Beyond Zarathustra » Mac http://blog.spec-r.org of Sports Cars, Business and Filthy Determination Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:25:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © ellanosv@gmail.com () ellanosv@gmail.com() Of sports cars, business and filthy determination ellanosv@gmail.com No no http://blog.spec-r.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Beyond Zarathustra http://blog.spec-r.org 144 144 Macbook 13″ maintenance http://blog.spec-r.org/2009/10/31/macbook-13-maintenance/ http://blog.spec-r.org/2009/10/31/macbook-13-maintenance/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:53:53 +0000 Enrique http://blog.spec-r.org/?p=136 Two months ago my Macbook’s fan started making funny noises when computer’s temperature was above 60 deg, I consulted to a friend of mine who is a Mac Genius in Greece and he recommended me replacing the fan to a new one, unpleasently as it is, things haven’t been in the best of it’s shapes for me lately, so I passed on the recommendation.

Two days ago my computer automatically turned-off twice to my complete surprise; So after a thrid start I ran smcFanController.app only to find that my fan colapsed!, it wasn’t spinning at all!, Zero RPMS!; Luckily I have all the important data backed up via rsync to a Linux server in my office.

Restarted, ran Apple Hardware Test and realized that my computer had the error code: “4M0T/1/40000002: Exhaust”, which almost has no reference on Internet except that which says “buy another Mac” !.

The next day reading forums I discovered ifixit.com and this post in particular, thanks Nietzsche that website exists, immediately I started trying to dissasembly my mac with no luck, my tools wasn’t the right ones!. Today I did.

Two and a haf year of heavy useBefore cleaning

After cleaningAfter cleaning

Ubber dusty coolerThe problem, a dusty fan

Cleaning toolsThe tools

Current laptop status: Working like a charm ;)

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