Are loud fan noises supposed to be heard when installing and downloading mac updates?

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Are loud fan noises supposed to be heard when installing and downloading mac updates?

I was wondering if it was normal for my macbook pro w/ retina display to make loud fan noises when installing/download mac software?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 9:32 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 28, 2013 9:42 AM in response to Nick Ryan

Yes. THat is normal because OSX turns the fan on high because the cpu and hard drive are writing files as quickly as they can make them. Software updates are sometimes intense on the CPU so the fan is turned on each time an update happens

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Zlig

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Mar 28, 2013 10:11 AM in response to Nick Ryan

In particular, firmware updates.

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