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  1. jimmieb45

    Upgraded to Ventura from Monterey and bricked my computer. Help?

    Hi friends. I was upgrading to Ventura from Monterey 12.4 this morning and my power cut out. My 2019 27inch iMac is now bricked and only runs the fans at max speed after pressing the power button. No screen turn on, all black. I've attempted the usual power cycle, pram, smc, etc to no avail...
    • jimmieb45
    • Thread
    • black screen startup boot bricked fans high monterey screen black ventura
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
  2. S

    Dual 1.25 Powers On But Does Not Boot

    I recently got a Dual 1.25 MDD off of eBay which describes as a restoration project. The system powers on but no chime. After about 10 seconds, the fans go full blast. I've done the following: - Replaced PRAM battery - Reset PMU - Reseat video card, RAM, and power supply connector to...
    • sethkj
    • Thread
    • fans high no chime powermac g4 mdd psu
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. P

    why does camlink cause cpu and fans to go crazy?

    I use an Elgato CamLink 4k to connect my camera to my 2015 MacBook Pro 15" running the latest Big Sur. Whenever I do so, my CPU is high and the fans go crazy. I have never run a task that stresses the laptop as much - and I regularly run data science code over data sets running for hours. I am...
  4. S

    Customised Macbook Pro 16" 2019 - Overheating / Fans go crazy?

    Hey guys! I got a Macbook Pro 16" 2019 2,6GHz 6-Core i7 32GB Ram 500GB SSD 8GB GPU 5500M Compared to my old Macbook Pro 13" from 2014 this machine easily gets hot and fans would also easily hit +4000RPM and the CPU core temperature hits 68-75 degrees.. This happens when I'm doing basic...
    • Sebastian G
    • Thread
    • 2019 cpu overheating fans high macbook pro 16 inch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. stupots

    Mac Pro 5.1 Not showing SMC Version for Processor Tray

    Hi, had a good search but cannot find anyone that has had this issue. I have upgraded multiple Mac Pro 5.1 (some 2012 and some 2010) to Mojave, as well as adding X5680 CPUs and 128GB of memory, all have gone OK until this one. After the CPUs and Memory were upgraded (fans were normal before)...
    • stupots
    • Thread
    • fans high mac pro (2010) mac pro 5.1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. F

    Macbook air fans go loud when watching a Live Youtube video

    I have never had this problem before. The browser that I use is Google Chrome. When I stream non-live videos (such as Youtube rewind for example) my fans don't go so loud. However, when I watch a live video (such as a live New Years Eve event in Paris), my fans go really loud. Even when I...
  7. Iswell

    Mac Pro 1.1 constant restarts and accelerated fans

    Hi. I have a Mac Pro 1.1 2x2 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon - now with 2Gb 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM. 1 month ago it started to restart suddenly. now it is restarted even in single user mode. I have tried everything. PRam. Single User, Safe Mode. and it restarts always. I may have corrupted the system, now...
    • Iswell
    • Thread
    • blinking constant reboot issue fans high mac 1.1 mac pro (2006) ram issue restart issue
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. T

    Insanely high and random CPU usage

    I have a base model mid-2017 nTB MacBook Pro. For the most part, I'm satisfied, but there were a couple occasions when the fans kicked on really loudly because of CPU usage. The first major time it did this, I had maybe two applications running, and Safari maybe had 3-4 tabs. The second major...
    • tenniseric98
    • Thread
    • 2017 macbook pro fans high high cpu usage ntbmbp safari
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. lightningsalesuk

    Grey screen when trying to boot Lepoard from CD

    I purchased a New HDD for my G5 and went to install OS X Lepoard from a disk onto the system. I hold C to boot from CD but all I get is a grey screen and the fans gradually get very fast and loud. If I do not hold C it comes up with a folder with a ? in it. Can someone help me with this?
  10. Y

    Fans at maximum speed + battery issue after fixing "not turning on" problem

    Hi, A week ago, my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) suddenly stopped working: it would not turn on when pressing the power button. After trying solutions as SMC and PRAM reset, it was still impossible to turn it on. So I tried to open my MacBook, disconnected my battery, then I pressed...
  11. S

    CPU fans spinning a lot after OWC SSD upgrade

    Hi, I recently purchased and installed a 240GB OWC Mercury Aura 6G 2012 for MacBook Air 5,2. After installing the drive, I restored from Time Machine. But my CPU fans have been spinning like crazy. Is this normal? I reset the SMC and NVRAM to no avail. Is the SSD defective, and should I send...
  12. C

    Macbook pro problems, really slow, non working display

    My macbook pro (mid 2012) stopped working a few weeks ago after 2 days of it being really slow. I unplugged the internal battery, and kept resetting the smc and nvram until i finally got it to turn on. The display however did not work, and the fans were running at full speed. I eventually...
    • chewbaccca
    • Thread
    • cpu load display fans high kernel_task macbook pro mid 2012
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  13. C

    2015 MBP, Fan runs early and often? ...

    Both of my college age kids have 2015 13" MBPs. 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM. Identical machines. My son's MBP has a possible issue. The fan comes on very easily, and runs at full speed a good deal of the time. My daughter's doesn't. A few notes: 1. It's not dirty or dusty. Just bought it in July from...
  14. Mr. 123

    Macbook Pro 2011 loud fans and slower performance

    Hi everyone, I have a macbook pro 2011 (early) 13 inch with 16 GBs of ram and an SSD hard drive. Yesterday, a security update for El Capitan was released and without me accepting it, it was installed on my computer. After the update the fans were running all the time. When starting the...
    • Mr. 123
    • Thread
    • el capitan fans fans high macbook pro macbook pro 13" 2011
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. haralds

    Mac Pro 3,1 crashes during sleep with fans going high

    I have a Mac Pro 3,1 that works fine, but since I have bought it used it tends to crash every few days with fans on high. I have not see anything reasonable in the logs. SMC etc. all have been reset. This has been an issues since Mavericks with new installs, new disks etc. memory checks out ok...
    • haralds
    • Thread
    • crash fans high mac pro sleep
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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