Is my fan is daed or not?

paragon · 04-01-2012, 04:58 AM

Hello, my macbook (A1181) started to shut down unexpectedly all of a sudden. after a few days of stress and talking to thieving technicians I narrowed the DD list to the fan not working, the only proof I have for that is "iStat pro" showing "0"(zero)Rpm. I want to be sure that it is indeed dead before I shop for a new one. I don't mind opening the machine but how will I know it is dead?

benwiggy · 04-01-2012, 05:04 AM

Is it getting really hot?

"thieving technicians"? Interesting profession!

DeltaMac · 04-01-2012, 06:31 AM

Have you tried one of the fan control apps, to see if that can step the fan up to higher speed? Like smcFanControl?

paragon · 04-04-2012, 12:15 AM

I know for sure that the fan doesn't work, the question is if it is a temporary thing that I can may be jiggle into functioning or is it dead?
Thieving because they charge the equivalent of 112 USD just to look on the laptop.

DeltaMac · 04-04-2012, 06:56 AM

In my experience, if the fan in a MacBook stops working, it's not a "jiggle it a bit" to get it going - it's dead. If you want to find out, you'll need to open the MacBook, and look at the fan.
It's also possible that it is all caked over with "crud", and you can blow the fan out. You still have to open the MacBook to take a look.

04-01-2012, 04:58 AM	#1
paragon Major Leaguer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 467	Is my fan is daed or not? Hello, my macbook (A1181) started to shut down unexpectedly all of a sudden. after a few days of stress and talking to thieving technicians I narrowed the DD list to the fan not working, the only proof I have for that is "iStat pro" showing "0"(zero)Rpm. I want to be sure that it is indeed dead before I shop for a new one. I don't mind opening the machine but how will I know it is dead? __________________ there is nothing better than a... oh well, that aint that good...

04-04-2012, 12:15 AM	#4
paragon Major Leaguer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 467	I know for sure that the fan doesn't work, the question is if it is a temporary thing that I can may be jiggle into functioning or is it dead? Thieving because they charge the equivalent of 112 USD just to look on the laptop. __________________ there is nothing better than a... oh well, that aint that good...

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04-01-2012, 05:04 AM	#2
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,040	Is it getting really hot? "thieving technicians"? Interesting profession!

04-01-2012, 06:31 AM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,962	Have you tried one of the fan control apps, to see if that can step the fan up to higher speed? Like smcFanControl?

04-04-2012, 06:56 AM	#5
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,962	In my experience, if the fan in a MacBook stops working, it's not a "jiggle it a bit" to get it going - it's dead. If you want to find out, you'll need to open the MacBook, and look at the fan. It's also possible that it is all caked over with "crud", and you can blow the fan out. You still have to open the MacBook to take a look.