Need help with my white macbook (fans going crazy!)

reko · Mar 2, 2009

I haven't even hit the two year mark and my fans are going nuts

I don't know what to do about it. Unfortunately I should've bought apple care, but as it stands, I barely had enough money to buy this.

Is there a way to get it back to how it used to be? It seems like I can't do the simplest of tasks without it going buck wild on me.

I use it mainly as a desktop with the lid closed down, does that make a difference? Am I going to have to take it apart and give it a proper cleaning? Can anyone direct me in the direction of a proper tutorial?

superboss · Mar 2, 2009

reko said:
I haven't even hit the two year mark and my fans are going nuts

I don't know what to do about it. Unfortunately I should've bought apple care, but as it stands, I barely had enough money to buy this.

Is there a way to get it back to how it used to be? It seems like I can't do the simplest of tasks without it going buck wild on me.

I use it mainly as a desktop with the lid closed down, does that make a difference? Am I going to have to take it apart and give it a proper cleaning? Can anyone direct me in the direction of a proper tutorial?

Having the lid closed means = less air throughput = hotter components = louder fans. Your fan and or heatsink are probably full of dust and what not.. no way to get it out without opening the MacBook I'm afraid. iFixit: iPod, iBook, & PowerBook Parts and Accessories has plenty of useful guides. Your warranty is voided (in theory anyway) once you open your MacBook but if you are careful they probably won't notice

vansmith · Mar 2, 2009

Try using some compressed air to blow out any dust/gunk that may have collected over the years. It's amazing how much crap will build up and impair the ability of the fans to control air flow.

Need help with my white macbook (fans going crazy!)

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