How to activate computer fan

There are some hacks to 'control' your fans, such as smcFanControl but you must use them at your own risk and realize that any problems that may occur might void your warranty (if you're still under warranty).

Your Mac runs very hot for a reason - and you should tackle that problem first, probably by looking at Activity Monitor and seeing what's consuming your CPU activity. You can use a widget such as iStat Pro to see how fast your fans are running and to check the temperature of your built-in sensors.

Your Mac is designed to run at specified temps and your fans to cool off those temps accordingly. Before I messed with any fan control utilities, I'd find out what's really going on under the hood.

But if you want to do it yourself, do so at your own risk.

Clinton

Yes there is a Fan Control App on the net someplace. I forget what it is called but a google search will turn it up.

It will aloow youj to turn the fans on at a higher speed from the start and get them to Rev Up sooner, IE at lower Temp.

But you should really find out what is causing your Mac to heat up so much.

Both my MBP and iMac 27" seemed to run very hot i.e. the casing was too hot too hot to touch. The bodies act as heat sinks so it is quite normal for them to get hot. If they 'overheat' they will shut themselves down to prevent damage.

I use iStatPro to keep an eye on temps and fan speed, although i let the computer control the fans accordingly. Under heavy processer use my iMac CPU temp gets up to 75c and the CPU temp on my MBP can get as high as 85c, iStatPro shows the fans up to 5000rpm at these temps and they soon come down.

Your system handles this automatically & requires no user intervention.

Never use any third-party program to speed up your fan. if you mess up setting, your mac will become brick.

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