Certain applications overwork my macbook and the fan goes crazy. Is there a fix or solution for this?
I purchased a 13.3" MacBook Pro in February of 2010. About a month later, I began to notice that certain applications that don't require much, Safari, MSWord, iTunes, were causing the fans to kick in at crazy speeds and the base of the computer was too hot to touch. Is there a patch or fiz for this, or should I return my macbook for a new?
try an SMC reset: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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PIDProcess Name % CPU Threads Real Mem Kind Sudden Term.
## Firefox 2,1 15 106,3 MB Intel
## Activity Monitor 1,2 2 20,0 MB Intel (64 Yes
## activitymonitord 0,9 1 1,3 MB Intel (64 No
0 kernel_task 0,9 57 138,0 MB Intel
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81 WindowServer 0,2 5 53,4 MB Intel (64 No
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## Little Snitch Network Mo 0,1 4 4,4 MB Intel No
14 configd 0,1 7 3,3 MB Intel (64 Yes
1 launchd 0 3 1,1 MB Intel (64 bit)
## SystemUIServer 0 3 19,5 MB Intel (64 Yes
## Apple80211Agent 0 3 9,5 MB Intel (64 No
## Safari 0 12 236,2 MB Intel (64 No
16 distnoted 0 3 1,3 MB Intel (64 Yes
11 DirectoryService 0 6 4,7 MB Intel (64 No
## launchd 0 2 1.000 KB Intel (64 No
13 diskarbitrationd 0 3 1,4 MB Intel (64 No
44 mds 0 5 31,4 MB Intel (64 No
17 blued 0 3 4,7 MB Intel (64 Yes
10 kextd 0 3 2,5 MB Intel (64 No
22 securityd 0 2 3,0 MB Intel (64 No
33 ntpd 0 1 1,1 MB Intel (64 Yes
34 cupsd 0 3 2,9 MB Intel (64 Yes
19 mDNSResponder 0 3 2,2 MB Intel (64 No
35 httpd 0 1 3,9 MB Intel (64 No
## UserEventAgent 0 3 5,6 MB Intel (64 Yes
62 coreservicesd 0 4 18,8 MB Intel (64 Yes
60 lsd 0 3 3,8 MB Intel No
## TextEdit 0 2 12,0 MB Intel (64 No
57 autofsd 0 2 940 KB Intel (64 Yes
## pboard 0 1 832 KB Intel (64 Yes
## fontd 0 2 6,4 MB Intel (64 Yes
51 dynamic_pager 0 1 788 KB Intel (64 Yes
49 fseventsd 0 13 1,9 MB Intel (64 No
48 hidd 0 2 948 KB Intel (64 Yes
46 KernelEventAgent 0 3 988 KB Intel (64 Yes
45 loginwindow 0 2 8,2 MB Intel (64 No
42 RFBRegisterMDNS 0 2 1,7 MB Intel (64 Yes
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38 usbmuxd 0 3 1,6 MB Intel (64 Yes
36 krb5kdc 0 2 1,9 MB Intel (64 Yes
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97 coreaudiod 0 3 3,2 MB Intel (64 No
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84 cvmsServ 0 1 856 KB Intel (64 Yes
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83 httpd 0 1 620 KB Intel (64 bit)
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15 syslogd 0 4 684 KB Intel (64 No
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12 notifyd 0 2 596 KB Intel (64 Yes
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## Quick Look Helper 0 6 8,6 MB Intel (64 Yes
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:15:23
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (474.03 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
None
Internet Plug-ins:
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Safari Extensions:
FastestTube: Version: 2.2.1.7
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
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Time Machine:
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Top Processes by CPU:
5% WindowServer
5% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
3% Safari
1% EtreCheck
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319 MB Inactive RAM
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