pleuni
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Q: Suddenly fan noise MacBookPro Retina 13inch

Hi, I have a MacBook Pro Retina 13inch, bought it 9 months ago. And suddenly since today the fans are making a lot of noise.

I googled somewhat and I have already checked the activity center, but nothing seems to be taking a lot of CPU. Also I did a reset.

But it's still making a lot of noise and it won't stop. The laptop feels more hot than usual.

I've read that many people experience this problem. But what can be the cause and how can I fix it?

 

Thank you for your replies!

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Mar 9, 2016 2:00 PM

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Q: Suddenly fan noise MacBookPro Retina 13inch

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Mar 9, 2016 3:58 PM in response to pleuni
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    Mar 9, 2016 3:58 PM in response to pleuni

    To fix it, bring the MBP to an apple store genius bar and have them correct the problem under the one year warranty provisions.

     

    Try a SMC reset:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

     

    Run an Apple Hardware Diagnostics:

     

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

     

    Install a temperature/fan speed monitoring application and post back the temperatures that are being developed.  Also post back an image of Activity Monitor set to ALL PROCESSES and CPU set to show values from high to low.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Courcoul,

    Courcoul Mar 9, 2016 6:01 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 6 (14,193 points)
    Mar 9, 2016 6:01 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Really, the trip to the Store for under-warranty repairs is the only choice with these modern sealed systems.

     

    And once they fix it, time to consider purchasing the extra 2 years of coverage AppleCare gets you. For as it now stands, in 3 months you'll be out in the cold.

  • by pleuni,

    pleuni pleuni Mar 10, 2016 11:10 AM in response to Courcoul
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    Mar 10, 2016 11:10 AM in response to Courcoul

    Thank you for the replies!

    I found the cause of the problem. Some whizzkid friend of mine got a better look at the CPU's and found an unfinished printer task that's been keeping the MacBook very busy. The noise is gone now. I'm really happy I don't have to go see a Genius (since I'm living on Aruba and they don't have them here....)