Too Hot, Going Blank, and Click Noises
I've read some of the previous posts on whining noises and noises in general, as well as those topics on heat.
I've had my MacBookPro since Mid-April and everything was going fine until Mid-August. At some point, the computer started making whirring noises. At first the whirring noises only happened when I had a lot of applications running and I was using up a lot of CPU. Now, even if all I have on is iChat, the whirring noises are consistently in the background. Turning on my Photobooth does nothing. Those whirring noises recently became clicking noises (like a game of Wheel of Fortune).
Especially when I run Photoshop 7.0, the whirring/clicking just gets really bad. Or if I'm watching a DVD. Can anyone explain to me what I should do to stop the noises and what I can do to save my mac? When I prop it up a bit so it's at a small 10 degree incline, the fans stop working as hard and I get a little less noise.
Next question. My mac is getting to be unbearably hot. I got my replacement battery for the recall, but that still hasn't changed anything. It gets so hot that I can't have it on my lap without feeling extremeley uncomfortable.
Every once in a while when I move my screens- specifically ichat screens, a little piece of my screen will turn into just a box of white pixels. It won't "fix" itself until I reboot. Anyone know what that is?
I'm planning on taking it into the MacStore soon to see if they can help me, but in the meantime is there anything I can do?
And I've never had AppleCare before... is it worth it?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)
i think your whirring noise come from the fans. they may be defective. i had the same noise, they replaced my fans. So go for repair.
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