Information processing apparatus and method of controlling cooling fan

摘要

An information processing apparatus includes a device detecting section that detects a heating device provided in a housing; a device determining section that determines the type of the heating device detected by the device detecting section; a sensor selecting section that selects a predetermined one of a plurality of temperature sensors provided in the housing in accordance with existence/absence of the heating device and the type of the heating device; and a fan controlling section that controls the number of rotations of a cooling fan provided in the housing in accordance with a measured temperature of the temperature sensor selected by the sensor selecting section.