Apple Fixes Overheated MacBooks By Always Running Fans

Iria · Aug 18, 2006, 09:27 PM

Source: TechWeb
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Apple on Thursday issued a firmware update for its entry-level MacBook notebooks to adjust "fan behavior." And it wasn't talking about Apple users.

The firmware update, which can be downloaded from the Cupertino, Calif. company's support site, is in response to ongoing customer complaints about overheated and/or noisy MacBooks, the newest model in the Intel-based portable line.

Erroneus · Aug 18, 2006, 09:50 PM

Seems like a fair solution to run them all the time at low speed where you barely can hear them, though they might want to consider a better heatpipe solution for next hw rev. because they get A LOT of complaints about m00ing and crashes due to heat (have a friend at apple support)

Aug 18, 2006, 09:27 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Apple Fixes Overheated MacBooks By Always Running Fans Source: TechWeb ______ Apple on Thursday issued a firmware update for its entry-level MacBook notebooks to adjust "fan behavior." And it wasn't talking about Apple users. The firmware update, which can be downloaded from the Cupertino, Calif. company's support site, is in response to ongoing customer complaints about overheated and/or noisy MacBooks, the newest model in the Intel-based portable line. Last edited by Iria; Aug 18, 2006 at 09:33 PM.

Aug 18, 2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Seems like a fair solution to run them all the time at low speed where you barely can hear them, though they might want to consider a better heatpipe solution for next hw rev. because they get A LOT of complaints about m00ing and crashes due to heat (have a friend at apple support) __________________