MacBook Pro Retina Fan Issues

Hi,


I bought a macBook Pro Retina just under a month ago, and have been experiencing some issues with the fan speeds.


I can be just browsing the web or checking emails or playing music through iTunes, and the fans will spin up to full speed for a minute or so, and then return to normal.


I have reset the SMC, the PRAM and repaired the Disk and Disk Permissions, with no luck, I've also tried a full format and reinstall with no luck either.


I have seen that others have been experiencing similar issues, and wanted to get some advice on where I can go from here.

Attached below is a Screen Grab of my temps and fan speeds. The fans were at normal speed for a few minutes, then went up to a high speed, back down and then back up again, and kept repeating.


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Thanks in advance,


James.

Posted on Jan 23, 2013 12:25 PM

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Mar 5, 2013 8:15 AM in response to peppie55

peppie55 wrote:


Just spoken a senior advisor at apple care, he will keep me personally in touch about this problem. He also said this problem is not a known problem, I hope this is going to be fixed soon, because it's very annoying...

This is what you people SHOULD BE DOING.


There is a lot of whining here and it makes me that much happier that I no longer work in AppleCare with all the "OH EM GEE Guys… Spent soo much money and the fanz revz soooo hard… bLBAHBLAHBLAH complain complain complain"


It's fan revving is annoying… and REALLY that's about all. I'm UNEMPLOYED at the moment yet, mustered up some money because I NEEDED a computer and have the same problem as ALL of you guys… fans are revvin hard for no reason. Complaning and complaining in here WILL NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I personally could care less that the fans rev, it doesn't bother me as I know it can be FIXED via a EFI or SMC update


Everyone should use Peppie's case number as our aid when we call in and report the issue.


DO NOT LET the "Advisor" tell you to reset the PRAM as that has absolutley NOTHING to do with the fan issue. If the advisor recommends you to reset the PRAM, then nicely ask to please be escalated to a Senior Advisor.


Share Peppie's case number with the Senior Advisor (my former position). Ask to have a written escalation to engineering. The ONLY thing that would resolve this issue is an SMC reset - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 —— if you've already done that and issue persist then great … tell them that. The more people report this, the faster we'll get a resolution.


THATS THE WAY IT WORKS… when they see the same kind of issue being reported, then they investigate it.


Sorry for the rant but my email keeps getting hit with all the replies from this and people's whinning is MORE ANNOYING thanthe fan situation we all have

Mar 5, 2013 1:47 PM in response to jamezmbp

I have been watching this thread for a few days now. I have an early 2013 rMBP - 2.4,16,256 model. The fans do spin up seemingly randomly and definitely with lossless audio. Since it has been bugging me, I contacted apple tonight and explained the issue and mentioned the forum - which they claim to not be able to pay attention to due to rumours etc...! Anyway they are replacing the computer. After reading this and other threads, I seriously doubt this will help. It is pretty annoying as this one is already a replacement for one that had a logic board fault (graphics controller fault), although that one did also have the same fan issue (2012 spec rMBP 2.3,16,256, february build.


The case number is 420291377 btw...

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