Is it normal to get fan noise after 5 minutes of use?

Each time I use my Mc=b Air, fan noise starts within few minutes of use while office temperature remains cool.

It is not normal.
Fan
The computer's fans run at high speed although the computer is not experiencing heavy usage and is properly ventilated.
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

Similar Messages

Fan noise after an hour of use

I was installing a package which took approx. an hour. At the end of the hour, I could hear the fan noise. That's the only time I have heard any noise (for that matter). Is that normal. I have a Mac Pro 15" Retina. Thanks!

This may help explain the fan's operation: Learn about the fans in your Mac
After installing a package Spotlight activity increases, and it's normal for that to cause temporarily elevated temperatures. The fans should quiet down in a few minutes.
If you suspect something abnormal read: Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity

Getting fan Noise Bellow the left

Please Solve my Problems,, Im Getting Fan Noise Bellow the Left Side Speaker & Im Put Applecare protection plane , they mentioned toll free number India 1800 4250 744 or 80 4140 9000 Monday - friday 8 am - 8pm , saturday 8am - 2.30pm indian time zone
But if i call now they saying to mail apple care,,, then why they mentioned toll free even i registerd to apple supportexpress lane also,,, they send this mail.. but still no call from them Im very upset
Dear ARUN,
Thank you for contacting Apple. We have scheduled a phone call regarding case number 319588735. An Apple technical support Advisor will call you on June 4 at about 8:45 a.m. Pacific.
The phone number you provided for this phone call is 988-488-7219. Please visit your case information page if you would like to review this case, reschedule your call about this case, or change the phone number. We look forward to speaking with you and resolving the issue.
If you no longer require assistance, you may cancel the call on the case information page.
If you use a calendar application, such as iCal, you may place the phone call appointment in your calendar simply by clicking the attached calendar file.
You may also call Apple at 800-APL-CARE (or 800-MY-IPHONE for iPhone) about this case. Please have your case number handy.
Sincerely,
Apple Support
apple.com/support
P.S. Your feedback is very important to us. If you have suggestions for improving the support experience, please let us know.

Thank you for contacting Apple. We have scheduled a phone call regarding case number 319588735. An Apple technical support Advisor will call you on June 4 at about 8:45 a.m. Pacific.
Here in Pacific Time it is currently June 3 about 8:43 p.m. Relax they will call you in 12 hours from now.

My imac freezes after 5 minutes of use

my imac freezes after 5 minutes of use, that's including after i reboot. is there something that i'm not doning because it's freezing on all my programs.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, or by a peripheral device.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including Wi-Fi on certain iMacs. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin. Test while in safe mode. Same problem? After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

15"Macbook Pro shuts off after 5 minutes when using full-charged battery.

15"Macbook Pro shuts off after 5 minutes when using full-charged battery. If not touched, computer stays on. But start typing, it shuts off. Was told this was a fan problem. Had fan replaced last spring. But problem has begun again. Is this a battery issue or somethig else?

Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh):          3747
Fully charged:          Yes
Charging:          No
Full charge capacity (mAh):          3899
Health Information:
Cycle count:          90
Condition:          Good
Battery Installed:          Yes
Amperage (mA):          0
Voltage (mV):          12382
It says it looks fine....

Updated to Premiere CC 2014 and AE CC 2014 and now have blue lines/blue imprints of windows and crashes after 5 minutes of use or on start up

iMac - 27 ", late 2012
Processor 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2048 MB
Software OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)
After I updated from CS6 to CC 2014, my screen started to display blue lines and/or a blue imprint of a previously closed window, and Premiere CC 2014 and AE CC 2014 began crashing after about five minutes of use. Also, an error message popped up telling me to update my CUDA driver. I took the iMac into Apple and after updating the CUDA driver in store with an Apple associate, the error message went away. They were concerned about the blue lines, and after 3 days of hardware testing, they determined that the screen was not failing, the hardware was in great shape and the lines and crashing must be a software related issue. I took the computer home, uninstalled and reinstalled AE using the appropriate installer, and rebooted. Then I uninstalled and reinstalled Premiere using the Premiere installer and rebooted again. During the second restart a blue imprint of the Google Chrome window I had had open before the reboot was imprinted over the welcome/password screen. I typed in my password, opened up the Premiere project I'd been working on and immediately, the always dramatic message "A serious issue as occurred..." popped up. I tried opening it again, saved a new recovery copy and started to work on the project. Five minute later it froze up and I had to force quit. This happened two more times, both roughly after five minutes of use....back to square one.
Obviously, this is seriously hurting my workflow. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated!

... a blue imprint of the Google Chrome window I had had open before the reboot was imprinted over the welcome/password screen.
The apple guys said this wasn't a hardware error? I don't know software errors to save imprints throughout a restart. If I were to live dangerously and assume anything it would be that you got a failing graphics processor.
Ever tried cloning your boot drive and then doing a complete wipe and re-install of OS and CC?

Hi my girlfriend iphone 5 is switching off himself after few minutes of useing him.i was charged fully..there is the newest softwer plus is after restor to the factory settings...its showing flat battery but was charging full???

hi my girlfriend iphone 5 is switching off himself after few minutes of useing him.i charged him full then I install the newest softwer plus is after reset to the factory settings...its showing flat battery but was charging full???and still is switching off after some time.please help

romifrommidleton wrote:
Help some ideas thas what we askin all here...thanks anyway
Do you not understand English? The "idea" we have given you is TO TAKE THE PHONE TO AN APPLE STORE OR AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER!!!
If you want to follow the advice is up to you. No one here really cares what you do in the end.

My nano shuts down after one minute of use, why? Brandnew

My nano shuts down after one minute of use and it doesn't matter if I'm using the radio or playlist. This is brand new so I've only ever listened to 1 minute of a song. Help

Kevin,
This usually happens when your headphones/earbuds aren't plugged all the way in. Double check the connection of the headphones and make sure the jack is free of debris.
B-rock

TS3474 Why does my iPod Nano turn off after one minute of use?

I just got a new 16 GB iPod Nano and it turns off after one minute of use. Why does it do this?

I figured it out. Headphones were not plugged all the way in. This support community is awesome. Thanks everyone.

Macbook slow and icons lag and fan noise and windows performance normal but the fan noise still there.Please tell me what is the problem

Hi , i have late 2011 model of 13 inch macbook pro. Installled mountain lion . Around 200 gb of free space. Now when i start my mac os the icons lag and it takes time to open up even scrolling the mouse you can see it drag and also the fan runs at high rpm .The cpu processesor runs at peak. When i switch on the windows the fan noise still there but the performance is good.Please advice me what might be the problem and what shall i do to solve it.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' | open -f -a TextEdit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. You can then close the TextEdit window. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
{ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook; sudo crontab -l; } 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which you do have to type. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type it carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Heed that warning, but don't post it. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
{ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'; crontab -l 2> /dev/null; } | open -f -a TextEdit
Step 4
ls -1A /e*/{la,mach}* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts .la* 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' | open -f -a TextEdit
Remember, steps 1-5 are all copy-and-paste — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

Short burst of fan noises after sleep?

Does anyone else experience this and is it normal?
I have a brand new Dual 3GHz Mac Pro. When I wake it from sleep (after a few seconds or a few hours, makes no difference), there is a sudden short (about 1 to 2 seconds) burst of fan noise, kind of like a short rev, then when monitor kicks in computer goes to almost silent again, part from a slight hum.
Does this sound normal, can Mac Pro users quickly sleep and then unsleep your computer and tell me if you expreience this?

The fans are controlled by routines in the operating system that monitor all the temperature sensors. These routines also send periodic signals to the control circuitry saying everything is under control. In the absence of these periodic signals (e.g. the temperature routines aren't running yet because the boot procedure isn't complete, or the system has frozen), the circuitry switches all the fans to full speed, to be on the safe side, and prevent overheating. This will happen when power it turned on, or the system has just woken up. It may also happen when running hardware tests, when certain parts must be tested at full speed without interruption.

Excessive fan noise after 10.7 install

After the installation of 10.7 Lion, I am getting excessive fan noise... it keeps turning on, then off. InterCheck seems to be the cuplrit, what ever that is.

I don't know what InterCheck is, but expect your fans to come on and the system to work hard for 30-60 minutes after the upgrade. Spotlight will likely re-index your files.
It should calm down after an hour or so.

Fan Noise After SMC Reset

I apologize if this question has been covered in another post; however, I looked around for quite a while and didn't see anything.
I suddenly started having issues with my iSight today. I searched troubleshooting and was instructed to reset my SMC. Which I did. As soon as I powered my computer back on, though, the fan started blowing like crazy. It's far too loud for normal use! (My iSight works again.)
Can anyone help me return the fan noise to normal. Everyone else says to reset the SMC... but that's what caused my problem in the first place. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Be sure that after resetting your SMC you are not pressing the power button while plugging the power cord back in to your iMac. If you did, you need to reset your SMC again

Fan noise after memory Upgrade

Hello,
I have a Mac Mini and I upgraded it to 2GB of memory and now I got a fan noise constanlty going. I have tried to reset the SMC and I left the machine without any cables plugged in for about 45 minutes after my second attempt.
I had upgraded the machine before and this never happened.
Any clue as what I got to do or what may be wrong?
Thank you for any help!
Mac Mini 1.66 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Mac Mini 1.66 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.8)

To quote from a post by "damfair":
There is a fan speed regulation wire at the front of the Mini that needs to be unattached to get to the RAM slots - if this is left unattached, the fan continually runs at full speed. Could this be the source of the constant fan noise?

Fan noise after OSX update - Mail above 100% CPU

Hi,
I just updated to the latest 10.8.4 version and suddenly Apple Mail is running at 75% till over 100% CPU consumption making the fan running constantly. There is no active usage of Mail, no loading of heavy emails or anything. This problem with Mail never occurred before and it happened directly after the update so there might be a relation. The fan noise stops as soon as I quit Mail.
What could be the reason?
Thanks in advance,
Eric

Hey,
problem is solved: I deactivated and again activated my mail accounts by clicking the check boxes in Mail´s preferences menu. Immediately the CPU consumption fell to normal and so did the fan.
Cheers,
Eric

Is it normal to get fan noise after 5 minutes of use?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for