Fan not switching off, temperatures not extreme though
The fan on my Macbook Core 2 Duo is constantly running, often at 6200rpm.
The temperature of the CPUs is around 63C (~145F),
Temperature on both heatsinks is a little below that.
I've done an SMC reset several times (as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 ) which sometimes seems to help a little, but never for long.
Wondering if it's time to replace thermal paste or even the fan itself?
Thanks
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Is this the lemonade machine or a different one?
by mayer
Thanks all for the replies.
Today I cleaned the machine. There was quite a bit of dust inside. I've also replaced the thermal paste which had completely hardened and gone slightly brittle even...
The machine's running great now. I'm running with several windows in Chrome open, each with a dozen or more tabs. There's bound to be some flash in there somewhere. The fan is running is under 3K rpm and the temperature is around 60-65C.
All in all a !%$& of an improvement!
My only slight worry now is that the felt tape that covers the seam between the fan and the exhaust had gone all brittle. There was no way to peel it off.
What could I use to replace that with?
Thanks again!
by rene
Here is a source.
http://www.welovemacs.com/9227935.html
by rj713