I would like to know if there is a utility to completely turn off the fans.
Currently, when completely idle, fans are showing 2000 and 2100 RPM.
Although this is probably not recommended, I would like to have the option to completely shut them down.
Software such as 1 enable fan control but only lets you lower the RPM to the minimum set by Apple (which is 2000 and 2100 for each fan respectively),but I’m looking for an off switch.
When the CPU is idling, this should help preserve some battery life, and prevent dust from accumulating.
I am fully aware that this can damage the system and am not recommending this to anyone.
The question is whether this could be done and not whether this should be done.
Best Answer
Disabling the fans is not recommended but appears possible through the software below:
smcFanControl is a graphical interface for
sic-command
with additional safely limits:Being open source, you could remove the minimum limits imposed by
smcFanControl
.