPU frequency adjusted. This way the fans are not at maximum speed anymore.
answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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On my Dell Inspiron 5548 I have had to add "acpi_osi=Linux" to the Grub configuration so SpeedStep could kick in and the CPU frequency adjusted. This way the fans are not at maximum speed anymore.
answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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On my Dell Inspiron 5548 I have had to add "acpi_osi=Linux" to the Grub configuration so SpeedStep could kick in and the CPU frequency adjusted. This way the fans are not at maximum speed anymore.
answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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On my Dell Inspiron 5548 I have had to add "acpi_osi=Linux" to the Grub configuration so SpeedStep could kick in and the CPU frequency adjusted. This way the fans are not at maximum speed anymore.
answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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answered Apr 10 '16 at 21:39
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This is a question about fan control on Ubuntu the solution on Mint will be very similar.
– Ramhound
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07
"Slow down the fan"? Most likely it's running hard because of lack of power saving features on the GPU. Not much you can do about that.
– allquixotic
Jul 16 '15 at 15:07