Fans not working and overheating

shivani38 Said:

"Fans not working and overheating: My macbook has started to heat up recently and I cannot hear the fans work. What is going on and how can I fix it?"

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Troubleshooting Silent Mac Fans:



Finding Out More:

1. Go here: About Fans and Fan Noise in your Apple Product - Apple Support
2. Scroll to: Make sure the vents on your Apple product aren't blocked
3. Scroll to: Check for unexpected heavy fan use

shivani38 wrote:

Its an Intel

Intel— runs warm yes, particularly if you are using the Discreet GPU <AMD Radeon Pro 5500M >

If the Mac is on the fans are on. They i̶d̶e̶a̶l̶ idle about 1,200rpm and ramp up to 6,000rpm under a heavy load.

From Terminal you can see this is in action, copy and paste:

sudo powermetrics | grep Fan

running sample, until you quit, use Control C

ref: Keep your Mac notebook within acceptable operating temperatures

 Keep your Mac laptop within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support

Known issues—

Uninstall  all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN

all known to cause issues on the macOS

if you still have an issue—

look at your Activity Monitor.app > CPU for heavy usage... this will be a clue

Activity Monitor User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

you can get a good look at your System config. and reveal conflicts or issues, you can download/run this trusted utility https://etrecheck.com  

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shivani38 wrote:

My macbook has started to heat up recently and I cannot hear the fans work. What is going on and how can I fix it?

What exact mac is this...?

Intel or

M1 SoC