How do I tell if my fan is working?

How do I test if my Macbook pro (2008) fan is working? I don't hear it anymore and its getting really hot.

You can download the iStat PRO widget, it will tel you fan speed.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html

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Macbook pro fan usually has really LOW noise, and it is not really strong, so you might not feel the air.
Fans are used to cool the CPU and GPU, not batteries.
But if you need to replace fans or batteries, take it to the store. Make reservations to save time.
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How can I tell if my fan on MacBook Pro is working properly? It seems to be running often and the laptop feels hot!

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Isn't it awesome that after you spend 2500$ + on a laptop you need to also become a computer technician in order to keep it working. The fan in my MacBook Pro runs all the time and the computer is also very hot all the time. I always try to make sure it's not sitting on a flat surface that might make it run hotter. I'm running 10.6.8. Is there anything I can do to fix this? When should the fan be running? Should it run when I have more than one program running at a time? Is the MacBook Pro designed to only run one program at time? At the moment I'm watching a show via Firefox. There are no other programs running, the computer is raised off the table, the fan is running at about half the speed it usually does, moments ago the fan was going full bore. Google Browser was open, iTunes was open, text edit was open, but none of them being used - I was using Firefox and watching a movie online with browser window on fullscreen. Anyone got any suggestions? Should I just enroll into a university and begin my studies as computer technician?

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The best option is an appointment at an Apple store genius bar. The evaluation will be for FREE!
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How do i know that the fans are working on my iMac

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I recently went through the nightmare of trying to install a Gigabyte GTX 650 in my PC. After a few days of struggling and scouring the internet for answers, I discovered that it is incompatible with the BIOS on my motherboard, and HP does not offer BIOS updates. I returned the card and am now looking for a new one, but I am unsure of which cards will work now, since my computer met all of the system requirements for the graphics card, and It stil ldid not work. Since GPU manufacturers do not list BIOS specs under system requirements, how can I tell if a graphics card will work with my sytem?
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Thexn, welcome to the forum.
The problem is, many of the newer video cards require the computer to have a full UEFI BIOS. HP began using one in mid-October, 2012. Before this date the BIOS is Legacy. This is why the video card didn't work with your computer.
I don't know what you want to spend for a card, but MSI makes a GTX 750ti that has a hybrid VBIOS. It has a switch to change to Legacy or UEFI. There is a video link directly below the picture of a card. Paul from Newegg gives a full description of the card.
I like EVGA cards the best. Their Tech Support has given me a lot of information about their cards. However, you have to go back to a GT 640 card to find one of their cards that doesn't require the UEFI BIOS. They do have some updates for their BIOS'es that solve the problem, but you have to call them for the exact cards.
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I just bought a new Airport Extr N which replaced an older G version, I have a new macbook that is N capable too. Nice hah, well how do you tell if the N is working at the max speed? I did install the new Airport Util for the new AE N - what setting and where can you tell if it is working faster then it did at G ? Maybe seems a bit faster, not sure? What is Multicase rate ? currently set to 2 Mbps in wireless options in AE Util ? I do have older G and B Macs on the network. Thanks for your time!

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How to check laptop fan is working?

Hi,
I am having compaq persario v6111TU model. From the last couple of months i have observed that laptop sometimes over heat. So i was thinking that the fan is stil running or not.
So please let me know how can i check that the fan is working fine. I installed the SpeedFan software and it is not anything related to fan, but it is showing tempratures.
Thanks
Jitendra

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