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  1. billyt1996

    Super hot and loud fan on Safari

    I haven't had my macbook air long, it is the early 2015 model and is running on OS X El Capitan. Since I can remember, streaming any video (such as from Netflix) will heat the macbook up to the point where it is really quite hot. The fan also gets louder and louder that I have to be wearing...
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  2. Q

    Will the next Macbook Pro be silent?

    Just wondering if the next Macbook Pro will be silent, like the Macbook? I know it depends on the processor, so does the Skylake processor have a low enough TDP to remove the fan?
  3. M

    iMac G5 20" with loud fan like noise...

    Hello everyone, I've aquired a iMac G5 20" unit with the powerpc processor a bunch of months ago. It sat in my home office on the floor as I was told it's dead and my plans were to eventually take a look at it. Well with the help of a friend last night, we turned it on and to my surprise...it...
  4. H

    Both fans (almost) screwed up

    Starting a month or so ago, my 15" mid-2012 MBP starting making loud whirring noises and I suspected it to be the HDD and made a backup for everything just in case it failed. I decided to take a look for myself inside the Mac and turns out it is one of the fans (the left one) that's making these...
  5. M

    Macbook Air 13" 2009, fan issue

    I'm running a MBA 13 2009 with yosemite 10.10.5 in it.. its gone better now, especially with memory management. but I'm getting a bit annoyed with its fan. as its running very fast and creating noise. though, its at a tolerable level. still, i want it to run silently. here is a photo of my...
  6. D

    What is that SMD part next to fan connector?

    Hi, Does anybody know what this small part is (three small smd elements next to fan socket) as on this picture: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6935960/mini_fan.png Does anybody have any schematics (eg. any "alternative" solder points)? Thanks, Adam
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