dan02
join:2004-01-28
Hacienda Heights, CA
| reply to mgaus77
Re: How come my 12" PowerBook's fan is always on?
When I got my PB G4 it was very quiet, the fan never kicks in.. after 6 month I hear the noise but I'm not sure it's the fan noise or the HD noise. (I didn't run any other software since the first day I got it) The noise is similar to low speed fan noise and it's on the lower left of the key board.. |
|
rexbinary
Mod King
Premium
join:2005-01-26
Plano, TX | Lower left would probably be the hard drive, the fan is generally in the rear center. |
|
dan02
join:2004-01-28
Hacienda Heights, CA | thanks Rex...
that's what what afraid of... noise from HD is NOT a good sign... |
|
mgaus77
join:2002-08-24
Miami, FL | So which of the Apple notebooks runs coolest with no fan?
including iBook and PowerBooks |
|
rexbinary
Mod King
Premium
join:2005-01-26
Plano, TX
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Do you mean which model has the lowest temperature when idle?
If so then it would probably be the model with the lowest clock speed processor as the heat sinks are probably similar due to the similar sizes of the cases.
Or do you mean which one turns on the fan the least?
Again that would probably be the lowest clock speed processor.
Of course again that can vary widely depending on software installed and what it is doing, room temperature, age of the computer. It can also vary from one CPU to the next even if they are identical models.
What is it about the heat and fans that concerns you?
--
Verizon FiOS 15/2 subscriber since 8/1/05 | Mac owner since 1990 | FreeBSD user since 2005 | EDIT: I seldom post without an edit.
|
|
mgaus77
join:2002-08-24
Miami, FL | What are the processor speeds in the 12.1" PowerBook in economy, normal and high modes? A 1.5 model. |
|
