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View Poll Results: Is the fan now running constantly?
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Yes, the fan is always/noticeably earlier on 4 votes (11.43%)
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Problems with fan after 10.3.2 update?
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Dec 18, 2003, 05:38 PM
 
If you like, post your machine specs, too.
     
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Dec 18, 2003, 07:36 PM
 
Haven't noticed anything different on my 800MHz G3 iBook
     
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Dec 19, 2003, 02:16 AM
 
Nothing new on 12" iBook G4
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Dec 21, 2003, 10:21 AM
 
All's running as before, 10.3.2 has been great. Energy Saver settings vary between Best Performance/Automatic/Longest Battery Life.

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Dec 21, 2003, 04:33 PM
 
seems that i hear the fan more recently.

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Dec 21, 2003, 05:00 PM
 
ibook g4 12", no changes at all. still silent as usual.
     
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Dec 21, 2003, 08:37 PM
 
Fan is still the same as usual, even in a warm room.

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Dec 22, 2003, 12:01 AM
 
I haven't heard the fan since Puma (Mac OS X 10.1).

(Could that be because it's broken?)
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Dec 22, 2003, 07:06 AM
 
iBook G4 800 fan behavior normal.
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Dec 22, 2003, 01:30 PM
 
Originally posted by ccsccs7:
I haven't heard the fan since Puma (Mac OS X 10.1).

(Could that be because it's broken?)
I don't think so. Test it:

Put your iBook on a bed (preferably yours), there the heat isn't deduced as it would be on a desk. Then run one or two Quicktime Movies in a loop or play a divx file. When the fan doesn't come on in half an hour or earlier, I'd say it's broken. But I bet it comes on after some minutes.
     
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Dec 25, 2003, 06:11 PM
 
I have never heard the fan on my 900MHz iBook. Is it noticable (i.e. louder than the HD)? I often lie in bed with my iBook on my lap, so I would assume I would get hot enough then (definately warms my lap after a while).

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Dec 27, 2003, 11:20 PM
 
mine is staying on continiously now. WTF. I even have it on a stand and it iis cool to the touch.
     
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Dec 29, 2003, 06:17 AM
 
That sucks. It seems that we've got to wait until Apple releases the next update or the update after that. So far, since the fan issue would be a show-stopper for me, i'll stay with 10.3.1.
     
   
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