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Loud Macbook Pro Fan Problem. Major Annoyance.

I guess I wrote too much on my title.


My macbook pro fan has been loud ever since my repair at the shop, and now my warranty is over and I dont feel like paying for their mistakes. I didn't mind it until recently because I use this laptop to attend lectures with and when it starts creating a loud noise due to the fan, I have to turn it off.


Problem: loud fan noise

When: Random times

How Loud: loud enough to be heard from half a hall lecture away

Why: No idea

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)

Posted on Nov 24, 2012 11:57 AM

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Nov 28, 2012 6:17 PM in response to mende1

I too have had loud running fans. Never stop running. iStat shows only one fan running at 2000rpm and all temps at or below 34 C. Fans run at this level even after starting after a night off. I opened up my MB Pro mid 2009 and found both fans were running. Seems to have started after my recent OS upgrade. Below is the report from Activity Monitor.


Active Memory: 837.8 MB

Free Memory: 6.25 GB

Wired Memory: 855.7 MB

Used Memory: 1.75 GB

Inactive Memory: 97.3 MB

Total VM: 281.97 GB

Number of processes: 118



PID Process Name User CPU Real Mem Virtual Mem

0 kernel_task root 2.5 503.8 MB 6.76 GB

1 launchd root 0.0 1.7 MB 2.34 GB

11 UserEventAgent root 0.0 4.0 MB 2.35 GB

12 kextd root 0.0 4.1 MB 2.33 GB

13 taskgated root 0.0 3.8 MB 2.35 GB

14 notifyd root 0.1 1.4 MB 2.34 GB

15 securityd root 0.0 7.7 MB 2.36 GB

16 diskarbitrationd root 0.0 1.5 MB 2.33 GB

17 configd root 0.1 4.2 MB 2.34 GB

18 syslogd root 0.0 2.1 MB 2.34 GB

21 warmd nobody 0.0 5.3 MB 2.33 GB

22 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.0 2.5 MB 2.34 GB

25 stackshot root 0.0 1.1 MB 2.33 GB

26 SleepServicesD root 0.0 1.5 MB 2.33 GB

28 revisiond root 0.0 2.6 MB 2.35 GB

29 powerd root 0.0 1.8 MB 2.35 GB

32 opendirectoryd root 0.1 10.2 MB 2.36 GB

35 mtmfs root 0.0 4.6 MB 2.37 GB

36 mtmd root 0.0 4.7 MB 2.35 GB

37 mds root 0.3 81.9 MB 2.65 GB

38 mDNSResponder _mdnsrespo 0.0 4.3 MB 2.36 GB

41 loginwindow KenFolder 0.0 17.8 MB 2.41 GB

42 locationd _locationd 0.0 7.1 MB 2.36 GB

43 KernelEventAgent root 0.0 980 KB 2.33 GB

44 kdc root 0.0 2.8 MB 2.33 GB

46 hidd root 1.3 2.8 MB 2.33 GB

47 fseventsd root 0.1 4.3 MB 2.37 GB

49 dynamic_pager root 0.0 776 KB 2.32 GB

52 appleeventsd _eppc 0.0 2.6 MB 2.35 GB

55 blued root 0.0 3.3 MB 2.35 GB

56 awacsd root 0.0 7.3 MB 2.35 GB

57 autofsd root 0.0 1.8 MB 2.33 GB

58 apsd root 0.0 7.2 MB 2.35 GB

59 sh root 0.0 1.0 MB 2.32 GB

60 distnoted root 0.0 2.3 MB 2.35 GB

61 cfprefsd root 0.1 1.8 MB 2.33 GB

62 coreservicesd root 1.8 29.4 MB 2.40 GB

90 WindowServer _windowser 7.3 39.6 MB 2.98 GB

100 netbiosd _netbios 0.0 2.2 MB 2.34 GB

125 CVMServer root 0.0 1.4 MB 2.35 GB

126 launchd _windowser 0.0 800 KB 2.34 GB

127 launchd _cvmsroot 0.0 804 KB 2.34 GB

200 prl_naptd root 0.0 7.8 MB 2.37 GB

207 networkd _networkd 0.0 1.0 MB 2.33 GB

211 cfprefsd _windowser 0.0 964 KB 2.33 GB

220 prl_disp_service root 0.6 18.2 MB 2.41 GB

221 ntpd root 0.0 1.3 MB 2.33 GB

227 SystemStarter root 0.0 996 KB 2.33 GB

229 rpcsvchost root 0.0 2.9 MB 2.35 GB

238 aosnotifyd root 0.0 5.1 MB 2.35 GB

239 socketfilterfw root 2.3 3.7 MB 2.35 GB

240 coreaudiod _coreaudio 0.0 6.7 MB 2.34 GB

241 HPIO Trap Monitor root 0.0 11.0 MB 2.36 GB

243 ocspd root 0.0 3.2 MB 2.35 GB

244 cupsd root 0.0 5.7 MB 2.34 GB

247 xpcd _coreaudio 0.0 4.5 MB 2.33 GB

250 com.apple.audio.SandboxHe _coreaudio 0.0 4.2 MB 2.33 GB

253 CVMCompiler _cvmsroot 0.0 3.7 MB 2.34 GB

254 racoon root 0.0 2.1 MB 2.33 GB

263 logind root 0.0 1.7 MB 2.33 GB

271 launchd KenFolder 0.1 1.3 MB 2.34 GB

274 UserEventAgent KenFolder 0.0 9.1 MB 2.36 GB

275 distnoted KenFolder 0.1 3.2 MB 2.35 GB

277 cfprefsd KenFolder 0.2 1.8 MB 2.33 GB

279 lsregister KenFolder 5.7 5.1 MB 2.33 GB

282 pboard KenFolder 0.0 932 KB 2.32 GB

284 Dock KenFolder 0.0 50.2 MB 2.45 GB

285 talagent KenFolder 0.0 7.8 MB 2.37 GB

286 SystemUIServer KenFolder 0.0 21.1 MB 2.46 GB

287 Finder KenFolder 0.1 22.2 MB 2.43 GB

292 usernoted KenFolder 0.0 3.3 MB 2.35 GB

296 Notification Center KenFolder 0.0 14.6 MB 2.43 GB

299 imagent KenFolder 0.0 5.7 MB 2.35 GB

300 helpd KenFolder 0.0 2.1 MB 2.35 GB

302 AppleIDAuthAgent KenFolder 0.0 2.0 MB 2.33 GB

303 CalendarAgent KenFolder 0.0 40.3 MB 2.38 GB

304 assistantd KenFolder 0.0 5.4 MB 2.35 GB

307 WacomTabletDriver KenFolder 0.0 16.5 MB 2.40 GB

308 prl_naptd KenFolder 0.0 7.2 MB 2.36 GB

312 HP Device Monitor KenFolder 4.9 42.5 MB 2.41 GB

315 1PasswordAgent KenFolder 0.0 16.0 MB 2.38 GB

320 tccd KenFolder 0.0 3.0 MB 2.35 GB

321 accountsd KenFolder 0.0 5.1 MB 2.35 GB

322 NetworkBrowserAgent KenFolder 0.0 2.8 MB 2.33 GB

323 filecoordinationd root 0.0 2.0 MB 2.33 GB

324 fontd KenFolder 0.0 5.3 MB 2.36 GB

329 HP Event Handler KenFolder 0.0 15.2 MB 2.39 GB

330 CVMCompiler KenFolder 0.0 21.3 MB 2.36 GB

332 CVMCompiler KenFolder 0.0 25.5 MB 2.36 GB

334 Speech Synthesis Server KenFolder 0.0 6.8 MB 2.37 GB

337 xpcd KenFolder 0.0 5.8 MB 2.35 GB

340 TabletDriver KenFolder 0.0 6.1 MB 2.38 GB

346 AirPort Base Station Agen KenFolder 0.0 1.9 MB 2.33 GB

347 pbs KenFolder 0.0 2.8 MB 2.33 GB

356 com.apple.dock.extra KenFolder 0.0 16.0 MB 2.38 GB

359 coresymbolicationd root 0.0 756 KB 2.33 GB

361 launchd _spotlight 0.0 792 KB 2.34 GB

363 mdworker _spotlight 0.0 9.6 MB 2.36 GB

364 distnoted _spotlight 0.0 1.4 MB 2.35 GB

365 cfprefsd _spotlight 0.0 972 KB 2.33 GB

367 com.apple.iCloudHelper KenFolder 0.0 5.6 MB 2.35 GB

369 quicklookconfig KenFolder 1.1 3.2 MB 2.35 GB

371 Preview KenFolder 0.0 25.0 MB 2.45 GB

375 librariand KenFolder 0.0 8.3 MB 2.36 GB

376 ubd KenFolder 0.0 9.4 MB 2.34 GB

377 lsboxd KenFolder 0.0 3.9 MB 2.36 GB

378 Image Capture Extension KenFolder 0.0 12.2 MB 2.39 GB

382 CIJScannerRegister KenFolder 0.0 6.2 MB 2.38 GB

398 mdworker KenFolder 0.2 23.5 MB 2.38 GB

399 WDDriveUtilityHelper KenFolder 0.0 3.0 MB 617.0 MB

401 Quick Look Helper KenFolder 0.0 7.1 MB 2.85 GB

402 QuickLookSatellite-com_pa KenFolder 0.0 5.5 MB 2.33 GB

404 mdworker KenFolder 0.0 5.8 MB 2.34 GB

405 mdworker _spotlight 0.0 5.1 MB 2.34 GB

408 Activity Monitor KenFolder 6.3 21.7 MB 2.44 GB

410 activitymonitord root 0.9 1.4 MB 2.33 GB

414 AppleSpell.service KenFolder 0.0 2.5 MB 2.35 GB

418 cookied KenFolder 0.0 1.7 MB 2.33 GB

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