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Keeping mac mini cool
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1916197" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Heat is the enemy of electronics and magnetic memory storage devices. So, it's best to keep your computer cool.</p><p></p><p>How old is your mini? Can you hear the fan come on anymore? What sort of environment does your mini live in? (Dusty? Cigarette smoke? Human or animal hair?)</p><p></p><p>Often when a client tells me that their Mac is running hot, I pop it open and find that it is full of (insulating) dust bunnies. Once they are cleaned out, the Mac runs at a normal temperature again. </p><p></p><p>Or...sometimes I pop open their Mac and their fan is strangled by hair. A very sharp pointy penknife is necessary to cut away the hair and free up the fan.</p><p></p><p>Of course, it's not unheard of for one's cooling fan to just give up the ghost. It's usually not hard to replace it.</p><p></p><p>IFixIt, </p><p><a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac" target="_blank">https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac</a></p><p>has free tutorials on how to open the different years and models of mini.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1916197, member: 190607"] Heat is the enemy of electronics and magnetic memory storage devices. So, it's best to keep your computer cool. How old is your mini? Can you hear the fan come on anymore? What sort of environment does your mini live in? (Dusty? Cigarette smoke? Human or animal hair?) Often when a client tells me that their Mac is running hot, I pop it open and find that it is full of (insulating) dust bunnies. Once they are cleaned out, the Mac runs at a normal temperature again. Or...sometimes I pop open their Mac and their fan is strangled by hair. A very sharp pointy penknife is necessary to cut away the hair and free up the fan. Of course, it's not unheard of for one's cooling fan to just give up the ghost. It's usually not hard to replace it. IFixIt, [URL code="true"]https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac[/URL] has free tutorials on how to open the different years and models of mini. [/QUOTE]
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