Fan control on Macbook Pro 15 inch under windows 7

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amcquaid

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Hello,

I have the latest macbook pro 15 inch. I have installed windows 7 build 7100 on it via bootcamp. Most things are working but the box is running very hot. At idle I see 75C on the GPU and 60C on the processor. The fans will not come on until 80C. I don't want to run my computer at 80C. I talked to Apple and they told me that there was no way to change the EFI settings. They also told me that Windows 7 had no way to manage the fan settings via Apple's EFI. Is this true?

I downloaded speedfan and it was not able to control the fans. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there a solution? Is this an Apple problem or a Microsoft Issue?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 build 7100
are you using the latest firmware with your macbook?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built Myself
OS
Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 OC'd to 3.20 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
6GB GSkillz Triple Channel DDR3 OC'd to 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 280
Sound Card
X-Fi Platinum
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 2001FWP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 x 2
Hard Drives
System - Dual 150GB Raptors Raid0
Doc Storage - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
TV Recordings - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
PSU
Gigawatt Antec
Case
Antec 900
Keyboard
Saitek
Mouse
logitech MX 10000
Internet Speed
30 mb/s

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built Myself
OS
Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 OC'd to 3.20 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
6GB GSkillz Triple Channel DDR3 OC'd to 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 280
Sound Card
X-Fi Platinum
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 2001FWP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 x 2
Hard Drives
System - Dual 150GB Raptors Raid0
Doc Storage - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
TV Recordings - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
PSU
Gigawatt Antec
Case
Antec 900
Keyboard
Saitek
Mouse
logitech MX 10000
Internet Speed
30 mb/s
fan ctrl

amcquaid said:
Hello,

I have the latest macbook pro 15 inch. I have installed windows 7 build 7100 on it via bootcamp. Most things are working but the box is running very hot. At idle I see 75C on the GPU and 60C on the processor. The fans will not come on until 80C. I don't want to run my computer at 80C. I talked to Apple and they told me that there was no way to change the EFI settings. They also told me that Windows 7 had no way to manage the fan settings via Apple's EFI. Is this true?

I downloaded speedfan and it was not able to control the fans. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there a solution? Is this an Apple problem or a Microsoft Issue?
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Hey first 80c under load might not be more than temp max for the cpu. that apple could verify. under load I get 70C> expecially if im mutlitasking. As far as I know its neither apples "fault" nor microsoft, just the limitation of hardware under bootcamp. let us know if you get info we dont get much info abt win 7 on a mac

Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Hello,

I have the latest installed. I am running 1.7. The issue is present in the current 1.7 EFI build.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 build 7100
just out of curiosity, what are the thresholds for the mac end? When does the fan kick on? What is normal idle temps?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built Myself
OS
Windows 7 7600.16384 x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 OC'd to 3.20 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte
Memory
6GB GSkillz Triple Channel DDR3 OC'd to 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 280
Sound Card
X-Fi Platinum
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 2001FWP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 x 2
Hard Drives
System - Dual 150GB Raptors Raid0
Doc Storage - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
TV Recordings - 1TB SATA 32MB cache Samsung
PSU
Gigawatt Antec
Case
Antec 900
Keyboard
Saitek
Mouse
logitech MX 10000
Internet Speed
30 mb/s
Lubbo's

Unfortunately, while Lubbo's loads just fine, it doesn't pick up either of the fan's speeds, the CPU temp, or the GPU temps.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Core2Quad, 2.66 GHz
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8800 ultra
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Samsung LCD
Hard Drives
250 GB primary
500 GB secondary
PSU
750w
Cooling
liquid
Lubbo's works great for me on a 17" Macbook Pro with an i5 core. My thighs were being slow-roasted before, but now they are much cooler. You should try a new version if you tried it before and it didn't work. It's been updated as recently as 6/13/2011. You can get it here.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple MacBook Pro - 17"
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 - M540 @ 2.53Ghz
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
Sound Card
Built-in Nvidia HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02
Case
Unibody
Cooling
Dual 6000 RPM fans
Keyboard
Stupid "chicklet" style keyboard w/o a real delete key.
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000
Internet Speed
2MB
Other Info
Win7 runs better on this machine than OSX. Suck it macboy.
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