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macbook pro fan always running

My Macbook pro's fan runs constantly while I am using it. It is draining the battery power and I am not sure what to do.

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Posted on Oct 18, 2012 10:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2012 10:32 AM

Well, the fans always run all the time, so you need to be a bit more specific about the issue. Try installing a utility such as iStat Menus 3.26 and then report what you find for the fan speed and for temperatures.


Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.

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Oct 18, 2012 10:32 AM in response to AmyD99

Well, the fans always run all the time, so you need to be a bit more specific about the issue. Try installing a utility such as iStat Menus 3.26 and then report what you find for the fan speed and for temperatures.


Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.

macbook pro fan always running

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