brand new MacBook Pro and the fan is constantly on and really loud

Anyone else have this issue? Mac user for about 25 years and this is the first machine that has done this!

TIA

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 17, 2021 9:49 AM

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Mar 17, 2021 10:28 AM in response to MonicaEager

MonicaEager wrote:

Anyone else have this issue? Mac user for about 25 years and this is the first machine that has done this!
TIA




The fans are always on, they idle at about 2,000 RPM, you typically never hear them at this speed;


really loud means something have the fan speed ramped up to keep it cool, max RPM ~6,000


You can try Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201640





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brand new MacBook Pro and the fan is constantly on and really loud

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