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Fan turning on quick... 13' Ultimate.

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jinxednuance

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Feb 6, 2011
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Hello,

I am not sur if this is normal. But whenever I stream the fan starts working and when I check the CPU consumption I realize it is above 50%.

It does the same thing with Skype.

Should I be worried the fan is turned on a lot now? Is there anything I can do to keep the computer running smoother?

Thanks and appreciate it.
 
That's normal, as flash video (streaming) and skype both use a considerable amount of CPU, so it will heat up a bit and cause the fans to come on.
 
Currently I only have 4 tabs of Chrome, none of which is video and the fan is on and the temp is 42. Is that normal?!

One of the things that I loved about the Macbook is that you rarely hear the fan go on, and with this one, it is on almost anytime I use it...
 
Use Activity Monitor to see what is using up the CPU. That's what is causing the fan to run all the time. Skype is a know CPU hog but you could have some background process doing it.
 
I'm an idiot, I can't believe I didn't think of checking Activity Log.

Apparently something called "Adobe-something-synchronizer" has been eating up all the CPU.

I do have a few basic adobe programs (like reader etc..) but I have no idea what that is!
 
jinxednuance said:
I'm an idiot, I can't believe I didn't think of checking Activity Log.

Apparently something called "Adobe-something-synchronizer" has been eating up all the CPU.

I do have a few basic adobe programs (like reader etc..) but I have no idea what that is!
Click to expand...

Refer to the thread that I linked below to stop Adobe Resource Synchronizer from using up all of your battery.

Hope this helps!

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1067212/
 
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