Noisy fans on iMac 24. Help

Noisy fans in iMac 24
Posted: Aug 2, 2008 1:47 AM
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Hi Guys
I need your help on this. My 3 months old iMac (iMac 24inch 2.8GHZ Core 2 Duo Extreme) fans started making so much noise that is unbearable. They came on suddenly (you could see the wave of air) and even though I switched off the iMac for the 24 hours, when I turned it on, they noise is still on. The iMac works fine, but the noise is very very loud. The computer is in well ventilated room, so I dont know what is happening.
I bought it from apple.com and I dont want to go through all the drama of sending it for repair if there is a quick fix.
Thank you for your time.
Message was edited by: Radek

Hello Radek
You need to reset the iMac's SMC (System Management Controller) carefully follow the instructions in the link below!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
Dennis

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