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hellobye
Jul 15, 2010, 03:21 PM
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7532/heatv.png

My fan has been running all day pretty much.

When i received this computer (this was a replacement.) it was very quiet.

I added 8 gigs of RAM (from OWC) on top of the stock 4 gigs that came with it.

Help!



Hellhammer
Jul 15, 2010, 03:22 PM
Have you tried rebooting? Also, do SMC and PRAM reset

stridemat
Jul 15, 2010, 03:23 PM
Have you tried resetting the SMC (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964)?

mrsir2009
Jul 15, 2010, 03:54 PM
Are those temps in C or F?

Xyr
Jul 15, 2010, 05:13 PM
try using SMC fan control to see if your fans work properly that way...
anyway i would stop at apple cause 60°C+ should get fans running above idle
but theres no extremes rly

mjschranz
Jul 15, 2010, 09:00 PM
Are those temps in C or F?

I'd be surprised that the thing is still running if those temperatures are in C.

hellobye
Jul 16, 2010, 05:11 PM
Hey everyone,

It is in F.

Yesterday (when i posted this), I tried the SMC RESET. it worked.

Now today its the same nonstop fan.

Weird.

Hellhammer
Jul 16, 2010, 05:14 PM
Hey everyone,

It is in F.

Yesterday (when i posted this), I tried the SMC RESET. it worked.

Now today its the same nonstop fan.

Weird.

Try SMC reset again and also do PRAM reset. If those don't fix it, give Apple a call, could be something wrong in the HW (heat sensor etc)