MacBook Pro running hot when watching streaming video
... But not on all browsers!
Hi all,
It's me again. I hope I'll have more luck with this new topic than with the one I posted earlier about my MacBook Pro shutting down because it was (I think) overheating.
(see here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2221808&tstart=0 )
Anyway, I think we're along the same lines here: I visited YouTube and launched an NBA-related video on Opera (my default browser) and Firefox, and both caused instantly my Mac to overheat again (up to 90°C on Firefox), but when I tried the same trick with Safari, I noticed nary a rise in temperature!
My question is simple: how come...? Better integration and plug-ins? Better caching? Some other thing?
At a guess they are using different Plug-Ins to play the video.
Similar Messages
-
Macbook pro runs hot when asleep
i have a macbook pro 2.26 intel core 2 duo
when i shut the macbook it goes to sleep, then when i go back to it an hour later, it is too hot to even touch.
the only open programs were ical and address book.
any help?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, 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.
These are symptoms of a computer that does not actually go to sleep but continues to run. -
Macbook Pro running hot when using iPhoto
Hi Folks,
I hope someone can help me with this...
Last night I was working on some pictures in iPhoto and noticed that my MacBook Pro was getting extremely hot and the fan was working overtime.
I then quit iPhoto and the fan started slowing down until finally 10 minutes later the MacBook Pro cooled down.
I also noticed that the whole system was slow and safari would load pages anymore or very slow...
I called customer support and we have done the following:
- reset Safari
- deleted cookies and cleared history
- reset SMC
- reset PRAM
- reinstalled Mountain Lion
The installation of the OS fixed my computer but this morning when I continued to work on my pictures again it started doing the same thing.
I opened up Activity Monitor and saw that iPhoto uses >400% CPU and sometimes even more!
Now my whole system is very sluggish again and doesnt respond for minutes at the time...
What is the problem here?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.Hi Folks,
I hope someone can help me with this...
Last night I was working on some pictures in iPhoto and noticed that my MacBook Pro was getting extremely hot and the fan was working overtime.
I then quit iPhoto and the fan started slowing down until finally 10 minutes later the MacBook Pro cooled down.
I also noticed that the whole system was slow and safari would load pages anymore or very slow...
I called customer support and we have done the following:
- reset Safari
- deleted cookies and cleared history
- reset SMC
- reset PRAM
- reinstalled Mountain Lion
The installation of the OS fixed my computer but this morning when I continued to work on my pictures again it started doing the same thing.
I opened up Activity Monitor and saw that iPhoto uses >400% CPU and sometimes even more!
Now my whole system is very sluggish again and doesnt respond for minutes at the time...
What is the problem here?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks. -
Hello, I have a problem, my macbook pro runs slowly when unplugged but if I plugged it, it runs perfectly.
The battery needs to be replaced, or there is some other hardware problem.
-
Safari 6 makes macbook pro run hot.
Hello, this is my first post in this forum.
I've noticed that often Safari makes macbook pro run hot. The fans speed up even though I don't have that many applications open and only a few Safari tabs open.
The only way to slow down the fan is to quit safari and open it. Did anyone else also notice this?
Also I have noticed that Safari doesn't display texts (especially in facebook chat) properly.Try trashing the Safari cache more often ...
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Reset Safari
Select Clear History (also empties the cache)
Deselect the remaining boxes then click Reset.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that doesn't help, check Safari > Preferences > Extensions
If there are any installed, turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test again.
Emptying the cache and deleting history may also help the Facebook text issue. -
Sound interruption when watching streaming video
I have an Apple TV and use it to watch Netflix and Youtube. After upgrading to ios 8, I experienced frequent sound interruptions when watching streaming video
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I have a third generation Apple TV.I was able to fix the sound issue by changing the resolution to "720P -HD" instead of "Auto". Not ideal but it works.
-
My early 2008 MacBook Pro runs very hot and can't tell if the fan is running.
Any suggestions?User Tip: How to deal with MacBook Pro and MacBook heat?
-
I bought the new, and my first MacBook Pro 13" a little over a month ago for college and love it, but have started to realize a couple problems I can't seem to solve. The bottom of the MacBook becomes very very hot in a short amount of time, and I really don't think I'm doing much to cause it. Another issue is while I watch a Youtube video in HD, even if it's completely loaded, it skips every so often and is slow and also makes my computer very hot. When I try to scroll up and down to view a web site, it also sometimes skips. I really never thought this would happen to Apple computers and hope someone can help me fix these problems! Thank you very much in advanced!
The widget that works well on your Dashboard is called IStat Pro, It monitores all running statistics updated every 15 seconds. Your fan always runs at about 2000 RPM and will increase up to 6000 RPM after 140 degreesF and higher is reached. This widget will show you continuos measurements for you to see
-
Macbook Pro keeps restarting when watching videos online
My Mid 2011 13in, 500GB HD, 16GB Ram Macbook Pro keeps restarting whenever I'm watching videos online be it Youtube, or Xfinity or anyother video site. Browsing online works fine, nothing happens. I also watched a movie I had on my harddrive and that worked fine as well. The problem is with online video. I even tried it on both Chrome and Safari and I still get the same result. This started about 3 days ago now my Macbook restarts around 8-10 times a day. It has become a constant hassle that I had no issues with before. After it restarts it leaves a Kernel Panic Report reading: Can anyone help me figure out what the problem might be? Please and thank you.
Anonymous UUID: 670FCAE9-F1F5-AE74-F5F5-8A8512EB1FFF
Sat Jan 11 19:52:29 2014
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff800d4dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800d48f983, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffffa014384240, CR3: 0x00000000440f6031, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0xffffffa014384230, RBX: 0xffffff802f6bd840, RCX: 0x00000000092e0000, RDX: 0xffffff800dad0180
RSP: 0xffffff81de6abca0, RBP: 0xffffff81de6abd40, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff800dad0180
R8: 0xffffff802e2b14c0, R9: 0xffffff802e1adfb0, R10: 0xffffff800dad15f0, R11: 0x0000000000000003
R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0x0000000000000080, R15: 0xffffffa014384230
RFL: 0x0000000000010283, RIP: 0xffffff800d48f983, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffffa014384240, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81de6ab930 : 0xffffff800d422f69
0xffffff81de6ab9b0 : 0xffffff800d4dc19e
0xffffff81de6abb80 : 0xffffff800d4f3606
0xffffff81de6abba0 : 0xffffff800d48f983
0xffffff81de6abd40 : 0xffffff800d495493
0xffffff81de6abd70 : 0xffffff800d48ec5d
0xffffff81de6abda0 : 0xffffff800d48deac
0xffffff81de6abde0 : 0xffffff800d47de5c
0xffffff81de6abef0 : 0xffffff800d481e9f
0xffffff81de6abf20 : 0xffffff7f8de9e594
0xffffff81de6abf50 : 0xffffff800d83de23
0xffffff81de6abfb0 : 0xffffff800d4f3e06
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.kec.pthread(1.0)[619F6A5D-FFA2-3B59-9993-958FD7154B83]@0xffffff7f8de9 d000->0xffffff7f8dea7fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: fseventsd
Mac OS version:
13B42
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide: 0x000000000d200000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800d400000
System model name: MacBookPro8,1 (Mac-94245B3640C91C81)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 83564068609
last loaded kext at 71031353796: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f8ea2c000, size 32768)
loaded kexts:
com.symantec.kext.ips 3.2f8
com.symantec.kext.pf 4.2.1f7
com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity 1.3.2f5
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.11
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.0.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.0f6
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 325.7
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.9b9
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.9.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 216.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 216.0.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.4.12
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.4fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 1.2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.12
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.5.1d27
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.6d1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 650.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.9.2
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.8.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 600.34
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.10
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 21
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.4 GHz, 16 GB, SMC 1.68f99
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x4B425F38475F44335F313333335F43390000
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x4B425F38475F44335F313333335F43390000
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 25.1Before this, it said the hard drive died. However, replacing the brackets allowed me to continue using the original hard drive.
If the hard drive died, replacing a bracket (whatever that means) could not possibly have revived it.
The panic log indicates a hardware fault, probably in the mass-storage subsystem.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider. You may have to leave the machine there for several days.
Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed. -
MacBook randomly shuts down while watching streaming video
I've been having a problem lately with my MacBook randomly shutting down. I initially thought it was due to overheating which was logical considering I was using my MacBook in bed and the computer was very hot when it would shut off, but I've recently started using a TV-Table top for it to sit on when I'm using it in bed. My MacBook continues to shut down and the computer isn't nearly as hot as it was prior to using the TV-Table top, it is just warm. It's definitely not a battery issue because this happens when I'm using the power source as well. *I think I've noticed that this only happens when I'm in Firefox watching online streaming video on sites such as YouTube.* I never use Safari so I'm not sure if the problem would occur in Safari or not. I tried installing the MacBook SMC Firmware Update v1.1 but it said my computer didn't need it.
I have the same problem, every once in a not-so-blue moon my macbook pro shuts down while streaming video. It only happens when streaming video. Just watched some of the new south park episode, and it shut down on me! It really ticks me off!!!!!
-
15" MacBook Pro runs hot, fan is loud, and incredibly low battery life
My 15" MBP was bought in March or April (can't remember) from Singapore Apple Store. Here are the stats:
MacBook Pro 15-Inch, Late 2011
Memory 8 GB 12222 MHz DDR3
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)
Also I'm using about 1/2 of the available 750 GB of storage.
Here's what's up:
1. The fans boot immediately after the computer is turned on and never stop, making everything much too loud...like a plane is taking off or something.
2. The computer is WAY too hot. Right now I'm running Astrill, Chrome, Activity Monitor, and System Utility, and when I put my hands on the thing it feels like my fingers are going to melt.
3. The battery life, even at a full charge, is about an hour overall, which ***** for so, so many reasons.
Here's what I've tried:
1. I took it to the Shanghai Genius Bar, but I think that the language barrier is impeding my ability to really say what's wrong. I backed up, and they wiped the hard drive, re-loaded the OS and put all my old stuff back on the computer. They also deleted SOMETHING from the Preferences part of the library, but I don't know what it was. Everything runs much faster now, but the fan, the heat, and the battery are still having their issues.
2. I've checked the "all processes" CPU usage. There's nothing unusual (as far as I can tell), so I'm at a serious loss as to say why the computer is running so hard. Even with all the processing running as you see below, the fan's still blasting and I've lost 50% battery life in the past 40 minutes.
3. I've tried the fix that requires deleting com.apple.desktop.plist and com.apple.desktop.plist.lockfile. It changed the way the desktop looked and absolutely nothing else.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE help me! I'm a graphic designer and often run the CS6 Suite. (Currently, however, I am NOT running any Adobe programs and I'm still experiencing the problems.) It's really important that I am able to run Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign at once, and it CAN, but with the heat problems I'm having without ANY of the graphics stuff running, it worries me.Just took another look at iStat Menus (I've only had it for a couple of days - I used to use the old iStat Pro widget) and it seems as if you can make fan speed defaults and use them instead of relying on your MBPs sensors to take care of the fans... see...
Might want to use that 'medium' speed (there by default as I know I didn't add it) and keep an eye on your temps. If you start heating up to much, go back to the 'Default'.
Clinton -
I have a first gen MacBook Pro. 2.16 GHz with 2 GB of RAM. I have noticed out of all the MacBook Pros I get at work, mine runs the hottest. I use SMC Fan Control to give me my temps. Mine with iTunes, Entourage, FireFox, and Adium running at default fan speed of 2000 RPM, my temps get to 163-167 F. I tested another non Core 2 Duo with the same specs as mine, and same programs. It not only ran cooler, but 20-30 degrees cooler at the default fan speed. A few of my co-workers who had early MBPs say that their temps normally averaged 100-120 F at the default speed, but they would bump it up to 3000-4000 to get it cooler. I had to run my fan at 6000 RPM to even get it to be nearly as cool as these other MacBook Pros at my work. I am definitely not to happy running the fan at 6000 RPM to get it even bearable on my lap. I know that the first gen MBPs run hot, but god 30 degrees hotter? What can I do about this?
They run hotter and work fine. Installing haxies that disable a CPU sounds totally daft and I certainly would not buy a dual core computer then use one core.
There are a number of cooling pads with fans that add additional cooling and protect the motherlode when using on your lap. -
MacBook Pro running hot after upgrade
Hey everyone,
First off: Upgraded to Mountain Lion and I absolutely love it. I'm running on a December 2011 MacBook Pro Unibody 15", 8 Gigs ram, i7, SSD 256 drive (Apple). It had Lion installed when it came, obviously.
Now that I upgraded to Mountain Lion, it's running several degrees celcius hotter than before, after a couple of hours of using it. I figured I'd give it a few hours to do its search database thing etc...you know, let the system stuff in the background settle down, but it's still running very hot.
Is this something which eveyrone else has been experiencing? I've got two methods of checking the tempurature: iStat Nano on the Dashboard (which I don't use for anything else...) and smcFanControl which sits in my menu bar. Both give me the same tempurature and it's running literally about 5 to 7 degrees more (or sometimes even spiking at 15 degrees more for a few seconds) than before.
Just wondering if I'm the only one? Should I be patient and give it a day or so? Any tips?
Thanks,
Nat.You're right that in the first few hours ML will be busy in the background running certain processes like indexing Spotlight and Time Machine.
You can see if these are still indexing by looking at the menu bar. Click on Spotlight - if you get a progress bar saying its indexing, just leave everthing alone till its finished. If you look at the TM icon, it should be slowly circling if TM is still indexing. Again, click on the icon and see what it says.
If these seem to have completed, check in Activity Monitor.app (Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app) as to what is using up %CPU time. If you see kernel_task is running wild (+80%) , try a PRAM reset. To do so, folllow this procedure:
1. Power down the machine.
2. Locate the following keys on your keyboard in preparation for Step 4:
‘command’ – ‘option’ – ‘P’ – ‘R’
3. Press the ‘power on’ button.
4. Immediately – and before the grey screen appears – hold down ‘command-option-P-R’ all together.
5. Keep them held down until you’ve heard the start-up chime twice. After you release them you should hear it again, and hopefully your Mac will boot up as it should and with the kernel_task process back to normal. -
My MBP is running really hot.
Its even worse when streaming videos online or using the webcam.
Almost 200F sometimes when streaming!
Is there something wrong with my laptop? Or can I fix this another way?
I have a cooling pad, but it doesnt seem to work.
Now I am not a super technical person, so I ask that any advice is put in a way I can understand.Your computer is on 10.5, you should be on 10.6, it's only $29 and strips out a lot of legacy G5 code.
If your going to upgrade, I would backup you files (like you should always be doing) and c boot off the 10.5 installer disk and from Disk Utility Erase with Zero the hard drive.
When finished, reinstall OS 10.5 then use the 10.6 to upgrade.
Then install programs from fresh sources (as they need a 10.6 upgrade) then finally files from backup.
You'll have a new Mac. -
Fan comes on when watching streaming video
Every time I watch any streaming video content the fans on my computer immediately come on. Does not seem to happen any other time. Even when I have several audio programs running or multiple internet windows open. If I have only one program open (Safari or Mozilla in this case) with one tab, and run a streaming video the fans immediately come on. Which means it is happening even when the computer is under a relatively light load. Any ideas?
Open Activity Monitor and see what's using all the CPU, you might be surprised to see how much the Flash Player (Safari Internet Plug-In) is actually using ...
Maybe you are looking for
-
Any Long Material constraint in SAP?
Hi, Presently SAP allows for 18 characters for Material Number but we can extend it up to 40 characters with ABAP customization help. I want to know about the impact ,if we extend it to 256 characters, which other PLM softwares in market allows by de
-
PCUI Pop up Confirmation during save event
Hi, I would like to implement a confirmation pop up at tthe time of save. the user may choose to proceed with the save or cancel save. I have implemented in the following fashion but apparently it does not refresh the data on the PCUI page. 1. CHECK_
-
Sorting highlighted rows in JTable
I have a sortable JTable. If a user selects a row (highlights it) and then sorts the table the wrong row is selected. After the sort the data in the row that was hightlighted is not the correct data. Basically the hightlighted selection does not foll
-
Why can I print from my iPhone and not my iPad? I have been able to do it in the past. I have tried a hard reset but it still cannot find the printer.
-
IPhone 4 does not recognize my password to send email, but does to receive? How to fix?
Error message: CANNOT SEND MAIL The user name or password for "SMTP:[email protected]@smtpauth.earthlink.net" is incorrect. However, I am able to receive email using that user name or password. What is the problem..??