Can the MacStore add a 2nd fan to my Macbook Pro 15-inch?
It always overheats gaming and I heard it only has 1 fan?
Overheating meaning 94-104C.
By not gaming, for example. Or you have some other problem causing your computer to heat up such as corrupted files or caches.
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
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Can I install one 8 GB ram in a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011).
Can I install one 8 GB ram in a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011). The other slot is not working, I have only one slot that works. It is stated in this link http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270#link1 , that the maximum memory is 8 GB where every slot slot has 4 Gb. Is there any problem if i install only one 8 Gb ram in the working slot ?
You should be able to do that.
Maximum Memory
16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots
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It should help to reset your system's SMC and NVRAM.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
About NVRAM and PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Cheers,
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For more on this:
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How can I fix the Whirring sound of my fan in my MacBook Pro Retina
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it should not have any problems with it.
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Hi rhaughan,
I see that you have concerns about your operating temperature of your computer while using resource-heavy applications such as gaming applications. I have an article that will address some of the concerns you have mentioned:
Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201640
While there are third-party utilities that measure the temperature of a notebook computer, it is important to understand that these utilities are not measuring the external case temperature. The actual case temperature is much lower. Never use third-party applications to diagnose possible hardware issues—instead, contact Apple or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
You should also see this article for even further information about your fans:
Learn about the fans in your Mac - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT202179
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
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How did you move the music to the external drive? What exactly is on the drive? The entire iTunes folder or only music? If it is the entire iTunes folder you can do the option+start suggestion earlier. If you copied only music and did so by dragging it there then you need to delete it again and consolidate/organize it there instead so iTunes tracks the move. iTunes 12 for Mac: Change where your iTunes files are stored - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19507
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I am trying to add a wireless printer to my MacBook Pro. It was working properly until we had to get a new modem. I have gone through the steps with the printer customer service rep, and it was working properly for one day. When I booted up the next morning, the printer was no longer "connected". It will work if I have the printer and computer connected, but I much prefer the wireless capability. Suggestions? The printer is a Brother MFC7860DW. The other laptop in the house (Dell) can print wirelessly so I don't think it's an issue with the modem or the printer.
Hello,
Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
10.5/10.6/10.7 instructions...
In System Preferences>Fax & Print, Right click or Control+click on the Printers list Sidebar, choose Reset Printing System.
if you hold option and click the "-" tab it resets the printing system.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions.
Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.
Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X 10.5.x+++
1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X 10.5.x, follow these steps:
2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..." As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1341
Reboot. -
The fan in my macbook pro is really loud all of a sudden, what should I do?
A day or two ago, the fan in my MacBook Pro starting making a lot more noise...it kind of sounds like something is stuck in it? What can I do?
Check Activity Monitor.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473
Fans
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4543
Reset SMC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
If this does nothelp, contact Apple.
Best. -
The fan on my macbook Pro is running constantly.
Seems to of started after I upgraded to Maverick maybe? Yesterday I did get a "memory is full" pop-up, or something of that nature. I then deleted 118 Gigs from my hard drive (and emptied the trash) but my computer still seems to be freezing up a bit and the fan is constantly running. I did an Etresoft check which is below:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 1:39:57
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD HTS547575A9E384 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749.3 GB (416.57 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.64)
Startup Items:
HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist 3rd-Party support link
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist 3rd-Party support link
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.starfield.backupservice.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.memeo.Memeod.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] Internet Everywhere.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
WorkspaceUpdate
iTunesHelper
SplitScreen
Skype
GrowlHelperApp
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Microsoft Database Daemon
Google Drive
TmLoginMgr
KiesAgent
fuspredownloader
TmLoginMgr
Internet Plug-ins:
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.1.17055 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.1.17055 3rd-Party support link
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
WbeTools64_14: Version: 1.0.23.53 © 2013 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
fileEditTool64_15: Version: 1.0.35.65 © 2013 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Growl 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
/Applications/Utilities
Adobe AIR Application Installer: Version: 3.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Adobe AIR Uninstaller: Version: 3.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Workspace
WorkspaceInstall: Version: 1.0.13.29 © 2013 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Uninstall: Version: 1.0.9.20 © 2011-2013. All rights reserved. - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
WorkspaceUpdate: Version: 1.0.10.12 © 2013 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DriveMapReconnect: Version: 1.0.6.6 © 2013 All rights reserved. - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Frameworks/Adobe AIR.framework/Versions/1.0/Resources
Adobe AIR Updater: Version: 3.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Template: Version: 3.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Calendar Desktop Notifier: Version: 1.0.3.4 © 2010-2012. All rights reserved. - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
WBE Desktop Notifier: Version: 1.0.17.47 © 2010-2013. All rights reserved. - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Workspace Status: Version: 1.0.3.6 © 2010-2012. All rights reserved. - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Kies: Version: 3.0.1.13112_5 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
/Applications/CheckMark/Payroll/2012
Payroll Trial: Version: Payroll 8.2.12 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Payroll Company Conversion Wizard: Version: Payroll Company Conversion Wizard 8.2.12 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Adobe AIR Application Installer: Version: 3.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Frameworks/Adobe AIR.framework/Versions/1.0/Adobe AIR Application Installer.app
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 309.87 GB
Destinations:
Justin's Mac [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 450.79 GB
Total number of backups: 19
Oldest backup: 2013-03-12 22:29:02 +0000
Last backup: 2013-05-25 01:23:47 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 450.79 GB < (Disk used 309.87 GB X 3)
Shelly's Mac [Local]
Total size: 140.05 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 140.05 GB < (Disk used 309.87 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% WindowServer
1% Activity Monitor
0% EtreCheck
0% Skype
0% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory:
131 MB thunderbird
115 MB Preview
74 MB Skype
49 MB Safari
41 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
17 MB Free RAM
1.73 GB Active RAM
1.71 GB Inactive RAM
1.38 GB Wired RAM
681 MB Page-ins
32 MB Page-outs -
10.7 Lion makes the fan in my MacBook Pro roar!
The fan in my MacBook Pro 13" Thunderbolt (2,3 GHz i5, 8 GB RAM) is driving me wild! As wild as a Lion! I was used to it howling like a starting spaceship whenever I was watching crappy Flash Video, but now with 10.7 Lion, the fan even blows like crazy in Mail.app.
What’s most annoying is that it doesn't spin at a constant speed but that it's speed, and thus volume goes up and down all the time. The guys at Apple can't be serious about this... The fan action in my previous MacBook Pro 13" (2.26 GHz C2D, 8 GB) was really moderate, but the SandyBridge-based machines seem to be a nightmare.
I rather accept a slower CPU, than the penetrating and annoying howling. Come on Apple give us some Firmware update! Where is the 'eye of Steve' when you need it?
P.S.: Please second this!
P.P.S.: I'm familiar with the Activity Monitor, and closely watch the processes, so it is not that I don't understand what is going on. Yet, still: My last C2D MBP was a zillion times quiter...Mine is roaring too - like a computer readying for lift-off. I think it wants to be the next space shuttle.
In my case, it's definitely (at least in part) because clamshell mode currently has a major bug under Lion. You should be able to run an external monitor with the MBP lid open and internal screen off. After upgrading to Lion, the MBP screen comes back on as soon as you re-open the lid. So the only way to use only the external display is to keep the lid closed. Lid closed = poorer air circulation = hotter running = mad, mad fan noise plus a much unhappier and unhealthy living environment for the battery and other components.
One step forward, three steps back... Please fix, Apple.
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