From 114467ecb5147921a63c9921bc49aa318ded5ff0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Honeycutt Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:12:49 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Init work on Fan Noise article --- content/fan-noise.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/fan-noise.md diff --git a/content/fan-noise.md b/content/fan-noise.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a234f3d36f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/fan-noise.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: System Fan Noise and Expectactions +description: > + Ways to manage fan noise what what to expect +keywords: + - Fans + - Loud + +facebookImage: /_social/article +twitterImage: /_social/article + +hidden: false +section: software +tableOfContents: true +--- + +## Noise Levels + +We set custom fan curves for some laptops to maximize their performance so that you get as much power as possible but still keep the system in safe temperature ranges. + +### Monitoring Fan Speeds + +Fan Speeds can be reviewed in the psensor which can be installed from either the Pop!_Shop or the Ubuntu Software applications. Here is what it should look like (the number of cores/threads will be different depending on the system as well as having a GPU fan or not). + +![psensor on an oryp7](/images/fan-noise/psensor-oryp7.png) + +### Fan Modes + +Most laptops other then the Pangolin (pang12 and pang13) have fan modes which are max or automatic. Changing between these modes can be done with the Fn+1 key combo (if you model supports this it will be in their [tech-docs](https://tech-docs.system76.com)). + +### Ways to lower fan noise + +A few ways to lower the RPM (revolutions per minute) include: + +1. Run the laptop while on battery, this will lower the clock speed for the CPU and GPU which will lower the demand of the fans to cool the system. +2. Set the laptop to Battery Life mode in system76-power, this will also lower the clock speeds. +