[muglo] Re: Fan Problem
- From: Tim Kearn <timmer21@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:45:48 -0400
I have noticed it on my mini after installing 10.5 - each OS release seems
to make it work harder.
I also noticed that, using the program 'iStats' (I think that's it (I'm at
work), it sits in the menu bar) that the processor temperature can be about
40 degrees and the fan is running a lot.
The only way to quiet it was killing some activities.
I would be curious to see installing Tiger would do, like you suggested.
Tim
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Lara Strawbridge <
lara.strawbridge@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any other suggestions on
> how to fix this problem. I have a first generation iBook, 2GHz, Dual
> Core, running 10.5.6. The problem is that the fan is running really
> loud all the time. I tried using SMC fan control, and it says that
> the fan is running between 4000 and 6000 rpm all the time, and SMC
> could not slow it down. We tried resetting the pram, and resetting
> the power management, and nothing changed. I checked my Activity
> Monitor, under All Processes, and I'm running at about 5-10%. We
> tried booting from an external drive, and the fan kept running the
> same. We were thinking of installing Tiger on an external drive and
> running it from that, wondering if it might be a problem with OSX. We
> even opened up the laptop and cleaned the fan (we have 2 cats and 2
> dogs, lots of hair!) but it really wasn't very dirty. Should I
> replace the fan? Is there anything else we can try? Thanks!
>
> Lara
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