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Why has my macbook fan been running all day?

Asked by Fallstand (1130points) October 12th, 2007
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Normally it just runs when I’m in photoshop or something but for some reason its been running constantly..

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sapridyne's avatar

you most likely have a process taking up a lot of CPU resources. Open activity monitor, sort by CPU usage and see what’s taking up processor cycles

sndfreQ's avatar

also make sure your firmware is up-to-date; Apple released a recent EFI firmware updater in their downloads section for MacBook Pro’s

jeffporten's avatar

And, er, silly question—is the MacBook sitting on a soft surface, or otherwise occluding its vents? It might just be hot.

Fallstand's avatar

Thanks sapridyne.. I checked my processes and one of my widgets for some reason was using up a lot of resources :)

sapridyne's avatar

no problem. glad i could help.

wopr21's avatar

I found an old print job still trying to print. I used activity monitor and stopped the print job. Ahhhh silence again.
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