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    About fans and fan noise in your Apple product

    Learn how your Apple product monitors internal temperatures and uses fans to cool critical components.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/101576

    Fan Chart Mac Family Tree

    Some ancestors do no show up in fan tree chart , why?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253918778

    Macbook 2017 Pro Fan won't stop running

    Hello, A few days ago, I spilled some water on my mackbook. I quickly cleaned it off, and it seemed to be working fine. I continued working and put it in my laptop, without turning it off. When I got home, I noticed the fan was running at high speed. I opened it and saw a small amount of water that had gotten into it, I am not sure how. Maybe it went inside the vent and then came back out. I turned the laptop off and didnt turn it back on until the next day. The next day, I turned...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253946284

    how can I get my 2019 27 inch iMac stop running the fan continuously?

    how can I get my 2019 27 inch iMac stop running the fan continuously?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253971948

    White noise/fan noise on start up

    Why, on starting my brand new MacBookPro, would I be getting white noise/ fan noise on start up? No programs running, nothing blocking vents, ambient temp 19C, no chance of overheating....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253962599

    An option to add a fan?

    Do MacBooks have an option for fans ? I need a Macintosh book for school but I’m worried about cooling. I personally use windows as my main os which gets very hot 🥵. Do I need an external fan ?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253946044

    Fan running in iMac iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) OSX 10.13.6

    runs fine, but just noticing whirring sound like a fan from back of iMac. Can this be replaced/repaired?

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253945028

    Fans MacBook 16 M1 Pro

    simple question: is it normal that in my MacBook 16 M1 Pro the fans run with a difference of 100 revolutions per minute even though they are not occluded? should I take it in for inspection? To monitoring I'm using the automatic tool of parallels. Thanks...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253947654

    MacBook Pro 2019, 16" Boot Loop and fan noise

    Hi, My MacBook suddenly restarted and it's now stuck on a loop. After entering password progress bars gets just after midway, fan blows and it restarts again....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253929314

    Mac Fan Non-stop sound

    How can I stop my fan to stop making sound and My battery is at 0% but I can still use my laptop as much as I want what can I do to fix my Mac?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253967457

    Help fan playing fast!!!

    My MacBook Pro m1 was fine. Now I took it out of my bag. It wasn’t switching on so I thought my battery died. Now after I plugged in the charger the fan started playing for a long time. I never heard the fan noise before. It isn’t switching on!What should I do?!...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253981929

    Fan Loudness/Mac overheating when using Noteability

    I have a 2019 Macbook air and whenever I use the app Noteability my fan runs like crazy and my energy impact is in the 90s. I close my other programs when using Notability and I checked to make sure my computer is fully updated. My friends who also use Noteability have newer macs and do not run into this issue. I'm looking to see if anyone else is running into this issue and if anyone has any advice on what to do....

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253957411

    Screen on MacBook Air is frozen and keyboard is unresponsive... off button does not work, fan is making a lot of noise.

    My screen froze, my keyboard is unresponsive, I've been pushing the off button for almost an hour and it hasn't budged. It is also making a lot of noise with the fan . Any ideas on how to get it off?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253860468

    MacBook Air fan

    Hey! my MacBook Air from 2020 has started to get very hot underneath, it's burning. It was not like that before but it happened today. Bought the computer in August / September last year. What is wrong / happening?...

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253923449

    My MacBook Air 2019 13" is overheating. I ran a utility check and said no problems. I don't hear fan running

    Why is my 2019 MacBook Air overheating. I ran utility check and said no problems.

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253956781

    Parts Support for Mac Studio

    Fan

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/124842

    Parts Support for Mac mini

    Fan

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/124841

    Parts Support for iMac

    Fans

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/124827

    Parts Support for MacBook Pro

    Fan (s)

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/123921

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2024) Repair Manual

    Fans

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/121128

    MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro or M4 Max, 2024) Repair Manual

    Fans

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/121126

    Take a Hearing Test with AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Pro 3

    The Hearing Test includes a comprehensive range of tones at different and sometimes very low volumes, ranging in frequencies from 250 Hz to 8 kHz. To help ensure accurate results, it's important to take the Hearing Test in a quiet environment for the full duration of the test, like the comfort of home when you have about 5 minutes to yourself without intermittent noise, people talking, or loud air conditioning or fan systems nearby....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/120991

    MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) Repair Manual

    Fan

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/120922

    Use the Hearing Aid feature on your AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Pro 3

    To decrease the amount of noise in your environment picked up by your AirPods, like fan noise or road noise, drag the Ambient Noise Reduction slider to the right. This can help improve intelligibility in noisier environments....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/120992

    MacBook Pro 15-inch SMC Firmware Update v1.0

    This SMC Firmware Update addresses boot issues and adjusts fan behavior in the MacBook Pro 15-inch.

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/106746

    MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.3

    This SMC Firmware update adjusts the fan behavior in MacBook Pro systems (15-inch and 17-inch) when running under high workload conditions....

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/106797

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) Repair Manual

    Fans

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/118619

    MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) Repair Manual

    Fan

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/118618

    MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) Repair Manual

    Fans

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/118617

    Before you begin an immersive experience

    Avoid using Apple Vision Pro around moving objects, like fans .

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/118519

    Get help from Apple users around the world.

    Visit Apple Support Communities to ask a question, find existing answers, or share your expertise with others.

    Visit Communities
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