Macbook Pro 15' (MacBookPro3,1 2007) Issues

The MBP ran rock solid and super silent on 10.6.8 on a new Battery (bought a month before Lion rollout) averaging on 4 hours of working on one charge, but after the upgrade to 10.7 the battery wouldn't last more then 2 hours, since the 10.7.2 upgrade I barely get above 1 hour of usage and changing the battery from status Normal to Service the battery plus the MBP's vents are running like crazy most of the time - making my MBP the laudest machine wherever I go, also the CPU temp is on 97-100 degree Celsius most of the time. I believe there's something really wrong with the Lion's underpinning responsible for battery and CPU management. Do You also have any similar problems with older MBP after upgrading to Lion?

Bartaloni,
a MacBookPro3,1 can run Mavericks if it meets all of Mavericks’ system requirements. Note that you’ll need to upgrade to Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.something) first, and then run Software Update to get to 10.6.8, before being able to upgrade to Mavericks.

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Also, if it is possible to transfer the hardrive, would my iTunes music transfer as well? It is not saved in the cloud.
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You computer is probably perfectly repairable, but if you want a new one anyway, it is perfectly possible to transfer the data from the faulty one.
But it would be a mistake to simply put the old HD in the new computer.
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If the new computer has never been run before the Setup Assistant will ask if you want to import your apps, data, settings etc from either another mac, another HD connected to the Mac or a Time Machine back up.
Obviously chose the second option (another HD connected to this Mac) and follow prompts.
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MacBook Pro 17" (Late 2007) not starting up after battery calibration (depleted)

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Dreained it to the state of sleep nd then waited for the sleep light to go off.
A couple of hours passed after that when I returned to my desk and plugged in the adapter.
Did you wait 5+ hours? Per article - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7261 "After your computer goes to sleep, turn it off or allow it to sleep for five hours or longer."
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I just got a new MacBook Pro after using a 2006 model for 2 years and am having a display adapter issue that I need help and advice with:
The new MacBook Pro has the mini DVI display connector, my non-Apple external display is does not support the mini DVI, no problem there, I bought the display adaptor...
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Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sdjOcw1jrddqtAfjAU0Trw?feat=directlink
File comment: This is the adaptor that connected my 2006 MacBook Pro to the the display. It changes the connection from the Mac's DVI to fit the VGA connection of my display. There are the four extra pins around the flat pin to the left of the connector.
Somehow the male end of the mini DVI to the full-size DVI adaptor doesn't fit the female end of the full-size DVI to VGA adaptor! Please see the images. It seems a few extra pins prevent the connection!
Please See Image at Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4bG788QVKGCOIJUkzHcjKg?feat=directlink
Comment: This is where the problems begin. The flat portion lacks the four holes needed for the DVI to VGA adaptor to connect.
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Hi Rob with a Mac and welcome to the boards.
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