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brand new MacBook Pro and the fan is constantly on and really loud

Anyone else have this issue? Mac user for about 25 years and this is the first machine that has done this!

TIA

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 17, 2021 9:49 AM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2021 10:28 AM

MonicaEager wrote:

Anyone else have this issue? Mac user for about 25 years and this is the first machine that has done this!
TIA




The fans are always on, they idle at about 2,000 RPM, you typically never hear them at this speed;


really loud means something have the fan speed ramped up to keep it cool, max RPM ~6,000


You can try Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640





if you have further issues—To get a good look at your System config. and reveal conflicts or issues, you can download/run this trusted utility https://etrecheck.com

If you need help interpreting the report you can post it here in its entirety in the "Additional Text" box in the editing toolbar below, in your reply.


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Mar 17, 2021 10:28 AM in response to MonicaEager

MonicaEager wrote:

Anyone else have this issue? Mac user for about 25 years and this is the first machine that has done this!
TIA




The fans are always on, they idle at about 2,000 RPM, you typically never hear them at this speed;


really loud means something have the fan speed ramped up to keep it cool, max RPM ~6,000


You can try Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640





if you have further issues—To get a good look at your System config. and reveal conflicts or issues, you can download/run this trusted utility https://etrecheck.com

If you need help interpreting the report you can post it here in its entirety in the "Additional Text" box in the editing toolbar below, in your reply.


brand new MacBook Pro and the fan is constantly on and really loud

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