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Yes i know this is an old topic but for years this has been the main issue with my MacBook pro and im sick of it. My mac never runs lower than 170F and tops off around 197F. The fans constantly run at full speed, 6k rpm. Not only can i never use my MacBook on my lap its also loud as hell and can never run any audio cuz the fans filter out the sound to well. I cant leave my MacBook running over night unless its in a room where no one is sleeping and on the far side of the house! I dont have apple care anymore and i dont know who to go to.
I sometimes use blue ice packs and stack them under the my MacBook :) but that only gets temp down by 3 degrees max! Anyone?
I sometimes use blue ice packs and stack them under the my MacBook :) but that only gets temp down by 3 degrees max! Anyone?
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Thu, June 18, 2009 - 3:43 PM
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Thu, June 18, 2009 - 11:35 PMWhen I ran my MBP on my lap it would run ultra hot!
I now run it over a table upon a Griffin stand and have no problems with heat or noise.
www.amazon.com/Griffin-10.../B000NCY0GU
Really neat as it tears down compactly and is easy to assemble.
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 8:39 AMIf your machine is running that hot, then you must have some applications using the CPU constantly. Here's what you need to do:
* Launch Activity Monitor (found in /Applications/Utilities)
* Go to the top of the window where it says "My Processes" and change it to "All Processes".
* Click on the "CPU" header in the list of processes, ensuring the little gray triangle is point-side down (sorted with the most CPU-using process at the top).
* Look at the list and see what processes are using the CPU and how much.
* Look at the CPU Usage graph at the bottom of the window. If that window doesn't show mostly black, your CPU is being utilized a lot.
* Look at the "% Idle" number near the CPU Usage graph. It should be low, when your computer is not busy. (Mine is currently hovering between 82-85%.)
There are two extremely likely hidden things using up your CPU: Flash content on web pages & Dashboard widgets. If you see that Safari (or Firefox or another browser) is using 85% of your CPU, it's likely that you have some Flash content displaying. Close the browser and see if the usage decreases considerably. And be sure not to leave running any Dashboard widgets you don't really need, as they take up CPU at all times, whether you see them or not. -
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 11:33 AMHi Jory,
Been there done that. My CPU usage is very low in the 20% both user and system the idle is about 50% I have nothing really running on my machine. I have no hidden widgets or programs running. My machine runs hot at almost 90C right from the start. According to the activity monitor nothing is using more than 3% of the CPU.
I'm really disappointed in apple. I worked for Intel for over a decade and directly involved with the Q&R of the core duo and many other chips as well. 100C is harsh on any chip but more than that my fingers are getting burned just typing this post. I'm disappointed that apple doest take back these machines and correct the problem. -
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Fri, June 19, 2009 - 12:40 PMIf it's not CPU usage, then there's an actual problem. Call Apple. That machine shouldn't run that hot from the get-go. -
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Sun, June 21, 2009 - 10:29 AMI also have a battery issue. My battery wont hold a charge. this is my second battery i have a MBP with serial W8645...
My battery is now at 262 cycles ad 10% health
Jory do you think this is related to my other problem? -
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Sun, June 21, 2009 - 5:19 PMDon't know. But again, that's a good one to call Apple on. -
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Mon, June 22, 2009 - 6:30 AMHow old is your computer?
After a few years the fan gets gunked up with dust. It cakes onto it and making it run loud and hot.
If you have a friend with an air compressor, you can spray air onto it and do what they would do at the mac store to clean it.
Just a thought.
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Re: MacBook pro running consistently 170F to 197F at 6000 rpm
Tue, June 23, 2009 - 9:43 AMWell, I'm assuming that you bought and early model Intel Macbook Pro since you refer to this as "an old topic for years" (even though I can't recall seeing this particular problem in this tribe for a couple of years now) and since your Apple Care has run out. So you bought this in 2005/2006?
A quick search on google for "macbook pro runs hot" yielded this from '06:
forum.onmac.net/showthread.php
And this more recently:
askville.amazon.com/Macbook-...Viewer.do
So maybe take it to an Apple Store and have them redo the thermal paste on the chip(s) or do it yourself. I'm assuming since you did Q&R at Intel, you don't mind getting your hands dirty.
