Ok so I just got a used MacBook white from early 2008 for a steal price ($200) and the fan noise is killing me. I didn't notice the fans noise at first because the seller was playing a youtube video so i thought it was normal. Even when I turn on the mac from a cold boot it just ramps up to maximum speed within a few seconds not even 5. I already tried to reset nvram/pram and smc but it didn't work. Also it is a fresh reinstall so there are no printers in queue like people would say. The fans are still running at max, can any one help? Is it probably hardware related, maybe a sensor disconnected? 
Also can the problem be an smc update? I tried to do it but it said it is not needed for my computer. The smc version says 1.2f10 and according to apple's smc updates list http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237 it is supposed to say 1.3f1. Also the mac is running on Snow Leopard 10.6.8
Also can the problem be an smc update? I tried to do it but it said it is not needed for my computer. The smc version says 1.2f10 and according to apple's smc updates list http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1237 it is supposed to say 1.3f1. Also the mac is running on Snow Leopard 10.6.8Attachments
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