Fan Full Speed on Catalina Beta - MBA Mid 2017 Fix

Hi,


The fan on my Mid 2017 Mac Book Air was constantly running. I tried several things before finding a fix

  • Remove Browser Extensions
  • Shut down All 3rd Party Apps / Menu Bar App that were running
  • Scour Activity Monitor for any unusual activity
  • Reboot
  • SMC Reset
  • PRAM


After searching the forums I came upon a post about Energy Savings Pref - and it hit me like a bolt of lightening - I changed the Energy Savings Preferences from On Battery - Uncheck - Put Hard Disk to Sleep


I went into the ES Pref and Checked Put Hard Disk to Sleep on both Battery / Powered Settings - and low and behold - NO MORE SPINNING FAN !



I hope this help others in their quest to quiet their MacBook !!!