loud fan MacBook Air

jdfromreno Said:

"loud fan MacBook Air: My fan comes on within a minute of starting up my MacBook Air. It did not used to do this. It is loud and annoying. What should I do to fix this. No, nothing is blocking the vents. It is on my desk and this is crazy."

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Finding Out More:

1. Go here: About fans and fan noise in your Apple product - Apple Support
2. Scroll to: Make sure the vents on your Apple product aren't blocked
3. Scroll to: Learn more

"..You might need to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac.."

Helps to correctly identify the build year model; if that is a newer M1, or Intel-mac, etc.

Usually section in Apple menu 'About this Mac' tells much about system configuration.