Why is my fan constatnly blowing in Ubuntu?

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Published on 2013-06-30T07:54:52Z Indexed on 2013/06/30 10:28 UTC
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I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bits) alongside Windows 7 on different partition on my second desktop. It's working nice. I have updated everything.

However, I have problems with my fan. It's blowing non-stop and very fast(loud). I haven't these problems in Windows 7 where it works nicely.

How to update drivers for my fan or something else?

My desktop is:

HP Pro 3410 Microtower PC.

Graphic card: AMD Radeon HD 6570

Board: 2A9C 1.1

Bus Clock: 133 megahertz

BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 6.14 11/05/2010

Processor: 3,20 gigahertz Intel Core i3 550

DRIVERS I HAVE TRIED FOR MY GRAPHIC CARD:

I have tried these drivers so far:

xserver-xorg-video-ati, version: 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2

fglrx Version: 2:9.010-0ubuntu3

fglrx-updates Version 2:9.012-0ubuntu1

But the fan is still blowing like a maniac.

I have tried to install Linux Mint 15 previously and I have had the same problems with the fan.

Any idea how to fix it?

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