How to know if fan control is possible? (old laptop)

Question

I'm running Ubuntu MATE 15.10.

I tried this answer but got:

error: /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed

So is there a way of knowing if I can control the fans on my laptop (maybe it's just a matter of installing proper drivers or something like that)?

The processor is Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2330 @ 1.60GHz.

EDIT:

Laptop is an old MSI megabook vr201x

@SteveRoome https://paste.ubuntu.com/16129282/

Please edit your question to include your laptops make and model. Also run sudo sensors-detect again and paste the output in paste.ubuntu.com and insert a link to it. — Steve Roome, Apr 29 '16 at 16:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 29 '16 at 17:11

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The MSI Megabook vr201x BIOS does not offer fan control. The vr201x uses the Intel HM76 express chipset. The Intel datasheet for this chipset states that the mobile version of this chipset does not support PWM fan control. I am afraid you don’t have the necessary hardware.

answered Apr 29 '16 at 17:11

Steve Roome

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This is the information I needed. Thanks a lot! – smrdo_prdo Apr 29 '16 at 20:11

How to know if fan control is possible? (old laptop)

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