Quieter Macbook Pro 13" 8,1 after fresh install of 10.8

After doing a clean install of 10.8 via the bootable USB way I have noticed some good changes; boot time and opening apps is a lot lot quicker, no delays from waking from sleep etc.
The one thing that surprises me the most is that the fan noise has dropped considerably, in fact I am hearing nothing spin at all when runnning most tasks.
The bottom casing is not getting as hot as it normally does either (which may explain why the fan has yet to start up and spin).
Prior to installing 10.8 I had the latest version of 10.7.x, and the fan would ALWAYS start up under certain tasks; running video converting apps and whenever I 'securely emtied the trash' (no matter how big or small the data) the fan would always spin on 'secure empty trash' and stop once the task was complete.
I tried searching threads on google to see if anyone else had similar effects to me after installing 10.8 but no luck, instead I saw a lot of comments from users that are having problems with fan noise being constant after 10.8 install.
Anyway basic question is to see if anyone else out there has noticed there fan being a LOT quiter after a clean install of 10.8, and if anyone knows whether something has changed in 10.8 to address this??
Cheers!

If your Mac runs slowly:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836

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    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
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        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) /Volumes/Macintosh HD : 498.88 GB (345.40 GB free)
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                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 249.2 GB (58.69 GB free)
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Thunderbolt Information:
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Launch Daemons:
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          [loaded] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
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          Perian
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          WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-4
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0
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          WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-4
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null)
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          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
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          npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
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Bad Fonts:
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                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
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          Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5
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                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
          Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
          Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.3 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
          Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
          Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
          My Day:          Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
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               4%          WindowServer
               1%          Dropbox
               1%          mds
               1%          EtreCheck
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          119 MB          softwareupdated
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          90 MB          Evernote
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          533 MB          Wired RAM
          3.34 GB          Page-ins
          210 MB          Page-outs

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    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.9.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse (6.2.1) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    jp.co.toshiba.driver.ToExtCmd (1.0.2) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseBluetooth (6.2.1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB (6.2.1) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.gamed.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.lookupd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.rcd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sbd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
    [running]    jp.co.Toshiba.autorun.plist [Click for support]
    9 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.GSSCred.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nesessionmanager.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
    11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [running]    com.wyse.MacCompanion.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.wyse.PocketCloud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
    MicrosoftMouseHelper    Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Mouse.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MicrosoftMouseHelper.app)
    Google Drive    Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.3 - SDK 10.0 [Click for support]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    GMail Counter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Microsoft Mouse [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 196.67 GB
    Destinations:
        TOSHIBA EXT [Local]
        Total size: 999.86 GB
        Total number of backups: 12
        Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 22:13:49 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-16 22:27:12 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Adequate
            Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 196.67 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         8%    WindowServer
         2%    mds_stores
         0%    AppleSpell
         0%    MicrosoftMouseHelper
         0%    DashboardClient
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    107 MB    discoveryd
    73 MB    Safari
    56 MB    Google Chrome
    52 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    39 MB    mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    36 MB    Free RAM
    706 MB    Active RAM
    688 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.29 GB    Wired RAM
    300.27 GB    Page-ins
    9.64 GB    Page-outs

You need more ram. But has it really been 3 months since you rebooted this computer? Restart it once in awhile and some of that slowness might go away.

Macbook Pro freezes when sleeping after Lion install

Anyone else experiencing this? I have the early 2010 Macbook Pro 15".
Has always ran flawlessly. Installed Lion last week and over all Lion is running great on it.
However occasionally when I close the lid and open it later my MPB doesn't wake up. Screen is black. Keyboad lights up.
I tap my keyboard, the track pad. Press the power button quickly. Nothing. I have to do a forced restart.
Initially it was doing it may once a day (maybe once every 9 or 10 times I put it to sleep).
Then it started doing it more frequently.
Yesterday it froze and I did a forced quit and a lot of my prefrence/system files got trashed apparently. Many of my apps stopped working or didn't recognize thier passwords and such or reported missing critical files. I tried various apps to repair the HD/files but it was obvious too much damange had been done. fortunately I had a Time Machine back up 12 hours old so I just did a complete restore (worked great btw).
Everything's working great again except the sleep issue is still there.
I've reset the SMC/PRAM. Still get the sleep/freezes.
I'm concerned more forced restarts is going to trash my system folder again.
Any ideas on what to do next?

So should I just purchase new RAM and install it?

Macbook pro turns off suddenly after the installing of a new 1Gb Ram

Hi everybody, ive just intalled today a new 1Gb RAM module from the apple store and now my macbook pro is 2Gb.
The thing is that today it have just turn off suddenly, loosing all my work, two times. It never happened before so i think that its just because of the RAM but, can this normally happens? Wat do you think i should do?
Thank u very much!

Sounds like you didn't install the RAM properly. Open back up, take the RAM out, carefully reseat it until you're sure it is all the way in, then put your computer back together and see if that solves the problem.

I'm using a macbook pro with version 10.6.8 installed. whenever i try to install my software updates, it immediately asks me to restart my computer to finish the installation. after doing so and signing back on to my account no updates have been installed

I'm using a macbook pro with version 10.6.8 installed. Whenever I try to install my software updates, it immediately asks me to restart my computer to finish the installation. After doing so and signing back on to my account, nothing has changed and no updates have been installed. It still says the same 8 items need to be installed, and the same process occurs again. Any idea how I can fix this?

You have 10.6 on that machine, I suggest you stick with it for performance, third party hardware and software reasons as long as possible.
Consider 10.8 (not 10.7) when it's released, because 10.7 and 10.8 will require a new investment in software and newer third party hardware as it requires newer drivers the old machines won't have. (forced upgrade because of software, really nice of them)
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Far as your Safari problem do these things until it's resolved:
1: Software Update fully under the Apple menu.
2: Check the status of your plug-ins and update (works for all browsers) also install Firefox and see if your problems continue. You should always have at least two browsers on the machine just in case one fails.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Flash install instructions/problem resolution here if you need it.
How to install Flash, fix problems
3: Install Safari again from Apple's web site
https://www.apple.com/safari/
4: Run through this list of fixes, stopping with #16 and report back before doing #17
Step by Step to fix your Mac

Can't install Snow Leopard on Macbook Pro MC700 - 3 beeps after installer starts.

can't install Snow Leopard on Macbook Pro MC700 - 3 beeps after installer starts (10.6.3 retail). Lion installer starts normally. What's a problem?

I have the same trouble, I try installing rEFI but when I try start my Pro from DVD doesn't recognize.
Can I start from USB Memory? with files from SL DVD? or have some thing else?
I have original DVD of SL 10.6.3, if I buy the latest stable version, can I install? or the EFI firmware with Lion change again?
I try to use Lion, more than one week but I can't, and some app that I use for my profession, doesn't work, I really need downgrade to SL.
Really Thanks for any help.
Pablo

I have chosen to fil migrate from old ibook to new MacBook Pro using Time Machine after establishing admin account. I now have two admin. accounts and wish to delete the later one and transfer files manually. I am worried I will loose both accounts. ??

I have chosen to fil migrate from old ibook to new MacBook Pro using Time Machine after establishing admin account. I now have two admin. accounts and wish to delete the later one and transfer files manually. I am worried I will loose both accounts. ??

Use the Office for Mac and ignore using Parallels for that. If you have PC only apps you have to run that are MS Windows only then consider Parallels. Just transfer your main PC, using Migration Assistant. If you don't know how then simply read over Pondini's article called Lion or Mountain Lion Setup Assistant tips and look for the section on migrating from a PC. Millions have done what you are about to, it's far from leading edge these days, if you go to an Apple Store to purchase they will offer this as a service, something you might be interested in.

My macbook pro started acting strange after a safari reset. the mouse no longer: animates the dock, activates hot corners or selects pages from the 'top sites' page.

my macbook pro started acting strange after a safari reset.
the mouse no longer: animates the dock, activates hot corners or selects pages from safari 'top sites' (without a hassle). attempts to reset dock and hot corners from preferences has been fruitless
the mouse also gets 'stuck' in logic precipitating force quits.
i run osX 10.6.8 on a 2007 macbook pro that has had 2 motherboards replaced autumn 2010.
my troubleshooting has been: restart, pRam and safe boot, also checking a 'test' account to find the same issues extant.
pRam restart caused airport to quit and say there is no airport card, and wouldn't respond untill another reboot.
macbook pro 15" 2.4 GHz intel core duo.2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
i have treated this book with care, yet run logic pro studio to the limit of this book's abilities.
what shoud i do?

You don't say which year you have, however...
...there are known problems with the mid-2010 models (see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) as well as early and late 15" 2011 models (see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?tstart=0).
Apple has taken ownership of the problems with the 2010 model but, unfortunately, the free logic board replacement for that model has probably long expired for you - three years after date of purchase.
One the 2011 models Apple has admitted no defect. You'll just have to skim the articles to get an overview of the problems that people are having (usually showing up as screen glitches at first and then going downhill from there).
Good luck,
Clinton

MacBook Pro Won't Boot after Firmware Update

So I just upgraded to a MacBook Pro which came in the mail yesterday. I removed the Apple-installed HD and swapped it out for a bigger, faster HD. I installed OS X from scratch, imported everything from my Time Machine backup during the Setup Assistant, and then started installing updates. Everything was running swimmingly until the last updates.
What happened is when I rebooted my MacBook Pro and logged in after a series of updates, I got presented with both a Bluetooth update and a Firmware update at the same time. Both required a restart so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone. I installed the Bluetooth update, and then when it asked to reset I installed the Firmware update instead. However, the firmware update didn't behave as advertised because instead of shutting the MacBook Pro completely down, it restarted and then started installing the firmware update.
Ever since the firmware update (which I think installed correctly but don't know how to verify), I cannot boot my MacBook Pro. Using the OS X install DVD I can view my firmware version using System Profiler, and the number it is reporting is MBP53.00A.B03.
I have tried booting in verbose mode to try and get a feel for the problem, and it eventually hangs on an infinite loop saying something about not being able to find something on disk0s2.
I also thought I would fix the problem by doing an Archive and Install, but it quit at the very beginning of installing with the error "unknown error".
Also I thought I would format the disk with Disk Utility and then try installing again, but Disk Utility reports that it in unable to unmount the volume.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-- Update --
Remember how I'm unable to unmount the drive? I force unmounted it and then used Disk Utility to repair the volume, but still no luck.
I think the key to the problem is this new HD I put in runs at 3 Gbps. I think I read somewhere that the new MacBook Pro's don't support that.
I think next I should try swapping out the new HD in my MacBook Pro with the one it originally came with. What do you think?

I, too, have a brand new MBP 15" that I put an Intel X25 in. At the 1.5 (Prior to Firmware Update) setting, it worked fine. I rant the Firmware Update, all looked fine, but the drive is no longer able to be seen.
Flash the PRAM, per other suggestions to no avail. Boot off of the DVD and disk utility nor Profiler sees the drive.
Replace the drive with the stock that came with the MBP (which I had never even used) and it works.
Put the Intel X25 into a Windows machine and it works fine. Reformatted it (in windows) and put it back into my MBP. Still not able to see it (from the Disk utility after booting off the DVD).
Intel's firmware for the drive says its up-to-date (new drive) and if I attempt to "re-run" the Mac Firmware Update, it says that the machine is already up-to-date.
Seems odd that it worked before an now it doesn't. Also seems odd that the X25 works in other machines. And that my MBP works just fine with the stock Hitachi 7200 320GB drive.
Ideas? Intel says to call Apple Support. Not sure what I can say to them.

Messages on my MacBook Pro is not working after factory reset, how can I enable it?

I just recently (yesterday) got my MacBook Pro Mid-2012 restored after having a few issues with it. So it is totally "clean."
Today I tried to open Messages which worked previously, but it wouldn't let me send a message to anyone (who I could message before the restore) and if I was able to send a message it would show an "Message Can't Be Sent" symbol next to it. I went to Messages > Preferences > Accounts > and saw that my account was enabled but my email used is in a grey font and it will not let me add my iPhone number.
I have signed in and out, deactivated and reactivated the account and I still cannot message anybody.
Please help guide me into fixing this, I have looked at other boards and it doesn't really help me with my predicament. How can I send a message?
Also in the Messages menu, "My Status" is grey and I can't click anything and as well with the "Log In" option. If this can help developing an idea of what might be wrong.

It won't send it to other emails, but it will for phone numbers. Not sure why, but if you can help with sending to other iMessage emails I would appriciate it :-)

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