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Fan issue

The fan on my MBP 13" (early2015) is running at full as soon as the computer powers up. There are no apps running except Brave (to type this) and the case is COLD. The CPU temp is 29-32 deg.C

I assuming a faulty temp sensor but which one and how do I find out. I have run Etrecheck and there is no mention of temperature problems. And yes I have reset the SMC several times.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 4, 2021 9:33 AM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2021 9:58 AM

soundmill wrote:

The fan on my MBP 13" (early2015) is running at full as soon as the computer powers up. There are no apps running except Brave (to type this) and the case is COLD. The CPU temp is 29-32 deg.C
I assuming a faulty temp sensor but which one and how do I find out. I have run Etrecheck and there is no mention of temperature problems. And yes I have reset the SMC several times.



You can hold the key combination for a 3-4 sequence of the reset to force the point— no harm in doing this.


Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295


if no resolve—

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379


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Apr 4, 2021 9:58 AM in response to soundmill

soundmill wrote:

The fan on my MBP 13" (early2015) is running at full as soon as the computer powers up. There are no apps running except Brave (to type this) and the case is COLD. The CPU temp is 29-32 deg.C
I assuming a faulty temp sensor but which one and how do I find out. I have run Etrecheck and there is no mention of temperature problems. And yes I have reset the SMC several times.



You can hold the key combination for a 3-4 sequence of the reset to force the point— no harm in doing this.


Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295


if no resolve—

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379


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