how to adjust fan speed?

[Frank Vogel]

What is the make of the box?
If it's for instance a compac proliant, you can download management software 
that slows down the fan after startup.

Regards,

Frank Vogel

On Thursday 02 June 2005 17:22, Olga Urban wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 03:49, Klaasjan Brand wrote:
> > > I just installed Linux on a former NT box. When it had NT, after boot
> > > up it used to either slow down or shut down the fan, and there was
> > > almost no noise. However, after I installed Linux, the noise persists
> > > and it's really loud. How do I adjust the fan speed? Thank you.
> >
> > If the box supports ACPI you can set the fans to automatic mode:
> > echo -n 3 > /proc/apci/fan/ <name> /state
>
> The system does not support ACPI and APM. What do I do? Help! The fan is
> really loud.