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fan running

all of a sudden my fan started running at full loud speed and it will not stop.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 1, 2021 9:51 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2021 9:56 AM

Please reset the SMC 2-3 times back to back with all wired peripherals (printers, scanners etc.) disconnected.


SMC Reset instruction link.

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