I was watching TV shows on Hulu, and my fan began making a noise that sounded like a grinding action.
I'm unsure if it was doing this because I was holding the laptop, possibly pushing on the fan, or if there is an actual issue with my laptop.
After shutting down the computer, the issue seemed to go away. But I'm unsure if this is temporary, or if there is a larger problem at hand.
Thanks for any help
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
A piece of debris may have been caught.
Run Apple Hardware Test which gives the fans a workout:
If everything passes "no problems found" don't worry about it.
10.6.8?
Take the machine in and have them clean the fans/grill area of debris, the grill is likely clogged with dust bunnies and will kill your machine if not removed annually.
Im currently running 10.8.6 i believe
The nearest store is ~3 hours away, so kinda hard to go to the store
John, I ran the hardware test (both the simple and the extensive versions) and it said i had no issues.
This makes me think that when i was holding the fan, i may have squeezed the fan somehow? I'm unsure
Chrisfrompitt wrote:
This makes me think that when i was holding the fan, i may have squeezed the fan somehow?
Possibly. The clearances are very tiny. Just avoid holding it in that way.
🙂
Not worth worrying about.
Good call, lol. I do tend to worry over little things like this
If you are referring to this problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6cBLvCFlMg
then I may have a solution. It fixed mine.
I tried hitting that side of the laptop, blowing in the back and all that good stuff. None of it worked permanently. It seemed like the clearance between the actual fan and the base it is attached to was too small. Swaying the laptop back and forth actually changed the scraping sound's pitch. There is a natural wobble of the fan, but swaying should still not make it scrape... that is how I came to the conclusion of the clearance being too low. I decided to pop the back cover off and have a look. Took out the entire fan and opened its casing to where the fan was completely exposed. I used a tiny Flathead screw driver and VERY carefully started prying the fan upward off of its base a bit, until i felt a very slight pop (DO NOT pop the fan of its base). I did this symmetrically all around the fan (this will increase the fan to base clearance). Please do not pry too hard, however. You do not want the fan to pop off. Hope this helps a few of you.
Macbook pro fan makes a grinding-like noise
