Any luck on fan noise?

Seems like I am having the same issue with my high fan speeds as others on this board. Before I call Mac, I wanted to know if anyone had any luck getting this issue resolved. Through Mac that is. Not planning on modifying my Mac to silence it.
It's in warranty but I don't want them to replace my fan then the same problem show up again 6 months later.
With iTunes, iPhoto, Mail, and Safari open the thing will run at 4500 RPMs.
thanks!

Vondy,
We just had our logic board and power supply replaced a couple weeks ago because after being unplugged a couple days, when we plugged it back in it was dead. I went through the diagnostics, reset the SMU only once, as it can cause problems to do it more, then called Apple and got a case number---they were great. All is well now, and it is amazingly quiet. Evidently, we had just gotten use to the increasingly loud fan noise.
I can't say for sure if Apple will replace the logic board based solely on loud fan noise, but you should call them. If my fans start running loudly, again, I know I won't hesitate to call. It's so nice to listen to iTunes without the background noise. It's the Mac experience we initially expected: Lovely.
Good Luck.
Dawn
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hi Arif664
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
You may want to try a software Called speed fan, This gives control to your Fan and also shows Temperature readings.
Other Lenovo Motherboard have Restrictions for controlling the Fan. But give it a shot If it detected your fan then you're all set. adjust the Fan to your desired speed and fine tune it with the Temp that you're getting
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Well a lenovo, used for a year and a buzzing loud crackling fan noise problem... Aren't we surprised!!!
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Fan noise after HD Upgrade

Hello:
I have a 12" 1 Ghz G4 Powerbok in which I have repalced a failing HDD, one 60 Gbyte drive for another. Once I've put it back together again I have a steady fan noise. Always on - from power-up, before the chime, to shutdown, except when sleeping.
I have no spare parts left over after re-assembly and I was not required to force or stress any parts in the process of putting it back together.
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I was able to return both my hard drives to the store....no problems.
Interesting what they told you about the Scorpio. I can only tell you that I've had no problems at all since I changed.
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