
Step 6: Just type in your Password (if you have one) and click on the OK button: Step 5: You might see a dialog box coming up like the one below, just click on the Open button: Step 4: Go to your Application folder and double click on smcFanControl: Step 3: Drag the smcFanControl to your Application folder: Step 2: Open up the folder and you will see: Step 1: Double click on the zip file you have just downloaded and you will see a folder appear on your desktop shortly.

Step 0: Download the SMC Fan Control (its a zip file) from: and put it on your Desktop.
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Official Website (also contains the download link): Īpart from using this software to keep my MacBook cool, I also put two erasers at the back of my MacBook so that there is bit of air circulation under the notebook.īelow is a step by step guide on how to install and configure the SMC Fan Control application: So you can increase your minimum fan speed to make your Intel Mac run cooler.

Here are some details about the software:ĭescription: smcFanControl lets the user set the minimum speed of the build in fans. My friend Chaks, who also owns a MacBook, recommended a software to me (thanks Chaks) 😀 Its called SMC Fan Control (SMC stand for System Management Controller). After I got my MacBook…I’ve noticed that the default fan speed is a little too low…thus the CPU could get quite warm when you open up quite a few apps. Before I got my MacBook, I’ve heard people complaining that their MacBook / MacBook Pros are getting a little too warm at times.
