[CentOS] Checking fan state

Lanny Marcus wrote:
> I won't take off the heatsink, but now I have a lot of appreciation
> for the one Dell put onto the CPU in this box. The Shroud was
> extremely cool, when touched.  :-)
>   

the heatsink shroud is not a good indicator, you'd want to get a finger 
on the metal heatsink itself, preferably as close to the base as possible.