Fanx running at max while charging

Hey everyone.
I have a mbp 15.4" 2.4ghz.
My fans reached 6000rpm yesterday while charging. This is the second time its done it. I think i onlhy had 5% battery before i charged.
is this normal?

My fans will rev quite high also when I start recharging, but they settle down after a few minutes. If yours keep running high through the whole charging cycle, there may be a problem.
Try resetting your SMC.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
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l_elephant wrote:
I notice that the flasher is connected to a card with ROM revision 3011, the later one.
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