you indicated that your machine was both.
When was the last time you cleared out vents on the laptop
try a squirt of air in the vents
P
Mac pro recently had a power cord issue (possible strain relief issue), then the laptop started to make a loud grinding noise, like the fan was failing. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with this?

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