MacBook Pro 17" Unibody fixing noise fan and overheat

Written By: LAOMUSIC ARTS
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MacBook Pro 17" Unibody fixing noise fan and overheat

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

40 minutes

Introduction

MacBook Pro 17" Unibody 2.2GHz early 2011 Duo

Vibrating noise from new MacBook Pro ?

Rattling fan ? Overheating ?

Give this a try !

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    • Turn your MBP upside down

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    • Remove the screws from the back cover

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    • Carefully open the back cover.

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    • Remove the dust . I am using a vacuum cleaner here with a brush.

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    • Keep your Apple warranty by disconnecting the battery and DO NO TOUCH any electronic parts and chips ! Also touch any metal item to unload the body static.

    • Keep your Apple warranty and disconnect the battery.

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    • Disconnect the fan from the mainboard.

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    • Remove the 3 screws that fron the fan fixture.

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    • Clean the dust with a very soft toilet paper.

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    • This is what I´ve found inside one fan !

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

LAOMUSIC ARTS

Member since: 25/02/17

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7 comments

I’d be careful about using a vacuum cleaner on the inside of the computer as it can cause static discharge and zap your components.

pov -

Thanks a lot s

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Sanzi Gao -

Sanzi Gao - you are welcome!

LAOMUSIC ARTS -

@laomusicarts do you know where I might be able to get an HD-74501 screwdriver. New or Used?

Kendall Lui -

Since my 2008 Macbook Pro has been overheating for a while I tried this. Unfortunately everything inside is quite clean: no dust in the fans or heat-sinks.

The fans run quite well , and get going pretty fast as the device heats up. Any other ideas are welcome, This was a GREAT machine and I miss using it.

Eric Hammond -

Try replacing the thermal paste, did that and my mbp mid 2010 works perfectly! Dosent even have to be expensive paste, I just used some chinesse one and it worked perfectly!

I now see about 78-82C of temperature with the fans making a small amount of noise. Before I saw from 90-98C and the fans were at 100% almost constantly.

Hope this helps!

Leopoldo Alvarenga Leonidas -

Hi, I dropped a glas on my Macbook Pro keyboard and now the fan is making a frictionous sound, as it touches the upper part of the case somewhere. If I pull (not pressing down) the case on the upper keyboard side it goes silent. Do you have any tips on how to fix this, i.e. without pushing down the fan further and damage it for good?

Kloppius -