Original Macbook Pro overheating and rebooting
I have one of the early Macbook Pro's with the ATI Radeon X1600 graphics cards. When I'm using OSX and and either looking around online or doing nothing, the computer stays at 55-60' C when the fans are at 6000 rpm's which I would have thought is rather high considering the lack of CPU based activity. When I switch over to XP on Bootcamp however, things get so much worse. At full fan speed(which I've set the fans to be at constantly) the CPU never drops below 72'C and when I try to play Morrowind(which I bought yesterday) the bloody thing gets so hot underneath that I can't actually touch it and the graphics in the game start artifacting really badly before it eventually crashes and the computer shuts down. Considering the game is seven years old, and the fact that it played perfectly back when the computer was new, what could be wrong with my Macbook? Is it just getting too old? Well, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Have you applied the latest firmware update for the MacBook Pro?
Have you tried using the MacBook Pro on a surface that dissipates heat better? Metal and air pocket based thermal pads are better than a flat surface table or fabric.
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MacBook Pro keeps Crashing/Rebooting when Typing
Ever since I installed Mavericks my MacBook Pro keeps crashing/rebooting. It's an early 2012 model machine, and until now has given me no problems at all (except for some odd SafariDAVClient thing that keeps hogging my memory and I have to force close periodically).
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ue Jan 28 13:28:37 2014
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff80220dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7fa2c8192c, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000038250c8b4885, CR3: 0x0000000024514000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x000038250c8b4865, RBX: 0xffffff8033589e00, RCX: 0x0000000000000000, RDX: 0x7fffffffffffffff
RSP: 0xffffff80a1a238f0, RBP: 0xffffff80a1a23930, RSI: 0x0000000000000050, RDI: 0xffffff80220f36a0
R8: 0x000000000000006f, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x000000000012006f, R11: 0x0000000000070000
R12: 0xffffff80220f36a0, R13: 0x000000000000001f, R14: 0x0000000080000000, R15: 0x000000000000000a
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff7fa2c8192c, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000038250c8b4885, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80a1a23580 : 0xffffff8022022f69
0xffffff80a1a23600 : 0xffffff80220dc19e
0xffffff80a1a237d0 : 0xffffff80220f3606
0xffffff80a1a237f0 : 0xffffff7fa2c8192c
0xffffff80a1a23930 : 0xffffff7fa2c7f1ae
0xffffff80a1a23990 : 0xffffff7fa3ea83a5
0xffffff80a1a23a00 : 0xffffff7fa2c86265
0xffffff80a1a23a80 : 0xffffff7fa2c89289
0xffffff80a1a23b00 : 0xffffff7fa2c88710
0xffffff80a1a23b50 : 0xffffff7fa2c87c75
0xffffff80a1a23b90 : 0xffffff7fa2c86900
0xffffff80a1a23bd0 : 0xffffff7fa2c778a0
0xffffff80a1a23c10 : 0xffffff7fa2c6d0fe
0xffffff80a1a23c60 : 0xffffff7fa2c70d54
0xffffff80a1a23cb0 : 0xffffff7fa2c6fa38
0xffffff80a1a23e00 : 0xffffff7fa2c62176
0xffffff80a1a23e90 : 0xffffff7fa2c60c8d
0xffffff80a1a23ed0 : 0xffffff7fa2ce4b07
0xffffff80a1a23f00 : 0xffffff7fa2ce287a
0xffffff80a1a23f20 : 0xffffff802204a15a
0xffffff80a1a23fb0 : 0xffffff80220d6aa7
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0)[1185D338-98A5-345E-84F8-E59DF819A61B]@0xffffff 7fa2c5c000->0xffffff7fa2ccdfff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore(28.30)[558B2575-5197-3C4C-BAD2-8CB465638FA8]@ 0xffffff7fa2c51000
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver(650.4.4)[B79A7E01-DD3F-3C1A-840A-879D262C69DE]@0 xffffff7fa2ce1000->0xffffff7fa2ce9fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0.0)[1185D338-98A5-345E-84F8-E59DF819A61B]@0xffff ff7fa2c5c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(650.4.4)[972D3024-AF9C-3E09-A9EC-D9AB2A559B38]@0xff ffff7fa2615000
com.spsys.driver.IOKitDriver(1.0.1)[00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000]@0xfff fff7fa3ea7000->0xffffff7fa3eaafff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily(2.0.0)[1185D338-98A5-345E-84F8-E59DF819A61B]@0xffff ff7fa2c5c000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS verMake 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.
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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.
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Randomly when using OSX Mavericks, since installing yesterday, my mid-2012 Macbook Pro keyboard and trackpad freeze and become unresponsive.
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Mac Mini late 2012. i7 CPU, 16GB ram. 12GB unused.
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I tried to open a terminal session (so I could manually kill a process) but the terminal session did not even process. It timed out after 5 minutes.
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I have already rebuild disk and reset permissions (all seemed fine) 3 times.
I've rebooted over 8 times since last night. I cannot use my Mac anymore reliably.
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I also rebooted holding down the shift key and still no Snow Leopard
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I started to get curious so I started reading the temps and it was a staggering 90c degrees! This was just while web browsing, having iTunes loaded and just doing normal day to day stuff. I immediately went online and did a Google search for "2011 Macbook Pro Overheating". I come to find out that it is a common problem. What was most disappointing to me was the fact that Apple is fully aware of this problem and has disabled Turbo Boost on the 13.3" Core i7 while running Bootcamp. So technically speaking, your better off buying the Core i5 model as it will run faster.
I decided to return the laptop, I feel it's deceiving to buy a product that really doesn't perform at it's full potential (It's like buying a Ferrari and only be able to go 60MPH). My batter life was also terrible, I was lucky if I got 3.5 hours under normal web browsing. I think this had a lot to do with the fact that the fan kept spinning at full speed every 2 minutes.
I hope this post doesn't come off as a flame, but rather constructive criticism on Apple's design to improve their products. I truly believe that Apple needs to redesign their Macbook Pro lineup to accept modern processors that run a lot hotter compared to when the Macbook Pro was first introduced. The fact that it has no ventilation in the bottom like every computer out there poses a huge problem with newer processors. I understand the aesthetics portion of the design, but I would much rather have a few small vent holes to keep the processor running cool and maintain a longer life for the hardware.
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So daily it has been doing this except for a 3 week visit to Europe ... weird. Yet while in Europe no change in usage. Software or hardware. Except that in US I have it plugged often into a bigger monitor. And sometimes have lid closed but not for the past month while being back.
Return to US and within 2 weeks, suddenly black screen of death anytime during the day, keyboard in use or not.
Called Apple finally yesterday ... they need to know if it happens under Apple IOS. No idea. So for 1 1/2 days ran Apple and did nothing! No black screen.
But what I have noticed is that when it does go black the bodyis HOT!!! Especially between the screen hinge and F keys to the left.
Today I did two more things ... installed gotomypc to see if when it goes black if the laptop is functional, just dead video. I will try to remote in when it goes "dead".
Also I put a load of coins on the laptop where it gets hot to absorb the heat and do they ever!
One thing ... the first time I ever saw this black screen symptom it RECOVERD after 3-4 seconds and gave off an error message like
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