caninemiss

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Q: fan

How can I check if my fan is "working"? I have not heard it whirrng recently.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on May 4, 2015 2:12 PM

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Q: fan

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by dominic23,

dominic23 May 4, 2015 2:49 PM in response to caninemiss
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Mac OS X

May 4, 2015 2:49 PM in response to caninemiss

You can run Apple Diagnostics and look up the reference code.

Apple Diagnostics
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202731

Apple Diagnostics Reference codes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203747
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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE May 4, 2015 3:07 PM in response to caninemiss
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Mac OS X

May 4, 2015 3:07 PM in response to caninemiss

Download iStat menus. The application reports fan speeds:

http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/

Ciao.
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by caninemiss,

caninemiss May 4, 2015 7:24 PM in response to dominic23
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May 4, 2015 7:24 PM in response to dominic23

Thanks, sounds like too beyond me--- I'll get with in store or phone support to walk me through - without any glitches hopefully.
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