MacBook Fan Quick Fix

[GingerdGinger]

thanks!! it worked for me

[GingerdGinger]

OMG IT WORKED!!!

[wescoolya]

i dont want to keep having to do this over tho -__-

[MissHeyken]

It worked o_O Thank you!

[kokomanen]

What the fuck, it worked.

[MrJoot]

best way is to take it apart and clean the dust out, then oil the fan shaft, that worked 4 me.

[09tahj]

dude thank it really just worked omg hahah

[Ugluk1994]

This is probebly the most idiot way I ever used to fix my macbook xD

[DjRatchetTV]

he just beat the SHIT out his macbook lol!

[jimgrendas]

ok now everyone can make a video that a "fixes" a problem by just hitting damn faulty eletronics !! rofl man....... there is no point of this video.....

[bigflirter2000]

Bloody hell i cant believe that just worked

[Ezalian]

Do you know what. Lately I have a noisy macbook alu. (late 2008) and this seems to reduce the noise. by several minutes and the noise comes back.

[besosardientes]

SHIT IT WORKED! MY MAC WAS SHUTING DOWN BEFORE!

[zero4531]

doesn't work for me

[julliocesar]

I never comment in youtube videos but wow... it really worked...

[anthropreneur]

HOLY MOTHER OF CHRIST IT WORKED!

I sort of feel like the fonz! Can confirm it worked with my macbook pro, i love when hitting stuff makes it work.

[tanksharma]

AWESOME !!!

how the hell u find it !! This is too good ...U saved lot of my money.

[xREDxBLACKxRACERx]

HOLY FUCK. ROTFL it actually worked. GOD BLESS YOU.

[harmanistan]

nothing new! this is 'the Turkish way' :D

we do this many of our electronical devices..

[zero4531]

hear some weird noises when i knock it

[zero4531]

doesn't work for me

[zero4531]

does this work for macbook pro cause i'm scared if it brake something in my macbook pro

[santosvh13]

wow, wow, wow, i thought I'd have to take my macbook pro in and get a fan replaced. thank you!

[balobafish]

i saw this and thought no way... but it worked... im amazed

[Freudsbride]

Ridiculously, it worked! Can't believe it!



[otillie]

woo hoo! I did it and thought it didn't work and then all of a sudden the fan started back up! Sweet!

[allison5656]

WOW I didnt think that would do anything, but i gave it one knock and the noise stopped!!! Why do they have to be soo loud?

[ProjectWMD]

THANKS YOU SO MUCH! IT WORKED! LOVE YOU (NO HOMO)!!

[henrybunnie69]

haha this is insane... i cant believe it actually works thank you so much!

BTW i just did it on a macbook pro, only difference is that it has two fans (left and right) and i hit above the F12 button, my right fan had stopped and it suddenly started again :) thank you again

[andrelukmana]

wkkkk....ur right, i try your suggest, it work man!!!!! ur are a crazy man dude....but it work!

[yorbenmac99]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK U SO MUCH

lol 33333 vieuws ;)

[hungrybear9874]

Thank you a lot... ur the best!

[Shro0myLove]

haha thank you this worked great for me :D

[helpfulentertainment]

this does work, ur the man:D

[mrdanielpsalm]

Wow, this really really works!  I can't believe! Thanks so much for this video!

[sarankarunan]

thank... you!!!!!!! so much!!!

[xXShownasXx]

Cant hear you my fan is spinnig too fast :O jk. Nice tut!

[mesadesue]

Excellent tutorial!

[Argentini]

lol crazy people

[protototo]

Thank's a lot!!

It works!!!

[RSCdesign]

my macbook started making a horrible noise today as I turned it on. Didn't believe this would help fix it, but oh my god, the noise is gone! thanks so much dude!!

[evilcoder13]

I thought that was a joke, prepared to disassble my Macbook, but hell, it works again. Thanks!!!

[angelosyo]

thanks a lot this works 100 percent !!!!!!

[iluvwillchalker]

Wow.. i love this video.. thank you..

It fixed my macbook fan :)

[xGKxstEvEeyxX]

thank you very much, i had a problem with my fan it made this whirring noise and i did this just to try and it worked btw im using a macbook pro. :)

[Teravus]

Yet another success using this method.

[bidders77]

i fuckin love this solution. fixed well enough for me to gig tomorrow i hope and will get it to apple for a free replacement with my applecare as soon as i back up my shit. thanks for the tip dude. YOU ROCK

[legomaniac225]

you sir are a SAINT!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for saving me 200 bucks bro

[holyjuevos77]

This is because one of the logic board connectors to our fan is busted or has come loose. You could actually fix this permanently without beating the hell ut of your mac.

[larshelmin]

4-5 knocks and fan of my black MacBook started again! Thanks!

[allstarsportsfan]

it didnt work for me

[monaisley]

lol! it bloody worked! thank you!! x

[monaisley]

lol! it bloody worked! thank you!! x

[brown22skin]

i dunno why but it worked lol thanks :)

[NiGGGy]

You actually MADE MY DAY.. THX for that !!

[mleblanc3232]

Believe it or not i just tried something similar instead of knocking on the keyboard i knocked on the bottom, it made more sense and it worked! (macbook pro)

[AcdcKicksAss]

Thank you for saving me $200 lol.

[ETibbetts]

Hahahahaha, this actually WORKED. Freaking hilarious, made my night thank you.

[Nachocreep]

Better solution: blow very strong there. Is just dust. Don't hit the macbook.

[trina14]

fucking worked!! hahahaha awesome.

[DjWagWan]

YOUR TOOO SICKKK!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! HAHAHAHA

[bitingdave]

HAHAHAHAHA =)) LAUGHED MY ASS OFF WHEN AFTER THREE KNOCKS, MY FAN STARTED WORKING AGAIN!!!! Thanks for this video!!!!!!!!

[DIASpatria]

DAYMN!!!its really work on my mac book,i cant believe it. firstly i think its a joke,but it really worked.but sadly i still have the noisy fan sound,its so disturbing sound how to make it go away ?please" help me.

thnak you..

[flurmflam]

You should try to repair your 000IQ brain.

[toyohoney]

This worked for me too although it seems crazy, but whatever!

[dsniper17]

daaamn dude i panicked when the fan didnt worked

but thanks to your vid, it works just fine now!

[dsniper17]

@dsniper17 ok now its not working again today >_> i guess it dont work all the time

[onitsuka81]

It WORKS!!!!!!!!!

[onitsuka81]

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!

[garyflom6]

hey you guys know what happens when you bitch slap an ipod classic or hit the laptop like that for the classic you shatter the drive platters, for the laptop 1 you could break or crack a key and or damage the drive also just get ur lazy ass off the couch, go buy some compressed air, and open of ur mac book and just blow out the dust or just GO AND BUY A NEW FUCKING FAN dumbasses, but if ur on a fucking plane then yes this will help

[vladp6]

holly crap it actually worked!!! you are a legend mate,

this is for the macbook, for a macbook pro i had to hit it just above the f3 key (not the keys themselves but the frame above it to get my left fan working again)

[stumpy666davies]

Worked for me too, my fan has never worked since I bought my macbook ur a legend, thanks for this xxx :-P REP +1

[kofranks]

it worked for me!!!! Thanks thanks thanks!!!!

[Primaris12]

cant believe it, but it worked. thanks =]

[moooa]

AHAHAHAHAH Can't believe it really worked! THANKS!

[schvabek]

yeah... Hit' it, it stoped for a second, and then went "chewbacca" again -.-

[69SAWYER69]

@schvabek this is for a fan that isn't working, not for that obnoxious grinding noise.

[schvabek]

@69SAWYER69 Yeah, well', now it's dead, and this didn't work... I took it in Apple for a fan replace :/

[shreedhardeshpande]

It works....THANKS A LOT....

[YuriHuisstede]

you are my hero!



[bogman100]

Man - I couldn't believe this actually worked. I knew the problem was the fan, was just about to order a new machine when i tried this. You're a legend. Thank you!

[jarcoaster]

IT WORKS!!!!! THANKS MAN!!!!! :)

[needpee]

the program is smcFanContoll

[Jewelita13]

Worked for me for a little while (about 4-6 weeks), then died again. :(

[Henshinkabuto]

wow man THA"T WORK FOR ME THANK"S I DID NOT NEED TO BUY NEW FAN YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH HELL YEAAAAAAAAH

GBU FOR U MAN :)

[Henshinkabuto]

WHAT THE HELLL IT"S WORK FOR MEEE

THANK"S DUDE

yeaaaaaaaaaaah

I DID NOT TO PURCHASE NEW FAN XD tHANK"S MAN THANK"

GBU

[aw93053]

you rock! :)

[jLovee37]

how long did you guys have to hit it for?

[brian4072001]

@jLovee37 Not long. I had it on my desk and hit it not too hard 4 or 5 times and then my girlfriend tried and laughed and tried a few times. Then I hit it a little harder 3 or 4 times and I heard it come on. I did not think it would work but I knew the problem was the fan and read post that people opened up the mac and removed the blockage. FYI my mac was over heating and shutting off this solved that problem.

[brian4072001]

wow I felt stupid doing this and my girlfriend laughed but it works.

[jLovee37]

@brian4072001 how long did u have to hit it before it started working?

[raiderfou]

this is fucking brilliant !!!! it worked for me too ! love it !!

[TailsFurse]

Am I the only one noticing that it looks like the Mac is bent around the keyboard, where he is hitting it ?

[madassmic]

haha this worked for me!

[thejam10555]

the all time trouble shooting fix xD

[amenoacid09]

looooooooooooooooooooooooooool­! wow..speechless, will not beat on my $1000

macbook thank you very much!

[urbanmeister]

bro u are a machine! how the hell did you work that one out? its exam time...and i was going crazyy! thank you dude

[starmekitten]

Be careful. I hit my MacBook once and killed the HD.

[weinerschnitzelboy]

@starmekitten It shouldn't. The Macbook and the Macbook pros have a accelerometer to detect sudden motion, and park the hard drive head before anything happens. Also, the hard drive goes idle if it's not in use. That's like most of the time.

[knyazmyshkin]

Also works with a noisy MacBook Pro (2008) Fan! It worked just with 2 knocks! Fantastic. I think the German accent made it work better.

[Blisssard]

It worked! Thx a lot!

[itskstyle212]

Dude, it worked for me as well !!!!

[mambo087]

DUDE !!!!! Like many comments say it here, This was a crazy way to "Quick Fix". THANKX

[Chilana1986]

Wow! This did work!! Thank you so much!

[innerstatejt]

holy crap! it worked!

[chankalok1993]

Thanks man I should've seen this earlier! Thanks for not letting me fix it a second time =P

[suicidesilas]

This is like a monkey do brain surgery but I guess it works

[crazyassbassist7]

dude you just saved me $300 bucks... i fuckin love the shit out of you

[crazyassbassist7]

dude you just saved me $300 bucks... i fuckin love the shit out of you

[zacaddison]

wow...this worked on my pro...omg you are amazing hahahaha

[issacky]

LOL this actually worked. Wow.

[nnsood]

DUDE THIS WORKED.... I have never ever commented on youtube before, but this deserves a special thanks!

[suecosafado]

Dude, I went to the mac store and they told me I needed a new fan... After a few minutes of looking online, I hit it just like you did.... and now it works. You are the man!

[vlegkovsky]

ooo my days bro ita working hahahaha lol ya best !!!!!!!!!

[tdhtv]

I was skeptical at first, but I decided I would give it a try. I lightly pounded the top as instructed and at first nothing happened, I tried a little more and still nothing. Then out of no where it came on. Amazed to say the least.

[misterpers0n]

1:04 Who's there? 

[9zZet9]

god damn.. thanks a lot man... !!!

there are only like.. one apple certified technician in my town,

and you just save me from being bullied by him and his service centre... hahaha

you rock !!

[lmno101]

HA! I was so dubious at this working but this is amazing. It hurt my knuckles but hell it worked like a charm. Thanks so much.

[n2oxide2]

mother fuckerrrrrrrr you just saved my 3 grand laptop <33333333333333333333333333333­33 YOU!!!

[ilinzmichele]

HAHAHA omg you just made my day :)  Easiest quick fix ever! <3

[BunnicusRex]

Helpful *and* therapeutic ^_^ will give it a try

[jarodsu]

HOLY CRAP! It actually worked on my Macbook! I have to sign in to post a THANK YOU!

[KatsarosBill]

You are my HERO!

[MrTaojonz]

Thank you ! My Macbook was overheating while search for solution . It works !

[ibednar]

OMFG! I still can't believe!! IT WORKS!

[nickzilla656]

I can't believe this actually worked.

[dava4444]

thank you, worked for me :-D

God Bless

[prestige10mw2]

Hahaha... You my friend are a fucking genius.... Has to be the dumbest idea ever...but it worked...haha

Thank you

[d23]

lol i just did this to my macbook.. and it worked!

[falkabbaa]

it worked with me!!!

[algerista]

frickin' geniussss

[Freeeud]

IMPRESSIVE !! I had the same problem and I tried and I Works perfectly !! thx :D

[piaaaac]

idiot

[alpgirayaykut]

:D:D:D ehuheheh :D open it clean the fan oil it :D or just replace :D but funny

[cjrebojo]

OMG. at first after watching this vid, i was like "he crazy right?", but then after a night of thinking, i tried this. IT WORKED. effin genius! hahaha!

[sh00ter900]

is there any OTHER way to fix this?

[mcataa]

thats scary haha

[bagero88]

lol

[summerdying111]

All these people had the same problem with their macs. Apple obiously has a big problem in their hands. i dont understand how is it that you guys buy a $1000.00 computer just to end up punching it after 3 months in order to get the fan to work. just go with HP. If not then go with DELL. Come on guys.

[ginito]

@summerdying111 DELL and HP are both known for their unreliable hardware. Aside from that, they ship their computers mostly with the incompetent windows. People will be having problems with windows, its updates, antivirus, absurdly incompatibility with other 2 year older hardware/software and all that hassle in less time than hardware failure.

If you are talking about oranges, recommend other oranges then. We are talking about apple here. Come on, don't be a moron!

[Phantom324324]

@summerdying111 Right now I own 6 macs and I've never had a problem with anyone of them. I've had way more problems with Dell and Hp computers.

[Mercy12]

Wow, thats all l gotta say. My Macbook black started cutting off by itself like 3 months ago and I didn't know why. After weeks of seaching for a solution this fucking easy shit did the trick.....lol. Thanks man, your a genius.

[Maynardtkrebs]

I set the fan control at 4000 and that seems to do the trick It will increase up to 6000 as needed but now has enuf momentum to keep spinning without the noise. I also vacuumed the air intake with a dyson vac to suck lint out. 122 surfing.

[Maynardtkrebs]

To avoid having to repeatedly whack your Mac to start this partially stuck or stuck fan, download/install smcFanControl. The variable fan speed is giving the problem for older fans. It is a cheap, weak, dirty, linted-up fan, & has revolved millions of times. It does not have the power to overcome this situation. By setting the fan speed high, it allows the motor to run at full power. In its preferences, select "higher speed" and set at 6000. Select & save for all power options. Whack 1x.

[jorgbaits]

so, i was watching this video, and then started beating the shit out of that area like you said and it stopped!! i feel kinda weird now though, like i just broke it hah.

[alexisthemovie]

worked for me thanks!!!

[philiplb]

Worked for me. I thought the clicking sound was my hard drive dying, saved me unnecessary repairs. Thanks!

[starhannes]

SINGAPORE!!! I <3 SG!!

[psabdulai]

u are a legend totally

[ravenj424]

THANK YOU very much!!!! It worked for me too!!!

[daim908]

Hey dude, believe it or not but it worked, how crazy is that? Smack that Macbook!

[kingtorm2]

i opened my macbook yesterday and cleaned out the fan slot, it now runs 40 degrees cooler and the battery last longer. i recommend this to anyone who knows how to open up their macbook and is not afraid to void their warranty. i will be posting a video showing the process in a few weeks if you would like to watch a demo.

[DJDanzzEdit]

i seriously dont recommend using this method. It may work at first, but could result on some problems down the road. In general banging any kind of electronics is not a good way to fix it.

[swift320]

fuk this is the shit...i gave it a few nudges rite in the sweet spot...fan didnt turn on straight away but after about 2 mins i heard the magic noise

[45bang]

how did you get that display up there showing the temp and fan RPM?!

[jezrea]

SMCFanControl, a free program.

[45bang]

thanks man that helped.

[pistamartin]

It worked!!!! Thanks!!

[meydjazz]

WOW! It worked! Thanks buddy!

[HAMZAZIAZIA]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[jackjack246]

o my god that was crazy....i did that as i was watching it and its working!!!!!

[jcrei]

Gotta hand it to you, I thought this was stupid, but it ended up working.

At least for now. But I guess in the long run, I might have to open the macbook and clean the fan or replace it...

thanks

[jags108]

Works!!!

[visiglobalinteraktif]

hey it worked, didnt work on my fist though, used a tv remote control, gently hit it on the 5 6 and 7 buttons. no need for too much power. btw thx d3athjam :)

[beeasyyeezy]

epic win!

[v5dan]

The reason its stopped is because the fan is probably very dirty, clogged up with dust and grime from running.

The only way to properly sort this is to remove the fan and clean it.

The shock of you hitting the machine jolted the fan to start spinning, i would imagine the longer you leave it the worse it will get until it will fail completely.

Best get it sorted before your machine overheats. Dont need to tell you how expensive that will be!

[ADULTabuse]

@v5dan

i've had my macbook for nearly 2 months so i dont think its a dirt problem. i carry it in my backpack and i think all of the bouncing around while i walk maybe jammed it.

but to the maker of this vid, THANKS ALOT BRO!!! my mac was running at 000rpm and 82 CELSIUS! it would shut down constantly to prevent overheating. i just had tap it 4-5 times and its at 6200 rpm and under 40 celsius!! who wouldve thought such a caveman solution would work lol. 5 stars!

[murder13r]

hey whats up this is blogger murder13r. i'm currently going round youtube search for this solution. like i'm searching 4 animal chin,lol.. but yeah, i tried this. and i have 2 say this is only temporally. trust, when i say that!

take a hike, pepe le pew!!

i wishd i had 4 middle fingers.. so i can give this "waste of time" 4 "fuck you's" ⬇⬇⬇⬇

haha this is ridiculous.

punching kind of hurt my fist.

the karate chop method worked just as well.