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I am trying to play videos on the comcast's website and I
cannot. It keeps asking me to download and install Flash Player 9,
which by the way I have installed and uninstalled about 5 times
today. Adobe's website says I have installed the flash player and
shockwave player just fine. I have disabled my virus scan and
firewall, but that does not work. I have also tried resetting IE
7.0 settings - does not work. The weird thing is my videos play
fine within Firefox but there are instances where I need IE 7.0 to
play Comcast's videos.
Anyone PLEASE HELP!

Thanks for response and question. It really makes me wonder what in the heck I did download, now. I know for a fact that a Comcast Tech said I had to have Adobe 9 and then I could view the videos in The Fan. I downloaded something that I thought was right and I had problems, so I re-downloaded 8.1.2. I still can't view the videos in The Fan, with Comcast's new Home Page.
As you can tell, I'm not very literate when it comes to the updates and what's available. I feel really silly because I can't remember what I did download that was obviously wrong. duh!
Thanks for sharing. Would you know why I can't view Comcast's Home Page videos with Adobe 8.1.2?

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Comcast Won't Show THE FAN Videos w/o Adobe 9

Comcast's new Home Page will not allow me to view videos from The Fan. I was able to view The Fan before Comcast Changed it's home page.
Comcast Tech says I need Adobe Reader 9 in order to open The Fan.
However, when I downloaded Adobe 9, it prevented some of my other programs from operating properly i.e., I couldn't print postage from my home in Paypal or USPS web sites.
Anyone else experience this problem of compatibility with Adobe 9 and other programs since Comcast changed its Home Page? If so, what is solution? Thx

Thanks for response and question. It really makes me wonder what in the heck I did download, now. I know for a fact that a Comcast Tech said I had to have Adobe 9 and then I could view the videos in The Fan. I downloaded something that I thought was right and I had problems, so I re-downloaded 8.1.2. I still can't view the videos in The Fan, with Comcast's new Home Page.
As you can tell, I'm not very literate when it comes to the updates and what's available. I feel really silly because I can't remember what I did download that was obviously wrong. duh!
Thanks for sharing. Would you know why I can't view Comcast's Home Page videos with Adobe 8.1.2?

I have a new Macbook pro, about 2 months old, and at times running video, the fans starts and does not stop. how do you get it to stop.

I have a new Macbookbook, about 2 months old, and at times running video, the fans starts and does not stop. how do you get it to stop. Also i am thinking once the video is done the fan should be slowing down and getting quiet on its own.

Your fan(s) will run at high speed (i.e., loudly) while video is playing, and you can't get around that.
If your fans are not slowing down within 2-4 minutes after CPU- and/or GPU-intensive usage ends, and the application that was showing the video is still running, Quit that application. (In fact, if you're accustomed to Windows, you may not realize that simply closing a Mac application's window does not quit the application. You still need to use the Quit command in the application-name menu. There will always be a bright dot beside or below the application icon in your Dock for each application that is open.) Quit the ones you aren't using, and see whether that allows the fans to slow down without restarting the machine. If that doesn't do the trick, reset the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Why is the fan so loud that when i video chat my friends can't hear me?

The fan is so loud and my computer is slowing down it on mas os x snow leopard version 10.6.8

What model MacBook is this? Ihave a 2008 black Macbook that gets extremly loud when using flash sites or viewing videos. The Macbook is on SL.
I have a 2010 MacBook that the fans rarely spin up 100% and is extremely quiet when doing the same things that I do on the black MacBook. This MB is on Lion.
There may be nothing you can do but depending upon which model you have, you can take off the bottom cover and make sure the fans are clean and not blocked by dust.

The fan on my macbook pro retina display starts as soon as I start watching a video

My laptop is not even two months old but the fan won't stop going on full speed as soon as I watch a video/Netflix.

The fan ramps up because the usage is causing more heat that needs to be dissipated. If you are concerned, take it in for checking.
Barry

My MacBook Pro gets really hot when I open a video file of any kind and the video starts lagging and the image fades away, also with anything that starts the fan. Is extremely hot on the left upper corner. Is there something I can do about it?

My MacBook Pro gets really hot when I open a video file of any kind and the video starts lagging and the image fades away, also with anything that starts the fan. Is extremely hot on the left upper corner. Is there something I can do about it?

You are still under warranty. Call Apple Care. Make sure you get a case number as all repairs have an additional 90 days of warranty.
#1 - You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return your computer with no questions asked.
#2 - You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support.
#3 - You have the standard one year Apple warranty.
#4 - If you've purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan, your warranty last for 3 years. You can obtain AppleCare anytime up to the first year of the purchase of your computer.
Take FULL advantage of your warranty. Posting on a message board should be done as a last resort and if you are out of warranty or Apple Care has expired.

My Imac shuts off when watching videos, and also when trying to edit videos. The fan(s) turn on, then a short time later it just shuts off.

I have the latest OS update from Apple that I had to buy - 10.8.2.
The fans come on, then the machine shuts down. I have 4GB RAM, it can go up to 8GB. I was editing GoPro videos when it started, now it seems to happen all the time, even when watching a Youtube video in a small window. It doesn't happen when just using e-mail or visiting forums.
This was happening before the upgrade as well; I got the upgrade so I could iCloud with my wife's iPad.
Do I need a new fan? More RAM?
There is a install sheet for the RAM, but how do I check if the fan(s) are OK? I hear it/them blowing even as I type this.
TIA!
Mike

Hello,
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor
iStat Menus...
http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
And/or iStat Pro...
http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/
What are the hi temps?

Flash video doesn't make the fan go crazy

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this yet but, so far on my new aluminum Macbook when I watch any flash based videos I haven't heard the fans kick up once and the heat on the laptop seems to be very mild. All of the other Macbooks I've owned, Original White, several Macbook Pro's and a Macbook Air have all exibited the same behavior while watching any flash based videos and that is that the fan goes absolutely crazy after a while. The CPU still spikes but, I don't notice the fan kicking on. I haven't run any kind of temp monitoring software but, I'm guessing since the laptop is only slightly warm on the bottom that they have managed to control temps much better in these new designs. Anyone else noticing this or is this just me?

And you are sure that BOTH the HTML and SWF file are on the
CD?
I took your source and a dummy SWF (which I named
"video.swf"), put them on a CD and it works fine for me.
When you double-click on the HTML file on the CD, what does
the URL bar say specifically?
If you "hover" your mouse over where you think Flash should
be, do you see anything, like a tooltip saying "Click to activate
and use this control"?

The fan or drive on my MacBook revvs up when I'm looking at photos or video

I have a 2006 MacBook white. Love it. When I'm streaming video or looking at multiple photos or working with several applications open the fan or the drive revvs up and I'm worried I'm doing some damage or I'm about to. Has anyone else had this experience? Is it a bad thing? Is there anything I should be doing to prevent future damage?
Thanks Apple people,
Eddie

Streaming video is going to make your fan speed increase because more processing power is in use.
If you open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, you'll probably see your browser using at least 40% CPU.
As long as the fan is running, and the exhaust isn't blocked, your computer should be fine.
~Lyssa

When I turn on a video the screen on my MacBook Pro freezes. I've been through Apple Care and they couldn't fix the computer. I think the fan and the graphics are the problems

When I turn on a video the screen on my MacBook Pro freezes. I've been through Apple Care and they couldn't fix the computer. I think the fan and the graphics are the problems. I can restart after two attempts. Sometimes I use SAFEBOOT

Please advise the model MBP you have and the OSX you have installed.
Also try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
Ciao.

When I'm streaming videos from my Macbook Air to my AppleTV, my Macbook Air gets rather hot and the fan works hard and is loud trying to keep the laptop cool. Is this harmful to the laptop? Is this normal?

When I'm streaming videos from my Macbook Air to my AppleTV, my Macbook Air gets rather hot and the fan works hard and is loud trying to keep the laptop cool. Is this harmful to the laptop? Is this normal?

My MBA fans start running when I play video too - the CPU's video processor is working pretty hard to decode the video. The fans job is to provide better airflow. The time to worry is when you play video and the fans don't run.

Problem two - replacing the fan on video card

I have a NVidea GeForce4 Ti video card in my G4. The fan cooling the GPU stopped spinning, although I don't know when. I ordered the identical fan on-line, thinking that it wouldn't be that hard to get the old fan off. Apparently, it isn't as easy as I thought. There are two black plastic pieces which springs connecting the fan/heatsink to the board. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to extract them.
So, then I thought about just removing the fan and leaving the original heat sink attached. I got 6 of the 7 screws out, but one's really tight. Assuming that I can eventually get that one out as well, I still need to extract the wires from the surface of the card... it appears that they are glued on in one spot.
Has anyone here tried changing the fan on this (or another) video card who might have some insights in how to proceed? Thanks in advance for your help!
-Anthony
Dual 1.25 GHZ G4/FW 800 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I purchased my replacement fan from "Surplus Sales of Nebraska." They actually carry the fan originally installed on the card. There website is:
www.surplussales.com
and the part number was FAN-MTHERM1027B
If you google "NV-1035-C2", it should pop right up (I get is as the first hit). They're only $6, but they have a $10 minimum order. I ended up with two fans.
I've been busy, so I haven't tried removing the fan yet. I read on the web, though, that once you remove the two black plastic pieces, you should put the video card into a freezer bag and then place it in the freezer for a few hours. Supposedly, you can then remove the fan with a twisting motion. Apparently, it's pretty easy to damage the GPU if you pull it straight off. That being said, if you can remove all of the screws on the fan, you can actually leave the heatsink in place and just replace the fan. I tried that, but I have one screw that's stuck.
Anyway, I think this is still the least of my problems. Although I haven't tried rebooting recently, I had trouble mounting a DVD today which I suspect is related to my first problem (where my hard drives don't always show up when I try to boot the computer). I'm becoming convinced that it's going to be a power supply or motherboard issue (ugh). If I get a chance to try removing the fan from the board, I'll let you know.
-Anthony
Dual 1.25 GHZ G4/FW 800 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

The way the fans work while playing video games

I have MacBook Pro 2011 with 2.3 GHz intel core cpu i5 and 4G 1333 MHz DDR3. Graphics: intel HD graphics 3000 384 MB.
I have downloaded "Batman Arkham Asylum" from appStore. When I try to play it the fans start to work very fast that it is like the lap top is about to fly. I had never seen them work like this till I got this game.
I want to know if this is normal or it will harm the laptop if I paly the game and I should stop playing it.
I would appreciate any help
Thanks

The image is not clear so i write it down here:
Temps
HD:Macintosh:30
CPU: 82
Enclosure Base: 30
Enclosure Base2: 30
Enclosure Base3: 30
HeatSink B: 49
Mem Bank A1: 45
Mammodule A1: 47
Fans
Exhaust: 6196 rpm
Cpu
User: 1%
System: 0%
Nice: 0%
Idle: 99%

After upgrading to Mountain Lion today, my battery only lasts less than 1:30 and the fans seem to run constantly. Help?

I have a late 2011 13" MBP with a 2.8 GHz i7 processor and 4GB of RAM. With OSX 10.7, my battery could last over 4:30; however, now I see the battery drop a percentage point about every minute (currently at 81% and it says 1:16 remaining). I have a number of programs open (Chrome, Mail, iTunes, Twitter, Skype), but these are the same programs I almost always had running with Lion and I never had this problem. Something else new is that the fan seems to constantly be running and only turns off if I put the computer to sleep.
Here are screenshots of my activity monitor: http://imgur.com/a/shehM
Any advice?
My battery has decreased to 70% (1:07 remaining) by the time I've finished writing this...

It looks like Skype is basically running two CPU cores at nearly full throttle (well, 1.57 cores). That's bound to drain the battery pretty quickly. If you were not doing a high resolution video chat in Skype when you took that screen shot, then something is very wrong with it. Check and see if there's a newer version of Skype available that fixes the problem.

I'm using ezcap.tv 116 ezgamer capture card to record my PS3, this is on a windows laptop, Im then moving the recorded videos in mpg format over to my MacBook Pro to use IMovie to edit them to upload to youtube but it won't let me import them.

I'm using ezcap.tv 116 ezgamer capture card to record my PS3, this is on a windows laptop, Im then moving the recorded videos in mpg format over to my MacBook Pro to use IMovie to edit them so i can upload them to youtube but it won't let me import them, even after changeing them to MP4 format, it just comes up with the message: "No Importable Files None of the selected files or folders can be imported. Change the selection and try again."
Ive even tried opening in itunes and copying from thier but they wont open in Itunes, no message or anything they simple just dont open. its strange because it does open in quicktime player.
please if anyone has any ideas that can help me please let me know XD thanks.

First problem: You're fine. The hotter it gets, the more the fans spin up. The computer is designed so that at max load, at max fan speed, it won't overheat (unless it's obstructed by something, e.g. sitting on your bed swallowed by a comforter). It's not the best thing to keep it that toasty for days at a time, but a couple hours at a time shouldn't be a problem.
Second problem: If something in the trash won't delete, just use Secure Empty Trash and it should be fine. Since .torrent files are quite small, it should only take a couple seconds.

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