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Mac Mini fan, running or not when idle?
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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OK, now that quite some people actually have a Mac Mini, I have a question about the fan behaviour. I've read some posts in forums that the fan doesn't run at all under light load. I've also read several posts that it does run all the time, just very quietly. So I'm left to assume that the posters who claim that it doesn't run at all are mistaken, as I doubt anyone has tried to run it without the cover so that the fan is actually visible. Or can someone actually positively confirm that the fan doesn't run at all when idle?
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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The fon on my 1.25 GHz does run all the time, but barely louder that the sound a HD makes. It's not an issue. I can say for sure that it runns (is the "nn" correct?), 'cause one can feel the heat venting out on the back.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
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my 1.2ghz mini's fan runs all the time too - im a bit gutted about that!! Although you can hear how loud it could become with heavy load on startup, it 'revs' the fan - similar to starting up a G5.
Not noticable - but not 'whisper quiet'
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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I got my mini 1.25 one day ago and it's been on non-stop since then. THe fan hasn't been running at all yet. I was even using iMovie and the fan didn't turn on.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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GK - are you sure that the fan isnt running - not even slightly? are you saying the only minor noise is the hard disk clicking?
If so, something is wrong with a few minis here - including mine.
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My 1.42 arrived last night I say it's running but mostly it's idling so slow you barely hear it, you can feel it out the back
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ipod mini
Mac Mini - 1.42Ghz
80GB HD - Airport Extreme
Superdrive - 512mb ram
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Nov 2001
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The fan in my 1.25 Ghz is always on--but it's so quiet that you can barely hear it. Actually, I cannot hear it, unless I hold my ear real close to the unit. I've tried to get it to rev up, by throwing all kinds of tasks at it, but it never has, so far.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Jan 2002
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I would think also that ambient temperature has a lot to do with whether or not the fan is on.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally posted by andreas_g4:
it runns (is the "nn" correct?)
Only in MacNN
-t
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