My Fan wont stop?

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #1 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:47 AM

Hi turned my iMac on to day and the fan is running which is something i've never heard before so worried something may be wrong.

Is there anything I can do to stop it? I've restarted it a few times and the fan cut's in straight away!!!

Michael

Strukt · Strukt #2 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:51 AM

Open up Activity Monitor and check if you have an application taking up the resources. Maybe something that autostarts? Wold explain why it happens after a reboot.

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #3 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:57 AM

Where do I find that ?

I'm new to this sorry!!

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #4 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:59 AM

sorry found it just not sure what i'm looking for

clayneal · clayneal #5 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 07:59 AM

You should find it in finder / apps / utilities / activity monitor

Clay

clayneal · clayneal #6 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 08:02 AM

Open the app up and scroll down the list looking at anything that is eating cpu cycles. It will be a bunch if its blasting your fans so should stick right out

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #7 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 08:08 AM

no the only thing over 1% is safari :-(

toMACsh · toMACsh #8 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 08:45 AM

Maybe that fan was supplied by Toyota.
(sorry, couldn't resist)

How old is the computer? If it's still under warranty, perhaps there's a fix that would not cost you anything.

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #9 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 09:28 AM

Only a month old but i've got a ton of work on so don't want to lose it

RavingMac · RavingMac #10 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 10:22 AM

I'm not an expert here, but you may want to check the internal temperatures (widget available for that - but not at my Mac just now so I don't remember the name) to see if you have a temp problem or a fan control problem.

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #11 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 11:41 AM

I rang the shop who told me I had 90 days free support which they forgot to tell me when I bought it!!!

They said shut down > unplug from the wall > unplug everything connected to the back > leave for 5 mins > plug back in and then turn on.

It worked and I can now hear my self think!!!!

Cheers guys

toMACsh · toMACsh #12 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 01:05 PM

I hope it still works on day 91 also!

Glad that suggestion helped. Suffering through my humor was worth it.

Rottie · Rottie #13 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 01:13 PM

Glad you got it sorted, m8

chscag · chscag #14 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Georgia's Dad

I rang the shop who told me I had 90 days free support which they forgot to tell me when I bought it!!!

They said shut down > unplug from the wall > unplug everything connected to the back > leave for 5 mins > plug back in and then turn on.

It worked and I can now hear my self think!!!!

Cheers guys

That's 90 days free telephone support. Your warranty is good for a year unless you purchase Apple care and then it's extended an additional two years with free telephone support.

Regards.

Georgia's Dad · Georgia's Dad #15 (**permalink**)

03-09-2010, 02:00 PM

Cheers again guys

I was getting worried because I now have to earn a living with it and my 5D as my engineering work ran out three weeks ago. :-(

I have 10 forward bookings for photos just hope they keep coming in :-)

Michael

Strukt #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 360 Mac Specs: rMBP 15" / 2.6GHz / 16GB / 512GB	03-09-2010, 07:51 AM Open up Activity Monitor and check if you have an application taking up the resources. Maybe something that autostarts? Wold explain why it happens after a reboot. My Blog: Apple Laptops
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clayneal #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 2,146 Mac Specs: late 08 macbook 2.0 4gig 320hdd10.7.3 32 gig iPhone 4s	03-09-2010, 07:59 AM You should find it in finder / apps / utilities / activity monitor Clay MY ADVICE COMES WITH A DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
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clayneal #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 27, 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 2,146 Mac Specs: late 08 macbook 2.0 4gig 320hdd10.7.3 32 gig iPhone 4s	03-09-2010, 08:02 AM Open the app up and scroll down the list looking at anything that is eating cpu cycles. It will be a bunch if its blasting your fans so should stick right out MY ADVICE COMES WITH A DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
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Rottie #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 23, 2009 Posts: 336	03-09-2010, 01:13 PM Glad you got it sorted, m8 Mid 2011 i5 2.5 GHz iMac 21.5"
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Georgia's Dad #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 07:47 AM Hi turned my iMac on to day and the fan is running which is something i've never heard before so worried something may be wrong. Is there anything I can do to stop it? I've restarted it a few times and the fan cut's in straight away!!! Michael
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Georgia's Dad #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 07:59 AM sorry found it just not sure what i'm looking for
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Georgia's Dad #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 08:08 AM no the only thing over 1% is safari :-(
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toMACsh #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,811 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	03-09-2010, 08:45 AM Maybe that fan was supplied by Toyota. (sorry, couldn't resist) How old is the computer? If it's still under warranty, perhaps there's a fix that would not cost you anything.
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Georgia's Dad #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 09:28 AM Only a month old but i've got a ton of work on so don't want to lose it
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RavingMac #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 07, 2008 Location: In Denial Posts: 6,798 Mac Specs: 4GB Mac Mini 2012, 13" MBA, 15" MacBook Pro OSX 10.7, 32 GB iPhone 3GS, iPad2 64gb 3G	03-09-2010, 10:22 AM I'm not an expert here, but you may want to check the internal temperatures (widget available for that - but not at my Mac just now so I don't remember the name) to see if you have a temp problem or a fan control problem.
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Georgia's Dad #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 11:41 AM I rang the shop who told me I had 90 days free support which they forgot to tell me when I bought it!!! They said shut down > unplug from the wall > unplug everything connected to the back > leave for 5 mins > plug back in and then turn on. It worked and I can now hear my self think!!!! Cheers guys
	QUOTE Thanks

toMACsh #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,811 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	03-09-2010, 01:05 PM I hope it still works on day 91 also! Glad that suggestion helped. Suffering through my humor was worth it.
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Georgia's Dad #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2010 Location: Norfolk England Posts: 12 Mac Specs: 27" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz	03-09-2010, 02:00 PM Cheers again guys I was getting worried because I now have to earn a living with it and my 5D as my engineering work ran out three weeks ago. :-( I have 10 forward bookings for photos just hope they keep coming in :-) Michael
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