First impression: This machine is snappier than the Mintbox mini.
However, it isn’t heatsinked as well, so it needs the fan for thermal
control.
The fan is audible during power on and when switching to
BIOS but otherwise is minimally active… For normal usage
(such as writing this post, listening to some music) there’s no
problem with performance and thermals up to 50C.
It’s very easy to run 8 CPUs on intensive calculations until the
temperature tops out at 80-85 Celsius, with possible spikes
into the 90Cs. This obviously isn’t sustainable for deep space
mining the computational universe.
Try senors-detect with all default answers shows up nothing,
The output of sensors (attached) doesn’t have anything for
the talked-about big loud fan.
This is where I’m stuck and have to ask for help. Can anyone
explain how to get the fan measured and turned up?