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SubjectRe: Hardware running hot and without the fan
On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 12:27:33PM +0200, Lars Noodén wrote:

> I think there are two problems. One is the GPU or some other part
> running hot. The other is the sensors/fans issue: the fans don't turn
> on even when the system is hot. Both problems are evident on two
> different models of hardware, the notebook is a MacBookPro8,2 and the
> desktop is a Macmini3,1.

Fan control is under the control of the SMC. If fans aren't working then
either we're supposed to be feeding data into the SMC or there's a
hardware problem of some description.

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