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fan runs even when lid is shut
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Thanks for the response/suggestion. I completely missed seeing this until now. I will give it a shot. It sounds like that may well be the problem, especially since I'm experiencing many other symptoms like extended bouncing of icons when starting up apps.
[doublepost=1465927990][/doublepost]I just tried this. It did not make any difference. Fan still runs for a while even after the lid is closed. The bouncing icons part is significantly improved. Where it would bounce for a minute for some apps (like skype), it now bounces about 6-8 times (< 10 sec).
Is the fan running because the machine's thermal paste is no longer effective? Or there is dust in the machine?
[doublepost=1465927990][/doublepost]I just tried this. It did not make any difference. Fan still runs for a while even after the lid is closed. The bouncing icons part is significantly improved. Where it would bounce for a minute for some apps (like skype), it now bounces about 6-8 times (< 10 sec).
Is the fan running because the machine's thermal paste is no longer effective? Or there is dust in the machine?
I have 4 GB RAM. How long do you think it would take to actually get to sleep? Mine can sometimes run for a few minutes after the lid has been shut, depending on vigorously it was working prior.
It can also be cooling components down.
I went through this last month with my wife's '11 one night it ran all night
I reset the SMC got not love so I turned it off, unplugged it, took the bottom case off, disconnected the battery for about 10 minutes buttoned it back up and she's not had a problem since.