How many cooling fans are in 13" MacBook Pro retina 2015/16?

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How many cooling fans are in 13" MacBook Pro retina 2015/16?

Hello,

Sometimes my mac make some noise with it's cooling fans, I tried to use some software for diagnostics and was surprised that only one cooling fan was detected. Could you please clarify how many cooling fans are in my mac?

My mac is:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

Processor 2,7 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3

Graphics Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

Serial Number C0****VH5

Thank you in advance,

Maksim

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), null

Posted on May 5, 2016 11:42 AM

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ManSinha

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May 5, 2016 12:13 PM in response to Maksim_Chernyshou

That model has one fan

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K Shaffer

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May 7, 2016 3:17 PM in response to Maksim_Chernyshou

According to http://mactracker.ca database app your unit identifies as

Introduced March 2015

Discontinued --

Model Identifier MacBookPro12,1

Model Number A1502

EMC 2835

Order Numbers: • MF839LL/A (2.7 GHz with 128 GB storage) MF840LL/A

(2.7 GHz with 256 GB storage) • MF841LL/A (2.9 GHz with 512 GB storage)

You could look into the comparatively safe online repair guide &/or take-apart

at the iFixit.com guides for MacBook Pro 13-inch Retina (early 2015)

repair:

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro_13%22_Retina_Display_Early_2015

teardown:

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Te ardown/38300

This may be a good way to know if you may be able to clean any dusty bits later on

after an AppleCare plan may have expired. However while one exists, it's a fair idea

to have the unit checked, inspected, and perhaps cleaned as needed before expiry.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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