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Version 1.4.0 - broken constant value control

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Marvin42
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Version 1.4.0 - broken constant value control

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As of version 1.4.0 when fan manual control setting is used the slider/value is stuck at a maximum of 5500 instead of the previous version where the value could be set to 6200 RPM. This is on a last generation 17" MacBook Pro.
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Re: Version 1.4.0 - broken constant value control

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Re: Version 1.4.0 - broken constant value control

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Sorry here it is. FYI I am a professional developer. The app will SOMETIMES allow a maximum value of 6200 before, but keeps reverting without any particular pattern to a max of 5500 (below the allowable max).


Macs Fan Control 1.4.0
MacBookPro8,3
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz[100]
Mac OS X 10.9.5

Fans:
Left side-min{5896}curr{5899}max{5500}mode{0}
Right side-min{5896}curr{5899}max{5500}mode{0}


TempSensors:
TB0T (Battery Max) - 31.2969, 31.2969
TB1T (Battery Sensor 1) - 22.5, 22.5
TB2T (Battery Sensor 2) - 23.0977, 23.0977
TC0C (CPU Core 1) - 95.1094, 95.1094
TC0D (CPU Diode) - 87.25, 87.25
TC0E () - 95.7852, 95.7852
TC0F () - 98.7734, 98.7734
TC0J () - 2.98828, 2.98828
TC0P (CPU Proximity) - 80.625, 80.625
TC1C (CPU Core 2) - 92, 92
TC2C (CPU Core 3) - 95, 95
TC3C (CPU Core 4) - 93, 93
TC4C () - 87, 87
TCGC (GPU PECI) - 95, 95
TCSA () - 88, 88
TCTD () - -1, 255.801
TG0D (GPU Diode) - 77.125, 77.125
TG0P (GPU Proximity) - 66.25, 66.25
THSP () - 43.5, 43.5
TM0S (Memory Slot) - 46.9688, 46.9688
TMBS () - -1, 0
TP0P () - 60.875, 60.875
TPCD (Platform Controller Hub Die) - 63, 63
TW0P () - -1, 129
Th1H (Heatsink Proximity) - 60.375, 60.375
Th2H () - 55.75, 55.75
Tm0P () - 47.125, 47.125
Ts0P (Palm Rest) - 27.0625, 27.0625
Ts0S () - 49.2227, 49.2227
() - -1, 0


Disk drives:
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD - 37
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Re: Version 1.4.0 - broken constant value control

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The app is not able to change max rpm value. It's set by SMC. And it can be modified by SMC under certain conditions. Bad fan control apps can also do that

I have screenshot of the app with 5500 on Windows and 6200 on Mac on exactly the same machine (MacBookPro8,3 - 17inch, Early 2011)
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