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Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour

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On 8/26/15 7:09 PM, in article
B9udnaLJe7apyEPInZ2dnUU7-c2dnZ2d@giganews.com, "Alan Browne"
<alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:

> On 2015-08-26 19:28, Albert Hirsch wrote:
>> On 8/26/15 7:22 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
>>> On 2015-08-26 19:15, John McWilliams wrote:
>>>> On 8/26/15   PDT 4:07 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Received a new MBA about 1 month ago.  Since then:
>>>>> 
>>>>> - on three occasions the fan(s) have run hard on.  (no or little load,
>>>>> cool all over).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rebooted on two of those, and the last time did an SMC reset.
>>>>> 
>>>>> That seemed to solve it ...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Then last night the fan(s) was(were) running hard on again.
>>>>> (zero load - were having supper at the time and we could hear it from
>>>>> the next room... cool all over).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Shut off and re-started.  (Note: a "restart" from the menu did not
>>>>> correct it; had to shut it down and start it up again).
>>>>> 
>>>>> The computer slept all night and was used this AM.
>>>>> 
>>>>> When my SO got home, the computer would not wake (or at least the
>>>>> screen
>>>>> stayed dark).
>>>>> 
>>>>> SMC reset got it going again.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So .... is this the point where I send it back to Apple for a
>>>>> replacement?
>>>> 
>>>> Sure sounds like it. I forget: Do you have an Apple store nearby? Genius
>>>> appt. And all that.
>>> 
>>> <shudder>   I hoped that by not mentioning the Genius Bar that it would
>>> not come up.  Yes, about 10 km away...
>>> 
>>> The problem is with problems like this is that they won't occur while I
>>> happen to be with the so-called genius.
>> 
>> Yeah but it may be a known issue.
> 
> Sigh.  Indeed.  If so: I buy this model 2014 MBA in July 2015 and the
> <known issue> hasn't been corrected?
> 
> I could put hope in them having diagnostic s/w that is privy to Apple, I
> suppose.
> 

Just take it in and leave it, they will be able to put it through several
tests.

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Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:07 -0400
  Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 16:15 -0700
    Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 19:22 -0400
      Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Albert Hirsch <doc@treadstone.net> - 2015-08-26 19:28 -0400
        Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-26 20:09 -0400
          Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 00:56 +0000
            Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 08:39 -0400
              Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 14:06 +0000
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-27 14:00 -0500
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-08-27 15:28 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-29 18:55 -0500
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:15 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:27 +0000
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 13:57 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-29 18:57 -0500
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Albert Hirsch <doc@treadstone.net> - 2015-08-28 11:47 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-29 19:00 -0500
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behavior - NO WORRY Albert Hirsch <doc@treadstone.net> - 2015-08-30 13:21 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 16:39 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 00:29 +0000
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-28 13:58 -0400
                Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 22:17 +0000
          Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-27 13:40 -0500
            Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 17:16 -0400
        Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 00:54 +0000
      Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-27 00:53 +0000
        Re: Mac Book Air odd behaviour Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-27 08:38 -0400

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