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Reply With QuoteI think I'd be happy that the fan is spinning. I've had many problems with my powerbook because it is overheating and now that the fan is spinning it's not as bad.Originally Posted by shagless
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- January 5th, 2004, 04:27 PM #1
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How do you quiet the fan on a 12" Powerbook?
Recently I have noticed an increase in how much I hear my fan on my 12" Powerbook g4. Analog video out version. Is there anything I should look at to quiet it down? When I first bought this computer it rarely kicked on the fan unless things were really hot. Any ideas greatly appreciated.
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- January 5th, 2004, 05:23 PM #2
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- January 5th, 2004, 05:56 PM #3
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By recently, do you mean after you installed 10.3.2? There are certain things that have changed in 10.3.2 to prevent the PowerBook from getting so hot, and one is that the fan is more sensitive to heat, causing it to run more often than with previous releases (10.3, 10.3.1).
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- January 5th, 2004, 06:39 PM #4
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i dont think you can make your fan more quiet, unless you want your powerbook to overhead....
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- January 5th, 2004, 07:37 PM #5
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How to quiet the fan? Easy: shut down the computer.
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- January 5th, 2004, 08:33 PM #6
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Hey! I was going to be the smart alex to pipe in that suggestion! Originally Posted by Arden How to quiet the fan? Easy: shut down the computer.
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- January 5th, 2004, 11:22 PM #7
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Y'all have a great sense of humor. Yes, it is great the fan keeps my computer cool, but it was fine before, yes a bit warm, but not unbearable for me. Glad Apple wants to keep from lawsuits due to fires (ahem) but I think either mine is working overtime too much or the fan is extra extra sensitive. Thanks for the info though guys, really appreciate it.
- January 6th, 2004, 02:56 AM #8
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Sorry, Brian, you gotta jump on the train when it's at the platform or you'll miss it.
Like this:
How to keep your fan from coming on? Cool the computer with ice!
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