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>Do you use windows In a desktop the motherboard controls the fans unless you have an alternative like fan control installed, so not windows. In a laptop it's
by fennecbutt 3y ago
>Do you use windows
In a desktop the motherboard controls the fans unless you have an alternative like fan control installed, so not windows.
In a laptop it's either still the motherboard, or a specific chip used to manage the fans and other peripherals (ie for Dell/XPS it's locked out of bios control and you need to use Dell's special software to adjust it; Fuck You, Dell!), so still not Windows.
- guappa 3y agoWell a basic windows install will keep the CPU more occupied than a basic linux install, when both are idle. This reflects in the CPU being hotter, which reflects in the fan spinning more.