Snow Leopard and fan speed

[RightGuard]

Hello,

So i just updated to snow leopard and since i did whenever my CPU temp goes up my fan are still hover around 2000 RPM no matter what... when i just had leopard they would move up as the temp did... what is going on?


Thanks

 

[akbc]

Which mac do you use? 2K RPM sounds pretty normal to me...

What do you use to monitor the fan speed? iStat or smcFanControl?

 

[RightGuard]

I have a Unibody Macbook Pro 2.5 and the CPU temp is going to about 120C and the fans are staying at 2000RPM. I am using iStat... before snow leopard the fan would kick in about 70C and it the computer would stay about 75 with the fan going about 5000RPM..


this really worries me

 

[mac2x]

Get SMCFancontrol and raise that minimum speed.

 

[iLog.Genius]

Are you using any fan control? If you are I would remove correctly and then so an SMC reset. If you're not using a fan control, just do a SMC reset. If you're computer gets that hot with no fan movement, your computer should shut down automatically IIRC.

 

[akbc]

Try resetting PRAM and/or resetting the SMC.

If the above methods don't work, call Apple and explain your situation to get your computer fixed.

In the meantime, you can always use the smcFanControl to max out your fan manually to keep your computer cool.

 

[RightGuard]

Try resetting PRAM and/or resetting the SMC.

Nope either of the methods above worked... I would have to send my computer away as there is not apple store here... is there anything else i can do?

Thanks

 

[GeekGirl*]

Nope... mine is fine.

 

[GeekGirl*]

Nope... mine is fine.

 

[RightGuard]

So i was wrong.. it seems like resetting the SMC has works... but it seems like i have to do it everytime i start my computer..

 

[iLog.Genius]

So i was wrong.. it seems like resetting the SMC has works... but it seems like i have to do it everytime i start my computer..

Shouldn't have to. If the controller isn't retaining settings, then there might be something wrong. You shouldn't have to reset it each time.

 

[steve31]

I am having the same problem. Did you fix it?