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Apple Computing Products:
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Updated to Catalina, fans won't shut off
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1840472" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>You may need to do an SMC reset. The SMC controls the fans.</p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295" target="_blank">How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support</a></p><p></p><p>There are a variety of instructions, depending on the model, but this part applies to you:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Notebook computers with a nonremovable battery</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit">This applies to all <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201862" target="_blank">MacBook Air</a> models, as well as <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201608" target="_blank">MacBook</a> and <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201300" target="_blank">MacBook Pro</a> models introduced in mid 2009 or later, excluding the MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201150" target="_blank">Shut down your Mac</a>.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: #000000">On your built-in keyboard, press and hold all of these keys:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #333333">Shift</span> on the left side of your keyboard</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #333333">Control</span> on the left side of your keyboard</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #333333">Option</span> (Alt) on the left side of your keyboard</span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: #000000">While holding <span style="color: #333333">all three keys</span>, press and hold the <span style="color: #333333">power button</span> as well.<br /> <img src="https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac/2016-macbook-keyboard-diagram-smc.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: #000000">Keep holding <span style="color: #333333">all four keys</span> for 10 seconds.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: #000000">Release all keys, then press the <span style="color: #333333">power button</span> to turn on your Mac.</span></li> </ol><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1840472, member: 38864"] You may need to do an SMC reset. The SMC controls the fans. [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295"]How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support[/URL] There are a variety of instructions, depending on the model, but this part applies to you: [COLOR=#000000][B]Notebook computers with a nonremovable battery[/B] [FONT='inherit']This applies to all [URL="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201862"]MacBook Air[/URL] models, as well as [URL="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201608"]MacBook[/URL] and [URL="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201300"]MacBook Pro[/URL] models introduced in mid 2009 or later, excluding the MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009).[/FONT] [LIST=1] [*][URL="https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201150"]Shut down your Mac[/URL]. [*]On your built-in keyboard, press and hold all of these keys: [LIST] [*][COLOR=#333333]Shift[/COLOR] on the left side of your keyboard [*][COLOR=#333333]Control[/COLOR] on the left side of your keyboard [*][COLOR=#333333]Option[/COLOR] (Alt) on the left side of your keyboard [/LIST] [*]While holding [COLOR=#333333]all three keys[/COLOR], press and hold the [COLOR=#333333]power button[/COLOR] as well. [IMG]https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac/2016-macbook-keyboard-diagram-smc.png[/IMG] [*]Keep holding [COLOR=#333333]all four keys[/COLOR] for 10 seconds. [*]Release all keys, then press the [COLOR=#333333]power button[/COLOR] to turn on your Mac. [/LIST] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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