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BelowZero

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Registered: 2018-03-13

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[Solved] How can I determine why my fan is running?

I'd like to check the temperature in my Dell laptop to determine why my fan is running at high speed.  I'm still new to Arch.  What should I be looking at to determine what is causing the temperature spike?

Last edited by BelowZero (2018-06-15 19:27:08)

mpan

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Re: [Solved] How can I determine why my fan is running?

pacman -S lm_sensors
sensors

Installing/using sensors

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BelowZero

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Re: [Solved] How can I determine why my fan is running?

Worked perfectly, thanks.  Now I'll learn Conky and put this over the top so I can monitor things in real time.