Fan inside MacBook won't stop running

Samelson03 · Jul 9, 2008, 05:06 PM

Well, the topic says it all. I have 512MB memory in my MacBook. And, I normally have iTunes, iChat, windows open. Can it be slowing down becuase I barely have any memory?

cwheatley · Jul 9, 2008, 05:13 PM

I would say so. I would not use anything less than 1gb of RAM on anything newer than 10.3.

Beric · Jul 9, 2008, 05:15 PM

It's the graphics card (or lack of one, that is). I got a 2 Ghz. processor and 2 GB of RAM. When I play demanding games, the fan runs nonstop for hours on end.

myuserid08 · Jul 9, 2008, 05:21 PM

The fan will always run (minimum 1800rpm)

cwheatley · Jul 9, 2008, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beric

It's the graphics card (or lack of one, that is). I got a 2 Ghz. processor and 2 GB of RAM. When I play demanding games, the fan runs nonstop for hours on end.

He never said anything about playing games, much less demanding games, in his post.

Samelson03 · Jul 9, 2008, 05:25 PM

Yeah, I wont play games on a MacBook ever. I'm going to put 2 gigs in it once I order it.

cwheatley · Jul 9, 2008, 06:03 PM

Two gigs is a world of difference from 512. I immediately noticed the difference from 1->2 gigs, so yours should be much more dramatic. My fan still shoots up pretty fast sometimes, but I'd say i can't even hear it about 90% of the time. Good luck

ataboc · Jul 9, 2008, 07:14 PM

make sure you don't have anything in your print que. i know this sounds silly but i couldn't find out why my wife's macbook with 2 gig's fan wouldn't turn off. they figured it out at the genius bar.

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Samelson03 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	Fan inside MacBook won't stop running Well, the topic says it all. I have 512MB memory in my MacBook. And, I normally have iTunes, iChat, windows open. Can it be slowing down becuase I barely have any memory?
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Jul 9, 2008, 05:13 PM	#2
cwheatley macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: stillwater, ok	I would say so. I would not use anything less than 1gb of RAM on anything newer than 10.3.
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Jul 9, 2008, 05:15 PM	#3
Beric macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area	It's the graphics card (or lack of one, that is). I got a 2 Ghz. processor and 2 GB of RAM. When I play demanding games, the fan runs nonstop for hours on end.
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Jul 9, 2008, 05:21 PM	#4
myuserid08 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2008	The fan will always run (minimum 1800rpm)
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Jul 9, 2008, 05:25 PM	#6
Samelson03 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	Yeah, I wont play games on a MacBook ever. I'm going to put 2 gigs in it once I order it.
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Jul 9, 2008, 06:03 PM	#7
cwheatley macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: stillwater, ok	Two gigs is a world of difference from 512. I immediately noticed the difference from 1->2 gigs, so yours should be much more dramatic. My fan still shoots up pretty fast sometimes, but I'd say i can't even hear it about 90% of the time. Good luck
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Jul 9, 2008, 07:14 PM	#8
ataboc macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ca	make sure you don't have anything in your print que. i know this sounds silly but i couldn't find out why my wife's macbook with 2 gig's fan wouldn't turn off. they figured it out at the genius bar.
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