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Why is my MacBookAir blowing air after a 12 hour flight from Asia. There is actually air coming out on the left hand side, at the bottom, at the back. What does this mean and what should I do. I just got it from the States last October, but am now staying in Austria?
A-huh! Sleep Mode You cooked it when you put it into the case as the heat had no where to go. Sleep mode is still ON, just low power. If things are still working your OK. You may need to reset the SMC if the fan doesn’t turn off on its own after being shut down correctly and then restarted after the system is at room temp after a few minutes (takes a little time to get it’s bearings).
There is a fan located in the Macbook Air, take a look at this image. http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/KFKOE… Is the air coming from that area where the fan is located? Could be the machine is overheating and the fan kicks into overdrive to try and cool it down.
Same issue after a 12 hour flight, mac air was on sleep mode and now wont stop hissing. It starts when i start it or in sleep mode and only stops when i have completely switched it off.
