My macbook pro's fan gets loud, extremely hot, and super slow on tumblr
Everytime I get on tumblr, my macbook gets very hot, slows down, and the fan gets loud. Its only on this website and it's only a recent thing. I have been using this website for almost a year and have never ever had an issue before. Is it the website or my computer? Please asist me. It's getting quite old.
knockoutnerd1 wrote:
do you think i would benefit from getting the hardrive cleaned out? like do you think it's to dusty and dirty inside?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
In short, no. This is not something that is done. You do not say what Mac you have but indicate OS 10.6.8 so I suspect an older machine. Dirt and dust can accumulate around the fans and exhaust ports and can lead to increase temperature.
Apple genius bar would be able to help you over the counter if it is a continued concern.
You can try a simple SMC reset to see if improves your situation.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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Hi,
I bought a macBook Pro Retina just under a month ago, and have been experiencing some issues with the fan speeds.
I can be just browsing the web or checking emails or playing music through iTunes, and the fans will spin up to full speed for a minute or so, and then return to normal.
I have reset the SMC, the PRAM and repaired the Disk and Disk Permissions, with no luck, I've also tried a full format and reinstall with no luck either.
I have seen that others have been experiencing similar issues, and wanted to get some advice on where I can go from here.
Attached below is a Screen Grab of my temps and fan speeds. The fans were at normal speed for a few minutes, then went up to a high speed, back down and then back up again, and kept repeating.
Thanks in advance,
James.Hi all,
I got a call from apple yesterday to say that the screws for my machine were in, and that they had got a response from engineering about the fans, they said that the fan speeds were normal and there was nothing to worry about.
I don't think that this is the case, as I have never owned any other computer that has done this under normal operation.
It also worries me that while some of you have got their machines replaced, others have been told there is nothing to worry about.
When you pay upwards of £1800 you dont expect to be finding these problems, and if you do, a replacement should be provided without question.
If anyone else has a different outcome after taking their machine in to the apple store, let us all know on this thread.
Thanks,
James.
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