Fan running all the time? Here's a fix!

[26139]

My fan was running 5000 rpm for hours for the first few days I had my 2012 MBA.

Using iStatPro dashboard widget, I could see that my processor load was light, the CPU temps were low, and that my fan RPMs were 5000+!

WTF?

To fix, open Activity Monitor, select all processes and then quit bash.

I've had to do this every time I've restarted the computer, but it's always fixed the issue. Sometimes bash is running at 20%, sometimes lower, but it's always bash.

 

[GGJstudios]

My fan was running 5000 rpm for hours for the first few days I had my 2012 MBA.

Using iStatPro dashboard widget, I could see that my processor load was light, the CPU temps were low, and that my fan RPMs were 5000+!

WTF?

To fix, open Activity Monitor, select all processes and then quit bash.

I've had to do this every time I've restarted the computer, but it's always fixed the issue. Sometimes bash is running at 20%, sometimes lower, but it's always bash.

Another procedure is to try resetting the SMC.

 

[26139]

Yep!

Another procedure is to try resetting the SMC.

Did that first, no change.

There's something with the SendToKindle function, as well.

Only affects SSDs.

 

[GGJstudios]

Did that first, no change.

There's something with the SendToKindle function, as well.

Only affects SSDs.

Interesting to know! Have any links to additional information about this?

 

[26139]

More links

This was helpful, too.

http://superuser.com/questions/423772/bash-process-uses-90-cpu-comes-back-on-computer-restart

 

[GGJstudios]

This was helpful, too.

http://superuser.com/questions/423772/bash-process-uses-90-cpu-comes-back-on-computer-restart

Thanks! What did you have in the following locations?

• System Preferences > Accounts > yourusername > Login Items
  (Lion users: System Preferences > Users & Groups > yourusername > Login Items)
  
  
• /Library/LaunchAgents/ and ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
  (Lion users: In Finder, click Go > Go to Folder > then enter the path)
  
  
• /Library/StartupItems/
  (Lion users: In Finder, click Go > Go to Folder > then enter the path)