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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1916395" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>That will work, but it shouldn't be necessary.</p><p></p><p>I had been noticing that several Mac models (especially their laptops) were running really hot, and I wondered what that was all about. So I asked a friend who works for Apple.</p><p></p><p>He said that Apple was very sensitive to users' complaints that their computers' internal fans were a distraction or annoying. So Apple made a conscious decision to set the point at which the fans came on in certain models rather high, and not at all aggressively (i.e. at low speeds).</p><p></p><p>You can easily fix this yourself, by using a software utility to make the fans come on at a much lower temperature, and more aggressively. Patrick already suggested a really great utility to use, and it's free!</p><p></p><p>MacFanControl (free)</p><p><a href="https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control" target="_blank">https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control</a></p><p>(Real-time monitoring of fan speeds and temperatures. Allows you to adjust fan speed and when it comes on. Solves overheating problems like those typically found on older MacBook Pros.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1916395, member: 190607"] That will work, but it shouldn't be necessary. I had been noticing that several Mac models (especially their laptops) were running really hot, and I wondered what that was all about. So I asked a friend who works for Apple. He said that Apple was very sensitive to users' complaints that their computers' internal fans were a distraction or annoying. So Apple made a conscious decision to set the point at which the fans came on in certain models rather high, and not at all aggressively (i.e. at low speeds). You can easily fix this yourself, by using a software utility to make the fans come on at a much lower temperature, and more aggressively. Patrick already suggested a really great utility to use, and it's free! MacFanControl (free) [URL code="true"]https://crystalidea.com/macs-fan-control[/URL] (Real-time monitoring of fan speeds and temperatures. Allows you to adjust fan speed and when it comes on. Solves overheating problems like those typically found on older MacBook Pros.) [/QUOTE]
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