Ghazal67

Q: El capitan upgrade problem

Hello

I have newly upgraded my mac os from 10.9.5 to el capitan 10.11.1

Unfortunately from the time that I've upgraded it, the fan does not stop to make sound

here is the information about my mac:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

processor: 2,4 GHz Intel Core i5 and

4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

 

I've already tried all the troubleshooting mentioned on the web but the fan is still running at the fast speed

I just wanted to downgrade to Yosemite OS but I see everywhere that I need to have a backup from the last version but I forgot to do a backup before the upgrade

Can anyone help me how so downgrade the OS?

Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Mar 9, 2016 8:34 AM

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  • by Johnb-one,

    Johnb-one Johnb-one Mar 9, 2016 10:02 AM in response to Ghazal67
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    Mar 9, 2016 10:02 AM in response to Ghazal67

    Dear Ghazal67, you could try the following step

    to reset the SMC in a MacBook Pro (non-removable battery), shut the computer down and plug in the adapter, on the Left hand side of the keyboard, press the shift, control , option and power keys. Hold them for 30 seconds and then release, now press the power button to restart computer. Has that fixed the problem, ottherwise SMC FanControl might be helpful.

     

    and no, unless you did a backup before, you cannot downgrade to Yosemite.  You may, however, want to buy more ram sticks* and install them yourself

    (with a 2011 MacBook it's not that hard) . You can have 8 gigs, maybe 16 gigs, and Yosemite and El Capitan love the ram, so the more, the merrier, at least when it comes to that.  2 Gigs is the bare minimum needed to run and install stuff, and you have 4 gigs which may work okay for now, but could get tight now and again....

    so, there you go

     

    John B

     

    *get them from a reputable vendor who will take them back should there be any problems. The type of ram you need can be found under the large Apple icon at the top left of your screen, then go to About this Mac, then system report. The last time I bought 2 sticks of ram it was around $200, however the price may vary, but it shouldn't be too much more, and it will be worth it.....

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 9, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Ghazal67
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    Mar 9, 2016 10:32 AM in response to Ghazal67

    Also, when the fan is running high in El Capitan open the Console app an se what is using CPU. Make sure that under View All processes is checked.

    I suspect y have a runaway process that can be resolved.

     

    Also you can

    Run this and post the results here so we know more about your configuration.

    EtreCheck

  • by pinkstones,

    pinkstones pinkstones Mar 9, 2016 11:18 AM in response to Ghazal67
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    Mar 9, 2016 11:18 AM in response to Ghazal67

    Ghazal67 wrote:

     

    Hello

    I have newly upgraded my mac os from 10.9.5 to el capitan 10.11.1

    Unfortunately from the time that I've upgraded it, the fan does not stop to make sound

    here is the information about my mac:

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

    processor: 2,4 GHz Intel Core i5 and

    4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

     

    I've already tried all the troubleshooting mentioned on the web but the fan is still running at the fast speed

    I just wanted to downgrade to Yosemite OS but I see everywhere that I need to have a backup from the last version but I forgot to do a backup before the upgrade

    Can anyone help me how so downgrade the OS?

    Thanks

     

    Reverting back to a previous OS requires you to fulfill one of two conditions:

     

    • you have a Time Machine backup of your system made when you ran that OS
    • you'd previously downloaded and installed that OS through the App Store

     

    Since you said you don't have any backups from when you were running Yosemite, my question for you would be, did you upgrade to Yosemite at some point in the past?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 9, 2016 1:56 PM in response to Ghazal67
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    Mar 9, 2016 1:56 PM in response to Ghazal67
    I've already tried all the troubleshooting mentioned on the web

    Including this?

     

    Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support