Can I change mi Macbook pro 2012 to a new one, because my fan died during an update?

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Can I change mi Macbook pro 2012 to a new one, because my fan died during an update?

Well the other day I was using my Macbook Pro 2012 (not the retina) and I made an update soy leave my Mac during the update because I went downstairs for dinner, but when I went to se my Mac it make a strange sound on the fan, so I scared a lot and I download a program to see how my fan was doing and it sayed "0 rpm". My fan died during the update.

So my question is, Can I change my Mac to another one?

My Macbook Pro is unibody

Posted on Jun 18, 2013 1:28 PM

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The hatter

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Jun 18, 2013 1:39 PM in response to Albert48

Don't diuplicate.

Don't like the replies, sorry, also you are not in a forum aimed at notebooks to begin with, realized that by now.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5113193?tstart=0

Sure you can buy another. What you need is better backups and system skills and maintenance probably so you can or learn to do use Moutain Liion and do a network reinstall from Recovery Mode, not a new computer.

An SMC isn't going to do anything but clear NVRAM and system controller.

TimeMachine 101

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

http://www.apple.com/support/timemachine

Mac OS X & Mountain Lion Community

https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os

https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion?view=discussio ns

Recovery Mode

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT131

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

https://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367

General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:

Isolating issues in Mac OS X

Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:

Isolating an issue by using another user account

Identifying resource hogs and other tips:

Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used

Starting the computer in "safe mode":

Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

To identify potential hardware problems:

Apple Hardware Test

General Mac maintenance:

Tips to keep your Mac in top form

Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393

What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564

Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107394

How to clone your system:

http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html

http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner

Direct you to the proper forum for MacBook :

MacBook Series Forums

https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks?view=discussions

http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro

Mac OS X Forum

https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions

This forum deals with a desktop/tower 65lb Mac Pro

http://www.apple.com/support/macpro

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Answer 2

The hatter

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Jun 18, 2013 2:24 PM in response to Albert48

So you probably have a bad plist not a bad fan.

You used xyz to monitor system readings for sensors. Now use a macbook pro FanControl utility to write a new fan profile - those utilites like FanControl are used to add more fan profile settings and overwrite the powermanagement setting file.

look on http://www.macupdate.com for "Fan Control" AND make more backups, esp the type you can boot from and update or create one before you install updates. Treat updates like they need to be tested and are beta for first week.

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