Overheating problem

Having overheating prob with hp envy 1050. Product no WP010EA, serial no. CNF0302015. Want to get it replaced urgently.

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    I am running OS X Lion on my Macbook pro (late 2008) and it has been over heating for the past 2 months. I noticed that it was getting warmer than usual initially but now it gets too hot it comes up with the grey screen and forces me to do a manual shutdown. I can't even turn it on immediately because I think the it's so hot the pre-boot up check realises it's so hot for it to be start. I get 2 beep sounds and a pause whenever I try and turn it on after a forced shut down. I normally have to wait for it to cool down before I can turn it on again. I have tried cleaning the fans but that did not help. I should take it to the Apple Store but I don't want to give away my laptop for a week or so hence why I am trying to solve it myself if it's possible. Any ideas? My guess is the heat sinks not being as effective as they used to be?
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      Does anyone know how to email apple re an overheating problem on a third generation ipod nano

    You don't email them.
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    Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad customers within 90 days of ownership are eligible for complimentary phone support — one support incident per iPod and unlimited incidents per Mac, iPhone and iPad. Online technical support for Apple products is available beyond the initial 90 days.
    U.S. iPod, Mac and iPad technical support:
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    U.S. iPhone technical support:
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    Hello pradipingale,
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2101
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    Quote from: MurdoK on 13-January-06, 17:39:24
    Hello !!
    Try the following:
    Doublecheck if your Heatsink sits properly on the Cpu and the thermal grease is applied correctly. Otherwise you could fry you CPU.
    Plug out Power Cable from PSU, and push Power On Button for 5sec. The Power On Led should light up.Open PC Case, then replug Power Cable and start the PC. Go into Bios Setup and search under PC Health Options for "Cpu Temperature Shutdown". Set it to the highest possible value.
    Check again if you have such high temps. If your Heatsink doesn´t get warm, but the CPU does, this is an indication for poor thermal heat transfer from CPU to Heatsink 
    Greetz MurdoK
    I see no option in my BIOS to up the CPU Temp Shutdown.  I don't know why the thermal grease would be applied incorrectly, the square of it on the HSF didn't get touched before landing ontop of the CPU.  I also removed and reseated the HSF to make sure it was on correctly.
    Quote from: Stick on 13-January-06, 18:07:21
    check if you have removed the plastic cover from the bottom of the HSF. happened before 
    Definitely got the plastic off.

  • K9N SLI - Overheating problems

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    Quote from: BuD_Sp3NcER on 16-March-09, 21:04:19
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  • Did Lenovo cripple my processor to fix an overheating problem? Screenshots included.

    I have an X61s which was suffering from a hot right palmrest and an overheating issue where the system would shut itself off after a few minutes of high CPU load. I sent the system in for depot repair. According to one of the Lenovo techs I spoke with today, they replaced the wireless card (known source of right palmrest heat) and a fan - but I'm beginning to think that's not all they did to solve the overheating problem, at least as far as it pertained to the CPU and the system shutting off.
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    Screenshot
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    When I sent this machine in for repair, I removed the hard drive - so whatever the Lenovo Depot did (assuming that they did do something to my processor) could not have affected the OS or other software on my system. I did notice that RightMark seems to have "lost" it's previous settings, which may suggest that Lenovo replaced the CPU or motherboard and RightMark reset itself having detected a new processor.
    Note that BIOS settings are all set to enable Maximum Performance (though I believe Windows bypasses these settings anyway), SpeedStep enabled and the other key CPU setting enabled (which I forget right now and don't want to reboot to check my BIOS for the name).
    I've called and spoken with 3 different people at Lenovo about this and none were of any help other than suggesting I start a new case and have my laptop shipped back in - but before I do that, I want to get to the bottom of this. If Lenovo intentionally crippled my machine to "solve" a hardware problem - and without notifying me, no less, then I am far from a happy customer.
    So, please provide any input if you have any. Is it possible that Lenovo did something to either the CPU or the BIOS to limit the CPU speed to 1.2GHz? Or is this just a crazy conspiracy theory? Has anyone else had overheating issues and noticed their laptop running more slowly after it's been fixed?

    Hello kctopitz,
    please install your battery and plug in AC. Without battery, plugged into the wall, you´ll never reveive the full power.
    I would then suggest to measure the CPU clock with Everest, you can download it as a trial.
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  • Has your Macbook Air overheating problems been solved?

    Hi All,
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    Is this normal for Macbook Air's? If that is the case they are more or less unusable for most types of normal 2009 year usage (video, audio, browsing, office work etc).
    What solutions have you found? Coolbook? Software/Firmware updates? Hardware changes? Please let me know if you have been able to make your MBA not overheat under normal usage.

    Hi Everybody,
    Thanks for your replies to start with.
    I have tried to install Coolbook now and has it running. When using 'throttling' and letting it change CPU speeds (I think..) the problem still remains. When watching a video or other demanding task the temperature goes way up. Running a CPUTest (small or big) gets CPU temperatures of up to 84-85 C. Fan of course at 6200rpm all the time.
    Right now, I have Coolbook set to 800Mhz and 0.9V. Apps running are Firefox, Skype, Mail and iTunes with no audio playing. CPU temperature at 56 c and fan speed (as usual) at 6200rpm. I can use the computer now. It is still lagging and not very fast at all. Sometimes text appear 1-2 seconds after I have written it on the keyboard.
    So Coolbook has made a difference for me, but only when putting the CPU speed down to 800MHz. I wouldn't call reducing the CPU speed to half a 'solution' though and will not keep that as a long term solution. Reducing voltages for higher CPU-speeds 0.9875V for 1600MHz does not work, it still heats up massively.
    Have used the MBA for the whole day today and can't recall a single time the fan has not been around 6200rpm except right after boot.
    Thanks for the tips on upgrading to 10.5.8. I will try that right away and let you know how it works out.
    Have also considered buying some cooling device but just as you say that feels like a bit of a last thing to resort to.
    I'm surprised Apple hasn't responded stronger to this. Had this happened in the car industry we would have seen thousands of cars being sent back to the garage to be fixed.
    If this only has to do with some specific production weeks then the right thing to do would be for Apple to let those people have their computers either fixed or replaced.

  • More iMac sleep and overheating problems - any ideas?

    My iMac is about 2.5 years old now. It was working fine until the power supply had problems and was replaced under warranty. It then had could not mount DVDs or CDs and that was replaced under warranty, at the same time it was performing really, really slow, and then give me the spinning beachball for few hours straight before I had to turn off the machine by holding down the power button. The technician ignored that problem and I got my computer back partially fixed; the DVD drive was replaced and in his limited testing the computer did not lock up so he returned it to me.
    After a few days of use I then took the computer back again and he agreed the motherboard had to be replaced.
    While waiting for the motherboard to be replaced, I had extraordinary faith that my computer would come back in perfect working order: I ordered Leopard.
    Before upgrading to Leopard I decided to back everything up using SuperDuper so I could restore if I had problems with the upgrade. As a new father I have tons of photos and my son's iWeb page that I could not risk losing. My previous hardware issues made me act more prudently; I was lucky to have done that.
    Unfortunately the old motherboard was replaced with one that had more problems; after a few days of light use I upgraded to Leopard and was greeted with immediate kernel panics (grey screen of death). I restored from SuperDuper backup and tried again: same problem.
    Since I have lots of stuff on my system I decided to do a clean install: problem solved. I then started importing and consolidating my iPhoto libraries from my old G4 tower and my old "backup" system. The machine would overheat go to sleep after only importing a few photos or give me the spinning beach ball while typing in mail (when it was the only program open).
    After researching the situation one the internet I realized that many people have similar problems and I ended up installing "Temperature Monitor" to find out the temperature of my computer. The reported temperature of my computer is regularly hovering between 76 C - 85 C (169F - 185F). If the machine is idle the temperature is still very warm at 64 C (147F). I reset the SMU but that did not have an effect. I then found out the diagnostic test of the 4th LED that would turn on if the machine detected a heating problem. This test is intrinsically flawed since it can only be done with the case open so the heat can easily escape to the room (note both fans do work).
    I then took the machine in to serviced again. The problem would be easily solved if I lived in the United States or Canada, but I live in El Salvador. The only Apple Certified Technician (at least for warranty repairs that I know of) may be a little tired of trying to fix my computer (I can sympathize with him as I am tired of having it needing to be fixed).
    I dropped off the machine and 2 weeks later (I have learned to be patient for parts to come to this country) I called for an update. It turns out my computer is "fine". I went to pick it up and he performed the 4th LED test in an air conditioned room (with an open case obviously), copied a few files, opened some problems and it worked fine in his limited testing in an air conditioned building. He also said Leopard may have caused some problems.
    I have no faith in that computer right now so everything I do is on my 8 year old G4 "Gigabit Ethernet" tower. I have upgraded the CPU twice from 400 MHz to 800 MHz and then to 1.3 GHz over the years and put in 768 Mb of ram (as an aside I just ordered 512 Mb more ram as it is now my primary computer to edit video).
    I have videotaped the computer acting incredibly unresponsive and slow and am exporting it (currently 277 more minutes for 15 minute video) and overheating. It did not "sleep" when I had chance to tape it, may try again later (currently restoring 10.4.11 backup on iMac so technician cannot blame a clean install of Leopard).
    I called AppleCare and they were supportive with my problems and I hope to take in the computer again soon.
    Exasperated in El Salvador . . .

    Strongly suggest that you contact/call Customer Relations.
    Relay to them what you stated in your post. With all those repairs, you may be entitled to a new iMac.
    Sorry, I do not know the phone number of Customer Relations in your country. You may need to contact AppleCare & ask firmly & politely to be transferred to CR.
    Good luck!

  • Tired of this overheating problem - anyone have an answer???

    hey all - i'm totally fed up with this problem i hope someone can suggest something new...
    i have the first gen macbook pro 17" 2.16 Core Duo (not C2D). over the last year it has had increasing problems with overheating... at a certain point the graphics (screen) will freeze - altho sound will continue - and a hard reboot is necessary. the only way i can make it thru a movie streamed on hulu for example is to have the fans running at approx 5-6000 rpm - i use SMC Fan Control for this. Expose is completely unusable as it leads to freezes probably 75% of the time, for the first two years this never happened. this is also a problem with DVD's altho less so for some reason... anyway, i became more and more frustrated with this problem - it began to happen when i was just using Photoshop heavily.
    so i decided to reapply the thermal paste - this went off without a hitch, i applied a thin and even layer and noticed a slight change in temp, maybe a couple of degrees - maybe
    last week i found out about Coolbook which i installed and have been using... i have to say the documentation for this app ***** and i have to wonder if i've set it up correctly...
    but in any case i'm pretty **** frustrated...
    why should a $2500 machine become nearly unusable after just 3 years?? i've had thinkpads that were 6 years old that worked better. my folks Dell's are probably 4-5 years old and have no problems... so what the ****? why should i have to run all this software which only partially helps, take out my **** logic board reapply thermal paste and STILL have this problem??
    am i the only one?
    hard to believe...
    i'd love a solution to this. so i can stop having to watch movies using my girlfriend's $600 HP laptop.
    bennett

    I've found that my MBP got hot simply because it was designed to keep the fans quiet; everyone loves super quiet computers... except when they get hot.
    I tell you, I could have probably fried an steak on the top portion of my MBP.
    I did some digging to try and find a way to control the fans myself. Since I use headphones most of the time (and used to own a gaming PC back in the day that, when running, sounded like a small jet taking off) so fan noise doesn't bother me.
    I found a great little piece of freeware called smcFanControl: http://www.eidac.de/
    Works like a charm. You can set the fans to run at certain speeds based on temperature or even have them run full tilt all the time. I have them set to run at a minimum speed of around 4200 rpm and hardly ever see temps go above 60C. If I'm working and have a pile of resource intensive apps open, I up the fans to max (6000 rmp).
    My MBP will still get "warm", but not blisteringly hot like when I first got it.

  • 24" imac overheating problem

    This 24" Apple imac computer is fantastic in all ways that I've used it, yet my 24" imac has been recently overheating and shutting down without notice. As a mechanical engineer looking over the design of this flat screen PC at the back I note the cooling fins are the wrong way round for maximum cooling, so assume this is a manufacturing defect because heat rises upwards not downwards.
    So do Apple management accept the flaw in the design of the imac 24" with the direction of the cooling ducts and rectify the problem as soon as possible, or do they ignore this problem in the cooling system of many imacs distributed around the world?
    The imac 24" is a fantastic machine to use, and by Apple tech turning around the cooling vents by 180 degrees the venting problem will probably disappear.
    Sometimes the simplest of solutions are blindingly obvious!!!
    Message was edited by: richvid

    i get what u mean about the vent, i was thinking the same thing BUT;
    i was reading something on wiki a while ago about the OLD apples, i mean real old like the SE (i think)...
    - they initially didn't have fans and they used to overheat (more so when people rested papers on top blocking the vents) - but their design was to allow the heated components situated towards the top to actually draw cold air through the bottom of the machine and up inside - past other components and out the top and hence cool it effectively, then apple started using fans...
    - i think apple still use a combination of fans and the radiated heat to cool the imacs of today, the components that get hot are situated at the top of the aluminum macs and the aluminum itself heats up allot which makes it radiate the heat outwards like a heatsink and then fan kicks up to help it along when needed, maybe the design of the vent helps this process? i.e. the vent causes the aluminum to heat up more and radiate more heat than if it were the opposite way - perhaps if it were the other way, the fans would have to run a tiny bit higher and possibly over time suck more dust in and create more problems?
    couldn't find the article on the apple computers to what im trying to communicate here - dont remember the right terminology to explain it all properly but try researching heatsinks on wiki - heatsinks work on the same sort of process

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