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Is Your Fan Running Full Time?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hampton Roads, VA
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An article just popped up on Digg, saying that after the firmware update the MacBook's fans run all the time at low speeds. I have not seen this behavior on my machine after the update, and was wondering if anyone else had.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Darien, IL
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BlacBook | 2.0ghz core duo | 2x320gb | 2gb ram | mba superdrive
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Don't think so, but I'm in a fairly noisy room at the moment.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by TheoCryst
Don't think so, but I'm in a fairly noisy room at the moment.
yes, but it is certainly better now that it runs cooler. you hardly notice them, they are on the lowest speed possible
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Might be - its so quiet I can't be certain....but it does feel like a gentle air current is blowing out the back. I do know the CPU takes a lot longer to hit its normal operating temperature, which is consistent with the fans being on at low speed right from the start.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bay Area
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If iI put my ear to the blacbook, I can hear a low hum which I will assume is the fan. I am A OK with this as long as the heat stays down!!!! YOWZA 
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masugu - "Straight Ahead"
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by masugu
If iI put my ear to the blacbook, I can hear a low hum which I will assume is the fan.
That sounds more like it could be the hard drive.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bay Area
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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey
That sounds more like it could be the hard drive.
But I can also feel air coming out the back vent. I just awoke the book from sleep and it is running at 43 degrees C.
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masugu - "Straight Ahead"
BlacBook Core Duo / Original Intel-based MB - DIY Core i7 PC |
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Join Date: Nov 2000
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The answer to this question will strongly depend on your ambient temp.
My MB is sitting on a desk and idling while AC keeps the temp at a constant 68F/20C. The fan is not audible at all.
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