To Hot To Touch

I just got my MacBook Pro with retnia yesterday. Its my first mac. I am extreamly unknowlagebale about macs. Last night when I went to bed I plugged it in to charge. This morning when I went to get on it, it was incredibly hot, both the top and bottom, to hot to touch. Is this a normally prob.? It cooled off rather fast. Im just really concerend about my computer well being.

The machine should have gone to sleep overnight, unless you changed the default Energy Saver settings, and when it's sleeping it won't generate any heat. What was it doing this morning when you first discovered it was hot?
It's important to understand that a MBP can get quite hot when doing very processor intense tasks, or if it is used on an inappropriate surface. If you leave it running for a long period of time while it's resting on a soft, insulating surface (like a bed), this can not only trap excess heat on the bottom of the machine, but it can also cause the vents (hidden in the hinge) to be at least partially blocked.

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Too hot to touch

My PowerBook often gets too hot to touch on the bottom. Is that because of a faulty battery? My batteries' serial numbers don't match those of the recall.

You might be interested in reading this thread:
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It's possible the heat is coming from something other than the battery. 3rd party RAM or defective RAM will commonly cause overheating problems. Try to figure out exactly where the heat is on the bottom and run the diagnostics suggested in the other thread.

Sleep and to hot to touch problem

I'm reading all these problems about the MBP getting to hot to touch while sleeping (not).
I haven't seen anybody put all there specs down. I think it is a graphics card driver problem but can't be sure because not everyone has said if they're using "Better battery life" or "Higher Performance".
We never have this problem with our two new MBP's unless we are using "Higher Performance" If we remember to change to "Better battery life" our MBP's never get too hot to touch. However, the few times we've forgotten to switch and left them on "Higher Performance" they've gotten too hot to touch while sleeping. I say sleeping but not really, as they never really go to sleep in this mode.
One of our MBP's is a 2.8 the other is a 2.53.
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sounds like you have a hardware problem I would take it into a apple store

Dv2500 notebook - extremely hot to touch

Running Vista, no error messages but notebook is very hot to touch within a short time after it is on. Has anyone else experienced this and what to do about it. This has been happening for a long time now - no significant software or hardware changes before or after first happened. My optical drive stopped working and I think it has something to do with the heat of the notebook. It is not the battery as same with or without battery installed.
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Imac Top hot to touch

Hi Peeps,
I have an Imac and I have just noticed that the top of the casing is very hot to touch. Verging on burning your hand if you leave it for a few mins.
I have seen this is normal???
If this is the case, is is still safe for it to be left on all the time... also I'm only using email and internet so i'm not pushing the processor or other components to the limit.
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The internal fans should be keeping the temperatures within spec. If you are concerned about the temps, want to view the fan speeds, or want to increase the fan speeds to make the computer run cooler, try downloading SMC Fan Control. I began using it after the NVIDIA graphics card in my 24" failed. By running the CPU fan faster, I was able to get another 3 months out of the card before it totally died. Now I run all the fans a little bit faster than stock, in an effort to prevent the card from failing again, and keep the rest of it cool also. Not like jet engine fast, but a few hundred RPM above normal.

Shuffle hot to touch, won't hold charge

But it will play if connected via USB post. May one safely assume the battery is toast (and thus the device itself)? No Apple store or service here, so off to the tip if my suspicions are correct. Comments/advice welcome

atomic77 wrote:
ipod shuffles do get hot when charging normally
Really? My 2nd generation iPod shuffle (silver, but from the neon color revision) does not get hot at all when charging. It warms up so slightly that you can barely feel it on touch.
but not to hot to touch. Yep too me it sounds like yours is dead for good.
Maybe it isn't broken, but the firmware got corrupted somehow. I'd suggest an attempt to restore it (preferably with the iPod Reset Utility) before giving up on it.

IPhone hot to touch

Is it normal for a iPhone to be hot on the back side? Cause mines sure does.

I have had an iPhone since June 30th. It has been enclosed with an iCase skin since the middle of July.
It should not get hot with or without the skin on. Normally when the iPhone heats up it is due to one or two things.
1) You may have a malfunctioning battery. If the second item listed below is not the cause, you should take the iPhone back to Apple for an exchange. This can be accomplished through the store or AppleCare.
2) If you have too many functions operational at any one time, such as YouTube, WiFi, internet, it is possible for the phone to heat up. If the iPhone, as you say, is too hot to touch, that is not normal. Too many functions will warm the device. Make sure that you have stopped those functions that you are not using and then see if it warms up as you indicated.

Iphone hot to touch when removed from holster

After a couple days of carrying my iphone around in my pocket I needed a case for my belt. I went online and ordered a case that stated “iphone” with a magnetic flap which is what I used with my blackberry. After a few hours in the case I took the phone out and it was HOT to touch. It also had no service and gave me some error stating I should contact Apple support. I powered the phone on/off and everything was back to normal. I tried the case again with same results. Is the magnetic flap causing a problem?

It sounds like your case may not be the culprit.
http://www.everythingiphone.com/forum/iphone-accessories/are-magnetic-flap-cases -hindering-your-iphones-4989.html
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Unable to connect to canon MG5350 printer wirelessly and also noticed running very hot to touch and a little slow at times. Can anyone advise?

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My iMac is to hot to touch!

So this is the problem: I have iMac 21,5 and it is getting to hot to touch.
Is this normal for an iMac?
These are my temperatures: (C)
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The back of the iMac is meant to get hot. It acts as a kind of heat sink. But if it's really too hot to touch that's not good. This is probably in the upper left corner of the back as you face the screen; it is where the power supply is located. Get Temperature Monitor (free) and post all the results, including the power supply temperature. It looks like you've been running something graphics intensive, perhaps a game or something with Flash content. This will always raise the temps.
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
Actually, I don't see anything terrible in those temps, at least those you posted. But they might be lower. You might want to get smcFan Control.
http://www.eidac.de/
Not including the default, I have five fan settings increasing in increments of about 20% to around 2K. I give them different names such as "minimum," then "minimum plus" etc.
From experimenting, here's the way I use smcFan (you may find your own preferred method): I would start out at the lowest setting above the default. This will be approx. +200 rpm. See how the temps are looking using that setting. If needed go higher in steps. But you don't want to run the fans constantly at 2K. That may shorten their life.
When needed, I also run a small 6" clip-on fan mounted to the wall just behind my 21.5. It helps dissipate the case heat.
Make sure you keep the air intakes free of dust. I vacuum mine periodically, with the computer shut down.

Apple TV is very hot to touch

I ran my apple TV for about 30 minutes, and noticed that the unit was very hot. It was so hot, I could not keep my hand on it for more than 3 seconds. Is this normal?

The case does get hot and is designed to disspipate the internal heat.
While mine does get quite h0t I wouldn't say it was too hot to touch.
The temperature is quite a subjective thing so while I suspect your machines are running normally it's hard to say so for certain - did the store you purhased from have one on display you could compare with?
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305356
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Make sure the ONT is properly grounded. It sounds like a shorted device or coax somewhere. Something should have taken out a safety before a coax "melted" The tech will need to troubleshoot this issue. Anything less would just be an assumption.
If it were my house I would unplug the ONT power and disconnect the battery. Please consult tech support prior to doing this.

Battery Life is short and when i do charge the power supply gets to hot to touch?

Hi! I'm not sure whats Wrong with my MacBook Pro 15" - Mid 2010, i7, 4gb RAM, 512mb Graphics.
When i charge my MB it has a really short life (50 - 60 min) without using high demanding programs. I've had a look in system information and i found this; Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4858
im not sure what it should be but does it sound like a healthy battery?
My second question, the power supply is hot to touch is this a contributing factor? I took it in to apple and they suggested to buy a new charger, so £65 later and i still have the overheating of the power supply and the short battery life problems, HELP!
Matt

Mattwilkinson21 wrote:
the power supply is hot to touch
That is not a good sign. Check the connection on the MBP to see if there is any foreign matter or discoloration evident.
Open System Information>Power and post this from your MBP:
(make certain that the charger is attached)
Also run an Apple Hardware Test. You may use the appropriate original install disk for this which has the AHT instructions printed on it.
Note that an error free AHT is not definitive.
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Droid Razr - too hot to touch

Having several issues with my Droid RAZR, purchased in June 2012. Current Android Version 4.1.2, Build Nbr 9.8.20-72....
Main issues are:
Battery life - stays plugged in all day & takes about an hour to go from 100% battery to about 65% battery. It's under 50% at 2 hours after being unplugged & is around 20% within 3 hrs.
Overheating is a problem. When not in use (and simply in a shirt pocket) it gets to the point of being uncomfortably hot. Temp in a battery app is between 42-45 C. If I use it for streaming audio, it gets too hot to hold. Heat is also up during any phone activity at all.
Drops in & out of 4G/3G constantly & is much more apt to drop that coverage down to 1x than ever before.
Also notice that the GPS flashes in & out more often recently than before.
Not sure exactly when the update to JellyBean was rolled out to me, but I have had more of these issues in the last 90 days than I did prior to that. I know that within the last 30 days other Verizon users with Droids have told me about abnormal power consumption on virtually all apps on their phone.
Using Advanced Task Killer v1.9.7 & have it set to autokill = crazy and interval = when screen off. Apps set to ignore are Gmail, a Craigslist app, Weather and Calendar. Everything else I have set to kill. Even with those apps, it is still warm to the touch.
Nothing I've done thus far has seemed to help curb the unusual power consumption on my Razr. I've cleared the cache on it several times, and it seems to have curbed the constant heat issue, but not the spikes in temperature that went unnoticed before.
I don't want to do a factory reset on it if I can avoid it, but would if it were the only resort.
Any ideas what else to try?

To answer your questions:
1. First thing Get rid of the Task Killer that can for sure cause the Heating as the ( Task Killer ) is constantly fight the Apps,
It is now uninstalled. I had installed it when I noticed that the Android OS was using a disproportionate amount of the system resources (over 50%).
2. try running the phone in Safe Mode you could have some apps causing the issue as well
I will give this a try. Most apps I notice take 3% or under of power consumption. The big ones are screen (30 second timeout), Android OS (as of now, they are about 70% of the power consumption) and Wi-Fi (at home). Android System takes only slightly more than the most heavy power consuming app.
Outside of the task killer, I had only installed updates to apps over the last month or so. I just booted it into Safe Mode & it got noticeably hot in the center after about 5 minutes.
3. And have you done a System Cache Clear in say the last couple of Months if not i would definitely try that
Yes, several times in the last week or so (Power off, then Vol + and Vol - and Power ), select Recovery,then select wipe cache partition & then reboot).
4. with a follow up of a Factory Reset
I had wanted to avoid doing that unless as an absolute last resort, since I have so many pictures, files, and other things saved on the phone.
and your last question:
5. And one other thing i like to ask are you using the Charger that came with the phone or Charging it Via a Computer if by computer Switch to the charger that came with it in the Box..
Yes (at home). In the vehicle, I am using a charger I purchased from Verizon when I got this phone. At work, I use an AC Charger that was also purchased from Verizon.
Thanks for the help. I will let you know if Safe Mode makes any difference.

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