Overheating macbook pro
Help...my mac book pro is overheating and just had the fans cleaned physically
Check Activity Monitor.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473
Fans
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4543
Thermal Management
Reset SMC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.
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Overheating MacBook Pro, 13 inches, 2009,
I always noticed an overheating when putting something under my MacBook Pro, like a pillow or my legs, or when putting it on a material surface like a couch, but the Mac always seemed to get cooled again very fast when removed frome these surfaces.
Now since summer it started getting hot very fast when watching streaming videos... I first thought it was the heat of the summertime but up to now, in October (I live in Italy and in October today there are 24 degrees, and 23 inside my house), this annoyng trouble does not seem to get fixed again with the gradual temperature reduction!
Could this problem have something to do with some kind of hardware damage or maybe there could be some process that consume a loooot of CPU ?
I am asking this because the general performances seems to be very ok, the computer doesn't slow down or crash, especially after upgrading the OS to Lion.
what d u think guys? what should I do?Ello
You're not supposed to cover the bottom of the macbook with cloth (apple call it a notebook meaning keep it on a desk)... Cloth is evil for any mac or laptop as it keeps in heat in easily so when your computer is blowing hot air out, it's just blowing out hot air out on top of hot air making it hotter making your mac hotter therefore overheating (<-- did that even make sense)... try not to put it on those sorts of surfaces as it will damage the macbook in the long run.
I personally put my macbook on a desk or on my lap (rarely) the tempertures are very good (I've got a Macbook pro 13inch i5 running photoshop, flash, safari all at once and it's hottest tempt I can see is 52 degrees)
Hope that has helped
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I am using macbook pro 13" since may 2010, it was working great so far. Since last week my macbook is getting overheated even I am not using it heavily. I tracked the CPU temp with smcFancontrol, it rises to 80-90 degree centigrade just with the youtube video within one minute. I never saw this behaviour earlier with my macbook.
Any idea and remedy for this overheating. Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated.
Thanks!!Actually the temperatures that you quote, though high, are not lethal to your MBP. There are internal temperature sensors in the MBP that will shut down the unit before any damage from heat occurs.
You might do the following: Open the unit up and see if the is any dust or dirt has accumulated, particularly in the fan and the vents. Clean it out with care if that is the case.
When the fans start spinning, open Activity Monitor and select 'All Processes' and set the '% CPU' from high to low to check to see if you may have some application that is causing a problem. Read the attached link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473
Run an Apple Hardware Test if that picks up any issues, particularly if there is a bad sensor.
An SMC reset might mitigate the the problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
If no change, an appointment at the Apple store genius bar for a free diagnosis is the last stop,
Ciao. -
Overheating macbook pro and start up problems
Hi
I have a 2007 macbook pro that had system 10.4 on.
I did a system update on it to 10.6.8.
Now It wont work at all - I cant even get past the spinning wheel at start-up!
Also before I did this it was getting very hot quite quickly.
Ive done some research and I think it may have a faulty logic board also.
Basically I just need to know if the mac can be rescued or if its time to sell for spares!
Thanks
GarethIs your 2007 MacBook Pro a Unibody? (I keep forgetting when the Unibody form factor was released)
If not, remove the battery and try to reboot without it: this will downclock the processors (I know I'm technically cutting corners here, but it has the same effect as downclocking the processors), and help keep your Mac's working temperature at a manageable level.
If you've got 10 USD to spare, install CoolBook on your machine; it'll undervolt your logic board, thus making it disperse less heat.
Of course, if your logic board is already toast...
I were you, I'd zero the hard drive after backing up my personal data (try booting in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key until you get the grey Apple backdrop and the progress bar), then reinstall Snow Leopard as clean install, with the battery removed (provided you can actually remove it, of course). Worked for me the last time I had to reinstall on a prone-to-overheating 2006 MacBook Pro.
Message was edited by: FrenchToast, who's got a cold. Microbes, anyone...? -
Overheating MacBook Pro 17" typically when high graphics requirements run
I have a refurb MBP 17" with 2GB RAM, (1GB from Crucial), 120GB drive, glossy display. Everything on this machine runs fine, but if I watch a TV show from iTunes, or play Halo, the graphics load makes the temperature of the machine go through the roof, well above 60 Celsius, sometime close to 70 C. The machine literally stops/freezes, and later continues. I use a small freeware program called SMC Fan Control, which allows me to increase the default fan speeds from 1000 RPM to 3000+ or more. Still no effect. Apple, what is going on with my machine? Anyone experiencing the same thing?
I am having similar problems on my four days old MacBook Pro 2.2GHz (Santa Rosa). It runs fine until I start a graphically intensive game, then it hangs with soundloops and sometimes with graphical glitches (so far I've been able to reproduce the crash in Call of Duty 2 and Redline, both running at maximum settings). In Redline the computer first froze for about ten seconds then resumed for a few seconds after which it finally crashed with corrupted textures showing.
I haven't been able to get any temperature readings just before the crashing but when running Warcraft III in window mode I've observed both CPU and GPU temperatures reaching 90°C before the fans spin up from 2000rpm to 6000rpm, cooling the above down to ~70°C. When the crashes occured the bottom casing was noticably hotter than when I was running Warcraft III.
My guess is that the GPU (or possibly some other chip) owerheats and shuts down to prevent permanent damage. This, if true, should not be happening on a fully functional computer.
I'm going to run the Hardware Test and also see if the crash can be reproduced in other games and if the same errors occur in windows (using boot camp). Then I guess I'll have to give apple supprt a call...
Macbook Pro 2.2GHz (Santa Rosa) Mac OS X (10.4.10) -
hello i have a macbook pro 13 inch i5 late 2011 and a fell is running very hot i mean (88 degrees ) istate , just by running safari our itunes .i already send it to assistence (fnac) and they send it to apple and they cleanthe inside and replace mass .i also feel the battery working for less time
what should i do? i need to use my mac and i´m afraid it may overheat .
thanksIt might be the case that the spotlight might be indexing the whole hard drive once again that might be taking up lil processor and hard drive spin.
If you watch lot of videos on youtube or flash based videos, it is pretty normal that you will notice your MacBook getting hot! Try to use Safari without watching videos and jus normal browsing! You might notice considerable difference in heat and battery power.
Try to reset safari and use it again!
To talk bout iTunes, it doesn't really make much difference
Try to use your MacBook in an environment where you can have a proper ventillation! I know it's common sense.
If you encountering battery backup issues, follow these steps : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446
These tips might help you out! -
Hi, I've got the same problem on my 10 month old MBP. I've just noticed over the past couple of days that the fan is constantly running and the laptop if considerbly hotter then it ever was. I"ve done nothing to the system, nor have I installed any new app. Would a system update make it do this? I'll have to call Apple before my 1 yr expires....if anyone has any suggestions I"d greatly appreciate it....and again, this laptop is much louder with the fan constantly running and much hotter.....
thanks for any help,
BSomehow this still doesn't sound right to me. What is the normal idle speed of your fans? I believe it was 1000 RPM for earlier models and 2000 RPM for later models. With my Sept 2007 model, the CPU A is at 103 ℉ and the fans are idling silently at around 2000 RPM. At 125 ℉ I would expect the fan speed to be higher.
There are two things to do--maybe three. One is to open Activity Monitor and select "All Processes" at the top and CPU on the bottom bar. Then look down the CPU column for any unexpected activity that is consuming over 50% of the CPU. Sometimes a process--often a printer process but it could be anything--starts to run amok in the background and start hogging the CPU, resulting in extra heat and fan activity. Turn off smc fan control and use iStat Pro to see what the fans are doing on their own. Make sure both are turning at roughly equal speed, and one is not stopped and the other doing all of the work. Also look at the boxes at the bottom of the Activity Monitor--I have 10 applications open, and the boxes are mostly black. Unless you're using some CPU intensive application, the boxes should be mostly black. If you see a lot of green or red, something is going on.
Also, run the Apple Hardware test to check to see that the thermal sensors and the fans are operating normally. If not, you will get one or more error codes.
Last, report this to Apple and get a case number, and consider getting 3 year Applecare. A case number will establish that the problem initially occurred under warranty. Once you do this and start taking steps to diagnose the problem, Apple will honor the warranty until the problem is fixed, even if it should lapse before the cause of the problem is established.
If this is something new, I would look for a cause and be persistent in finding one. Hotter ambient temperature could be a factor, but you can easily try the MBP in a cool environment to check on that. It sounds to me more like there is definitely something new going on.
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[SOLVED] Overheating MacBook Pro on AC power
Hi,
I'm coming over from OSX, dual-booting my MBP (2013, 11,1 model) with Arch and, I have to say, I'm loving it. After a couple of weeks of tinkering, I'm getting towards a really useable minimal system (dwm, uzbl-browser, urxvt, mutt - etc) but I have a really annoying outstanding problem: the machine overheats when plugged into a/c power.
On battery:
$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +54.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +54.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +52.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
applesmc-isa-0300
Adapter: ISA adapter
Right Side : 2211 RPM (min = 2200 RPM, max = 6199 RPM)
TA0P: +40.5°C
TB0T: +35.8°C
TB1T: +35.8°C
TB2T: +34.5°C
TBXT: +35.8°C
TC0C: +53.0°C
TC0E: +54.0°C
TC0F: +54.5°C
TC0P: +50.0°C
TC1C: +52.0°C
TCGC: +52.0°C
TCSA: +50.0°C
TCXC: +54.0°C
TH0A: +41.8°C
TH0B: +41.8°C
TH0C: -127.0°C
TH0F: -39.2°C
TH0R: -39.2°C
TH0V: +39.5°C
TH0a: +41.8°C
TH0b: +41.8°C
TH0c: -127.0°C
THSP: -127.0°C
TM0P: +44.5°C
TMLB: -127.0°C
TPCD: +55.0°C
TW0P: -127.0°C
Th1H: +41.8°C
Ts0P: +33.0°C
Ts0S: +38.8°C
Ts1S: +37.2°C
Plug in AC and within five seconds:
$ sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0: +69.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0: +69.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1: +69.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
applesmc-isa-0300
Adapter: ISA adapter
Right Side : 4130 RPM (min = 4125 RPM, max = 6199 RPM)
TA0P: +41.0°C
TB0T: +35.5°C
TB1T: +35.5°C
TB2T: +34.5°C
TBXT: +35.5°C
TC0C: +68.0°C
TC0E: +68.8°C
TC0F: +69.5°C
TC0P: +58.5°C
TC1C: +69.0°C
TCGC: +61.0°C
TCSA: +63.0°C
TCXC: +69.0°C
TH0A: +41.8°C
TH0B: +41.8°C
TH0C: -127.0°C
TH0F: -39.2°C
TH0R: -39.2°C
TH0V: +40.0°C
TH0a: +41.8°C
TH0b: +41.8°C
TH0c: -127.0°C
THSP: -127.0°C
TM0P: +47.8°C
TMLB: -127.0°C
TPCD: +66.0°C
TW0P: -127.0°C
Th1H: +45.2°C
Ts0P: +33.2°C
Ts0S: +40.0°C
Ts1S: +38.0°C
For around a week, before I installed macfanctl, the fan wasn't coming on at all and sensors was reporting 100 deg C. Scary. Now unless I'm compiling or watching video, it at least doesn't get higher than 70 deg C, but it's annoying and I'm sure unnecessary to have the fan on all the time with the power plugged in. Plus the laptop is pretty warm at this temp.
I'm using laptop-mode-tools but this problem still happens when laptop-mode-tools is disabled. However, for the record, when running, the laptop-mode config is as follows:
$ cat /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
# Configuration for Laptop Mode Tools
# There is a "system" to the configuration setting names:
# CONTROL_something=0/1 Determines whether Laptop Mode Tools controls
# something
# LM_something=value Value of "something" when laptop mode is active
# NOLM_something=value Value of "something" when laptop mode is NOT
# active
# AC_something=value Value of "something" when the computer is running
# on AC power
# BATT_something=value Value of "something when the computer is running
# on battery power
# There can be combinations of LM_/NOLM_ and AC_/BATT_ prefixes, but the
# available prefixes are different for each setting. The available ones are
# documented in the manual page, laptop-mode.conf(8). If there is no LM_/
# NOLM_ in a setting name, then the value is used independently of laptop
# mode state, and similarly, if there is no AC_/BATT_, then the value is used
# independently of power state.
# Some options only work on ACPI systems. They are marked ACPI-ONLY.
# Note that this configuration file is a fragment of shell script: you
# can use all the features of the shell scripting language to achieve your
# desired configuration.
# Modules
# Laptop Mode Tools modules have separate configuration files, that can be
# found in /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d. Please look through these configuration
# files as well, there are many useful power saving tools in there!
# Enable/Disable laptop-mode-tools execution
# Set it to 0 to completely disable laptop-mode-tools from running
ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_TOOLS=1
# Configuration debugging
# Set this to 1 if you want to see a lot of information when you start/stop
# laptop_mode.
VERBOSE_OUTPUT=0
# Set this to 1 if you want to log messages to syslog
LOG_TO_SYSLOG=1
# Run in shell debug mode
# Enable this if you would like to execute the entire laptop-mode-tools program
# in shell debug mode. Warning: This will create a lot of text output
# If you are debugging an individual module, perhaps you would want to enable
# each module specific debug mode (available in module conf files)
DEBUG=0
# When to enable laptop mode
# "Laptop mode" is the mode in which laptop mode tools makes the computer
# consume less power. This includes the kernel "laptop_mode" feature, which
# allows your hard drives to spin down, as well as various other settings which
# can be tweaked by laptop mode tools. You can enable or disable all of these
# settings using the CONTROL_... options further down in this config file.
# Enable laptop mode when on battery power.
ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY=1
# Enable laptop mode when on AC power.
ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC=1
# Enable laptop mode when the laptop's lid is closed, even when we're on AC
# power? (ACPI-ONLY)
ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_WHEN_LID_CLOSED=0
# Enable all simple zero-configuration auto modules
# This option enables all simple modules (listed below) without requiring
# the user to enable each module individually
# List of modules which can be automatically enabled with this setting are:
# ac97-powersave
# cpufreq
# dpms-standby
# eee-superhe
# ethernet
# exec-commands
# hal-polling
# hdparm
# intel-hda-powersave
# intel-sata-powermgmt
# nmi-watchdog
# pcie-aspm
# runtime-pm
# sched-mc-power-savings
# sched-smt-power-savings
# terminal-blanking
# wireless-ipw-power
# wireless-iwl-power
# wireless-power
# Set this to 1 to enable all simple zero-configuration auto modules listed above.
# NOTE: You can explicitly enable/disable any of the above modules by changing their
# values in the individual settings file
ENABLE_AUTO_MODULES=1
# When to enable data loss sensitive features
# When data loss sensitive features are disabled, laptop mode tools acts as if
# laptop mode were disabled, for those features only.
# Data loss sensitive features include:
# - laptop_mode (i.e., delayed writes)
# - hard drive write cache
# All of the options that follow can be set to 0 in order to prevent laptop
# mode tools from using them to stop data loss sensitive features. Use this
# when you have a battery that reports the wrong information, that confuses
# laptop mode tools.
# Disabling data loss sensitive features is ACPI-ONLY, and it only works if
# your battery gives off frequent ACPI events to indicate a change in battery
# level.
# NOTE: If your battery does NOT give off battery events often enough, you can
# enable the battery-level-polling module to make this work. Look at the
# file /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/battery-level-polling.conf for more information.
# Disable all data loss sensitive features when the battery level (in % of the
# battery capacity) reaches this value.
MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT=3
# Disable data loss sensitive features when the battery reports its state
# as "critical".
DISABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL=1
# Ignore the alarm value reported by your batteries. In some instances a
# a battery will report an abnormally high alarm value, resulting in data-loss
# sensitive features being disabled prematurely.
DISABLE_BATTERY_ALARM_CHECK=0
# Controlled hard drives and partitions
# For spinning down your hard drives, laptop mode will remount file systems and
# adjust hard drive spindown timeouts. These parameters specify which
# devices and partitions are affected by laptop mode.
# The drives that laptop mode controls.
# Separate them by a space, e.g. HD="/dev/hda /dev/hdb". The default is a
# wildcard, which will get you all your IDE and SCSI/SATA drives.
HD="/dev/[hs]d[abcdefgh]"
# The partitions (or mount points) that laptop mode controls.
# Separate the values by spaces. Use "auto" to indicate all partitions on drives
# listed in HD. You can add things to "auto", e.g. "auto /dev/hdc3". You can
# also specify mount points, e.g. "/mnt/data".
PARTITIONS="auto /dev/mapper/*"
# If this is enabled, laptop mode tools will assume that SCSI drives are
# really SATA drives that only _look_ like SCSI drives, and will use hdparm
# to control them. Set this to 0 if you have /dev/sd devices and you want
# laptop mode tools to use the "sdparm" command to control them.
ASSUME_SCSI_IS_SATA=1
# Hard drive behaviour settings
# These settings specify how laptop mode tools will adjust the various
# parameters of your hard drives and file systems.
# Maximum time, in seconds, of work that you are prepared to lose when your
# system crashes or power runs out. This is the maximum time that Laptop Mode
# will keep unsaved data waiting in memory before spinning up your hard drive.
LM_BATT_MAX_LOST_WORK_SECONDS=600
LM_AC_MAX_LOST_WORK_SECONDS=360
# Should laptop mode tools control readahead?
CONTROL_READAHEAD=1
# Read-ahead, in kilobytes. You can spin down the disk while playing MP3/OGG
# by setting the disk readahead to a reasonable size, e.g. 3072 (3 MB).
# Effectively, the disk will read a complete MP3 at once, and will then spin
# down while the MP3/OGG is playing. Don't set this too high, because the
# readahead is applied to _all_ files that are read from disk.
LM_READAHEAD=3072
NOLM_READAHEAD=128
# Should laptop mode tools add the "noatime" option to the mount options when
# laptop mode is enabled?
CONTROL_NOATIME=0
# Should laptop use relatime instead of noatime? The "relatime" mount option has
# more standards-compliant semantics, and allows more applications to work,
# while retaining a low level of atime updates (i.e., disk writes).
USE_RELATIME=1
# Should laptop mode tools control the hard drive idle timeout settings?
CONTROL_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT=1
# Idle timeout values. (hdparm -S)
# Default is 2 hours on AC (NOLM_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=7200) and 20 seconds
# for battery and for AC with laptop mode on.
LM_AC_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=20
LM_BATT_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=20
#NOLM_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=7200
NOLM_HD_IDLE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=600
# Should laptop mode tools control the hard drive power management settings?
# Set to 0 to disable
#CONTROL_HD_POWERMGMT="auto"
CONTROL_HD_POWERMGMT=1
# Power management for HD (hdparm -B values)
BATT_HD_POWERMGMT=1
LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=1
NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=1
#LM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254
#NOLM_AC_HD_POWERMGMT=254
# Should laptop mode tools control the hard drive write cache settings?
CONTROL_HD_WRITECACHE=0
# Write cache settings for HD (hdparm -W values)
NOLM_AC_HD_WRITECACHE=1
NOLM_BATT_HD_WRITECACHE=0
LM_HD_WRITECACHE=0
# Settings you probably don't want to touch
# It is usually not necessary to change these parameters. They are included
# for completeness' sake.
# Change mount options on partitions in PARTITIONS? You don't really want to
# disable this. If you do, then your hard drives will probably not spin down
# anymore.
CONTROL_MOUNT_OPTIONS=1
# Dirty synchronous ratio. At this percentage of dirty pages the process
# which calls write() does its own writeback.
LM_DIRTY_RATIO=60
NOLM_DIRTY_RATIO=40
# Allowed dirty background ratio, in percent. Once DIRTY_RATIO has been
# exceeded, the kernel will wake pdflush which will then reduce the amount
# of dirty memory to dirty_background_ratio. Set this nice and low, so once
# some writeout has commenced, we do a lot of it.
LM_DIRTY_BACKGROUND_RATIO=1
NOLM_DIRTY_BACKGROUND_RATIO=10
# kernel default settings -- don't touch these unless you know what you're
# doing.
DEF_UPDATE=5
DEF_XFS_AGE_BUFFER=15
DEF_XFS_SYNC_INTERVAL=30
DEF_XFS_BUFD_INTERVAL=1
DEF_MAX_AGE=30
# This must be adjusted manually to the value of HZ in the running kernel
# on 2.4, until the XFS people change their 2.4 external interfaces to work in
# centisecs. This can be automated, but it's a work in progress that still
# needs some fixes. On 2.6 kernels, XFS uses USER_HZ instead of HZ for
# external interfaces, and that is currently always set to 100. So you don't
# need to change this on 2.6.
XFS_HZ=100
# Seconds laptop mode has to to wait after the disk goes idle before doing
# a sync.
LM_SECONDS_BEFORE_SYNC=2
I've done a lot of Googling but have drawn a blank. The fan comes on and off so quickly and the sensors reading changes so quickly, I'm convinced it's a software issue (something is being triggered on plug/unplug, rather than it being the hardware gradually cooling or heating) but I don't know where else to look.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Last edited by shelgy (2014-11-06 22:33:18)UPDATE:
Did some digging around in laptop-mode.
In /etc/laptop-mode/config.d/intel_pstate.conf, changed the following line:
LM_AC_INTEL_PSTATE_PERF_MAX_PCT=100 # Maximum performance, in percent
to:
LM_AC_INTEL_PSTATE_PERF_MAX_PCT=50 # Maximum performance, in percent
Now been running on AC power for 10 minutes and sensor data the same as on the battery.
Fingers crossed, but it looks like this is solved. Hope this is useful for others. Been pulling my hair out!
Thanks all for considering. -
Overheating macbook Pro with Retina Display when watching video
I have an issue with the computer over heating, not to the point of shutting down, but it gets really hot. Previous reading suggests that i should switch to using only the graphics processor instead of the CPU. But there is no option to do this. Support would be greatly appeciated.
That is not abnormal when watching videos, especially at higher resolutions. Try watching at lower screen resolutions.
If you stress the GPU, as watching videos does, then the computer will naturally run hotter. Switching graphic processors is not likely to change that, assuming you can. To switch GPUs use Energy Saver preferences. This assumes that switching is under user control. -
Google Chrome overheating Macbook Pro.
Hi There.
I really want to use Google Chrome as it is compatible with many extentions. However whenever I open Chrome, no matter if I am doing something simple, like using a search engine or facebook, or something more intensive like Tumblr, flash based websites, etc. It causes my mac to over heat and triggers the fans to go to maxium setting. It doesn't happen when I use safari or firefox. The heat and noise (produced from the fans) makes it ridiculous to use chrome. Does this problem occur because of my mac or becaue of issues with the software? If anyone could help, I would appreciate it!It's Chrome, lots of problems with it, it's too invasive.
Uninstall Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95319
Google root level auto-updater: to uninstall that (provided you have no Google software on the machine)
https://support.google.com/installer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=100386
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Mid 2012 macbook pro glitching, freezing, overheating
Starting a few weeks ago, I noticed a change in my mid 2012 macbook pro. My laptop was losing charge EXTREMELY quickly, I would charge the laptop to 100%, and just an hour later (after not using it, but the lid closed and it was sleeping) it would be up to 60% charge, then when not in sleep and on, it would lose energy extremely quickly. I always make sure that unecessary background apps are not running--so that was not the problem. This problem went away after a week, but it was the first signal that something was wrong with my laptop.
Next, the laptop was having problems with waking up from sleep, I did an SMC reset and this problem was fixed.
After that, the laptop started glitching (static and banded lines on the bottom of the screen) and making this clicking noise when I was streaming video fullscreen on Netflix. I thought at first, that this was a problem with Silverlight, and reinstalled the silverlight plugin (several times). Then I noticed that the computer would glitch when I was streaming full screen on Netflix and picked up the laptop (moved it from a flat surface). This signaled to me that the problem was perhaps not software, but a hardware issue. I verified the disk and did a permissions report and neither were curative.
Further support that the problems are with hardware rather than hardware came to me when my computer presented itself with a fourth issue: the laptop, when being lifted or moved from a static surface, would sometimes freeze entirely and make the same clicking noise. This problem was not during fullscreen streaming, but had spread to when I was simply using more than one app at the same time (e.g. having Chrome and Word open together). When this happenend, the only solution would be to power down the computer and restart.
Finally, while sleeping with the lid closed in my backpack, I hear a whirring noise--I pick up the laptop and it was hot to the touch, overheating with the fans running on high speed.
I have no clue what is going on. I have taken the computer to my university's mac shop and they have suggested it is a logic board issue and I should give the computer in. I have scoured the forum for an answer of what is happening and am determined to find one. So I pose the problem to you--any help would be appreciated. Thank you.Hardware Information:
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:
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Mid 2010 Macbook pro "overheating"
First off let me just say I know there are many threads about this already - but all of them have the same kind of answer "the Macbook Pro is not overheating unless it turns off, keep it well ventialted and on a flat surface" etc, etc. I'm not complaining about my macbook "overheating" per se, but rather it is getting hotter a lot faster than it used to. I had a number of problems recently with my macbook and got it sent away to an authorized apple support centre where they replaced the cable that connects the logic board and hardrive (I'm sorry I don't know the technical term for this or even if this is exactly what they did. I know they replaced some faulty part that connected something with the logic board). And all the problems relating to that ceased - however about two weeks later and my macbook started heating up a lot quicker. The fans come on after about 5 minutes of casual use (internet browsing or word processing), and after about 15 inutes of doing something like watching a movie the fans are roaring away and the back bottom of the macbook is nearly too hot to touch. I've remedied this a little bit by only using the laptop at my desk and sometimes propping it up to give more air flow to the bottom but I never used to have to do this. Previously, I would have to be doing something pretty hefty for the macbook to start the fans even at the lowest speed. I was wondering if anyone knew of how to fix this? Whilst it's not a huge problem it is an annoyance and I don't know if it's a coincidence or not regarding the fact this started only a week or so after it got fixed. Any ideas??
complexcraziness,
try this next: log in as your administrative user, and create a new standard user — say, “Test”. When you’re done for the day, shut down your MacBook Pro. In the morning, boot up and log in as the Test user, without doing anything. Does it still rise to 71°C within a few minutes of doing nothing as the Test user?
Did you leave the MagSafe adapter attached overnight? If so, then another approach to take would be to change the Battery values in the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences so that the Battery and Power Adapter settings are identical. Shut down tonight, but detach the MagSafe adapter after shutting down. In the morning, boot up and log in as the same user as this morning, but don’t plug in the MagSafe adapter — just run on battery power. Does the same rapid rise in temperature occur when running only from the battery? -
Macbook Pro overheating Apps "Quit Unexpectedly"
PROBLEMS WITH MY UNIBODY MACBOOK PRO
GPU/CPU Problems? Logic Board bad? I'm not sure what the issue is. Please Help!
Hi, I have an:
· Early 2009
· 17 inch
· Unibody Macbook Pro (UMBP) (5,2)
· Intel Core2Duo 2.66GHz
· Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 512MB graphics (kept on Performance mode – not power saver – because it usually sits on my desk plugged into AC wall-wart 85watt mag-safe power like an iMac), (Nvidia GeForce 9400M onboard too)
· I have an external 27” monitor connected and mirrored - with the internal screen off (brightness is all the way down – thus running cooler)
· (Note: all the problems existed before any/all my upgrades – including the external monitor.)
· I have upgraded to 8Gb’s of 1066 DDR2 RAM
· 500Gb Seagate Hybrid HDD
· The UMBP is Running the latest OS 10.8.4 (with automatic updates) – and it had the list of problems (below) with OS Leopard, and Snow Leopard too!
1) It will not play *Netflix streaming*, or youtube or any other internet video without stuttering, stopping, and hesitating in video and audio!! I have CHARTER Cable Internet which runs between 20-50Mb’s :-) This is NOT slow internet.
And with my Windows 7 (64bit Intel QuadCore) Desktop PC using the exact same wifi internet connection there’s *No stuttering*, no stopping, no hesitation in video OR audio! It’s an older Gateway desktop with a tiny USB wifi dongle. And the desktop runs *on-board* Graphics – no graphics card in the machine...at least not until I upgrade the power supply – then I can install one. ;-)
2) System Information crashes - “Quits Unexpectedly”. SOooooo frustrating! I can’t even get the current specs so you guys know what we’re dealing with. So I looked them up in a file I have kept since I did all my research online to buy this UMBP. So, I copied all the data that was just now sent to Apple (not that anything will be done with it – they don’t care – my Mac is out of warranty). This app crashing has happened *numerous* times in the past couple years and I just didn’t know what to do about all these problems (the list continues below) because it’s been out of warranty since before I bought it used on eBay.
3) I canNOT get Adobe Reader to run on my UMBP - it crashes within seconds! I finally uninstalled it and re-downloaded it and then reinstalled it – still same problem. So, I waited a few months and then re-downloaded it and re-installed it again – still same issue. And I know that Reader had been updated more than once in that time.
I think that the following is unrelated but I figure I should put in all the information I can. The battery never says 100% (it’s always between 97-99% full. When I first got the UMBP it kept telling me to get a new battery (for $250!) And the seller sent the UMBP with a 65 watt (not 85 watt) mag-safe power supply…which I didn’t even realize until months later (hey, this was my first and still is my only Mac, so ya gotta give me some grace here. I hate(d) Microslave *so much* after living with WinVista for 2 years that I HAD to get a Mac..and I don’t ever want to go back! ;-) The only reason I even have a Windows box is because a friend of mine (who was borrowing my then spare beat up old car for like 3 months) gave me one when he got it as partial payment for a job he did on a small business network (yeah, he’s even more geek than me!)
At first I was thinking that it was the NVidia GPUs, but now I’m beginning to think that all three: the CPU and both GPUs are in need of re-soldering to the Logic Board. It seems that I’m not the only one online that agrees that the system cooling fans are subpar in UMBP’s (lots of complaints about burned fingers, etc.) – so, I run a small 6 inch fan (on high) across the top of the keyboard 24/7 so that it won’t completely fry! (Well, at night when I put my UMBP to sleep I usually turn off the fan…but anyway.) It doesn’t wake up at night to do any background downloads or Time Machine (USB ext drive) work – it would most likely wake me up if it did (I’m a very light sleeper). The fan does a good job at keeping the surface (aluminum) “warm” (as opposed to HOT) so that IF I were to use the built-in keyboard I wouldn’t burn my fingers (like I used to – until I bought an external Bluetooth Apple keyboard – those keyboards are so nice!).
So, yeah, I could send it to someone on eBay (along with $200) who will reflow or reball the chips to the Logic Board, but that seems to be a band aid on a situation that is quite likely to happen again…right?
As I see it: Apple didn’t put enough cooling into the system – the fans are too slow/small – and thus I have a serious problem with the Logic Board.
And I was just on eBay looking at Logic Boards and they cost at least as much as most of the UMBP’s like mine. So that would be way too expensive – I might as well just buy another UMBP like mine – but that’s not going to happen.
The closest Apple store is 2.5 hours drive away from where I live. And the closest authorized apple repair shop is 1.5 hours away and it’s not likely that they will run system tests for free…and the Best Buy here in town is not authorized to work on Macs – they didn’t show up in the search results at locate.apple.com/service/….
So, what can/should I do??
I didn’t write all this just to “vent” – I really need this fixed!
ONE SMALL ADDITION:
IF ANYONE suggests that I do the following:
> System Preferences > Energy Saver > Graphics: Better battery life
(Previously it was set to "Higher performance")
Then I will…do something (hmmm it’s the internet, what can I do??)…for their IDIOCY!!!
Doing that *is doing this*: Paying $3,000 for a Macbook (NOT Pro!!)
I mean think about it for one second: the specs on the Macbook is the cheaper/slower Graphics Chip (GPU) and buying a Macbook costs THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LESS than a MBP! Right?
IF Apple suggested doing that then that is just Apple’s lame-a$$ way of trying to get away from the fact that they underpowered/under-designed the cooling system (fans et al).
That’s the same answer I got from HP when my notebook overheated to the point of dying!!! HELLO?!?!?
Get it? ALL these notebook manufacturers’ designers and engineers are all using the same data/designs! Yet, I’m paying TWICE THE PRICE for an Apple product (expecting a cool running notebook) vs. a custom-built HP 17” notebook PC that I bought brand new a few years ago (with Vista – ARGH!)! One which would run simultaneous DUAL EXTERNAL monitors at 1080p! That GPU kicked butt! AND it had DUAL SATA2 INTERNAL Hard Disk Drives (with the internal DVD burner)! And this was made in 2009 people!
I thought Apple cared more! Especially at this price!
Maybe you DON’T “get what you pay for” anymore…?..Step by Step to fix your Mac
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Bootcamp Windows 8.1 Overheating on Macbook Pro Mid 2014
Hello, I recently bought a mid 2014 retina Macbook Pro a few months ago. I got the 2.5Ghz intel i7 16GB RAM. After buying it, I installed Windows 8.1 Pro via bootcamp. So at the moment I'm running Yosemite and Windows 8.1 (Bootcamp). The fan and overheating is not an issue when I'm using Yosemite, and the temperature hovers at around 40 celsius (50-55 celsius when playing games). However, when I switch to Windows, my average temperature is 55-60 celsius. When i play games, it gets up to 80 celsius and the fan runs at full speed. I have a program to monitor my fan speed on windows, but i hate how its so loud and i feel like I'm wrecking my laptop when its at 70 celsius because its really hot to even touch! Is there a way to run windows 8.1 bootcamp and still have it run at 40-55 celsius without the fan running at full power all the time? Please help!! Thank You!
It`s not beacuse of the case. I have the same problem with a macbook pro retina 15 late 2013 (I7 - 2.3 Ghz, 16 GB, 512 SSD, GT750M) with windows 8.1 on bootcamp. The temperature is higher than yosemite. It gets easily at 80 celsius in a demanding game, while on yosemite it barely reaches 55-60 under heavy load. It`s beacuse of windows, and these are the temperatures, I got the same average 55-60 in windows and 45 celsius in yosemite. I read on the forums and I tried evend with a cooler pad. But it doesn`t seem to be any improvement with lowering the temperature in windows.
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Overheating/overactive fan on macbook pro (only 1 year old)
I recently took my macbook pro to an apple store to adress an overheating/overactive fan issue and they told me nothing was wrong with my computer. However, I am still experiencing major issues with the fan and overheating. Every time I use my computer, even if its for a few minutes, it gets very hot and the fan sounds like it's about to explode from working so hard. Any suggestions for an overheating/overactive fan problem on a macbook pro? Please help.
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