Too Hot to Handle!

Seriously - touch the bottom of my macbook pro towards the back and you'll get burned! I downloaded a temp tester and my Memory Controller is running 80-85 degrees. Is that normal - and if not, can it cause software issues on my computer?

85º F or C? If the former that's not very hot. If it's the latter then it would be hot if you aren't running any CPU intensive applications or the computer is idling. MBPs do, however, run very hot (see the warnings on pages 107 and 129 of your User Guide.)
The "normal" idling temperature of the CPU core is 45-55ºC. Normal fan idel speed should be 2000 RPM. Under heavy usage the core temperature can reach 80-85ºC. The fan speed increases as the core temperature increases and can reach a maximum speed of 6000 RPM. The CPU will shut down if the core temperature hits 125ºC.
If you have a Core Duo (as opposed to a Core 2 Duo) model then be sure to install the EFI and SMC firmware updates. If your computer is in warranty and you are still concerned about temperature then you will need to take it to an Apple service center for diagnosis (and/or repair.)

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Mac Book Pro 17" 85W Power Adapter too Hot to handle while charging/using

Hello All,
I bought a Mac Book Pro 17". What's up with my Power Adapter when I am using the computer at the same time charging it. The Power Adapter gets so hot that it is too hot to handle...very very hot! Is this normal ?
Any advise is most welcome on the matter.
Mac Book Pro 17" Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Simple answer, no its not normal
The adapter should get warm, but not hot
The first thing i'd do is try it in a different power socket
If it still heats up like you say regardless of where you plug it in, then its a fault in the adapter
return it to apple or an apple reseller and get another one
i wouldn't use it any more as it could be dangerous to your computer and become a fire hazzard

My iPad gets too hot to handle! What's up with that?

I have the new iPad 3, and it gets too hot to handle... Is apple gonna fix that or what?

There probably is no fix for it. Contact Apple or if you bought the iPad at an Apple Store, make a Genius Bar appointment, show them the iPad and they will replace it if the device is faulty.
There is no way that it should get to hot to handle - mine barely gets warmer than my original iPad does. Take it back, get it replaced.

15" MBP too hot to handle, gpu artifacting in 3d apps

Just got a 15 inch / 2.16Ghz mbp the other day. Machine runs most programs just fine, but the cpu is idling at 57-60 degrees celcius, and peaking at close to 80C under any kind of load. The chassis (bottom and top rear of computer) becomes too hot to handle (yes, it burns, common problem with these machines, as I have recently discovered), and when I go to play games, I get absolutely massive artifacting.
I even tried (when playing games under windows XP) underclocking the GPU... even more than apple did at the factory. It won't even run properly at 200Mhz core / 180mhz vram. (Normal speed for the x1600 gpu is 470Mhz on the core, apple has it set at just over 300mhz by default, the thing generates too much heat for the cooling system and generates massive artifacts in games even at 200mhz...)
Being a system builder and overclocker in the PC world, I have seen these problems before... but usually only after increasing gpu speeds well past their factory defaults, not slowing them down.
Given that the machine gets too hot to touch under load under both Mac OS X and Windows, and I cant play any games, I am . <-- that close to sending the machine back to apple and getting it replaced (Heard several stories of people recieving Macbooks which overheated, and getting replacements that ran perfectly fine), but before I do, I was wondering if anyone here knew of any solutions to the heat problem OTHER than...
a) the SMC firmware update (its already installed)
b) the thermal paste change (don't want to void warrantee, so opening the machine is out)
Seems silly to cripple a machine like this- if the fans just ran at a reasonable speed, it would be plenty-cool, but they just dont seem to turn on enough. I understand that there's a tradeoff between the thin/lightness of a package and speed, and was ready to accept a warmer-than-your-average-notebook chassis and slightly underclocked gpu, but having the thing burn me and prove to be incapable of rendering 3d content strikes me as being slightly unacceptable.
Anyway, any solutions that don't involve RMA'ing my new machine or voiding the warrantee would be most welcome. Thanks.

Just for the sake of satisfying my curiosity, I tried reinstalling the Apple-supplied GPU drivers.
Still no-go. Here's what planetside (a 3-4 year old game, by the way, nothing super demanding...) looks like after about one minute of gameplay!
[img]http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9518/artifacts002fo6.jpg[/img]
Notice the... well, lack of WALLS where WALLS should be, et cetera. Absolutely massive artifacting. Thats under XPsp2 w/ apples drivers. Same thing happens using Omega drivers for the GPU.
Im going to run some loops of 3Dmark now just to document the issue a little better. Oh, and in other news, when Planetside is launching there is loud fan noise and airflow, but once I launch the game and start playing, the fans seem to turn off. Since the fan voltages should vary based on temperatures as measured by various sensors on the machine (usually a diode built into the CPU, plus whatever other sensors apple chose to install), it seems illogical that the fans should run when I go to load the game, or sit at the main menu, and then turn off again once I start playing. Temperatures should either remain the same in-game as at the menu or increase during gamplay due to increased CPU load.
Anyway... yes. If it continues to artifact in a benchmarking program like 3dmark, I guess I'll have to send the machine back. Is it true that they (apple) actually take your machine, take it apart, replace the logic board, and send your machine back to you? If so, I wouldn't have to worry about the harddrive I guess. Would be nice not to have to spend a day installing software and copying media again.
As for the purpose of the macbook... I really dont intend on using it as a "gaming machine" since I already have a desktop for that (which has a 2Ghz dual-core Opteron cpu installed which idles at 3-4 degrees C above ambient air temps on plain air-cooling I might add... and it's very quiet). I really wanted a laptop that was smallish, lightish, game-able laptop without sacrificing things like a decent CPU or optical drives, and well designed functionally. The MBP seemed to deliver in all these categories, and if the GPU would run properly at its stock speed, it would be the perfect machine for me. Quick enough to handle modern games like BF2 and Oblivion on "medium" graphics settings with playable framerates, small, thin, light, and able to boot OSX when I am not gaming (I do love OSX-- its like linux, but hastle free!)
Anyway. Yes. Time to request send-backage I guess. Anyone know where I can do that? (This "support" site seems to be designed as the ultimate decoy to protect apple's tech-support email addresses and phone numbers... lots of "did you try restarting your computer?" and "Are you sure your computer is on?" and "but its supposed to burn you a little" and such, but I can't manage to track down an RMA request phone number or email address. Maybe I should look through my box and stuff. Perhaps on the invoice or something. *shuffles off to dig through paperwork and miscellanious web pages*
Thanks

I phone 5 gets red hot too hot to handle for no reason

my I phone 5 some times gets red hot and far to hot to handle !!
have tried to rest and restore back to factory settings ?????

I would not try to charge it
Visit an Apple store Genius bar asap .iPhones get warm with use and charging red hot is not good and battery may be malfunctioning and reacting

Another "is this too hot" type question....

I have a week 13 MBP and it's slowly getting hotter everytime i use it. It used to idle around or even under 50 degrees C and never really broke 60 degrees C. But i've notticed that it's getting even hotter lately (when i touch the case it feels a lot hotter than it used to) and when i just ran the latest version (0.91) core duo temp it told me i was running at 70 degrees C with under 5% CPU usage. Now i know this is really too hot for that little CPU, not even running at max speed. But is it any worse off than most people out there and would apple do anything about it. Any chance i would get that new logic board like that one guy and fix the whine as well (mines really not too bad so i'm not complaining). I'm heading down towards the Apple store where i bought it this weekend. I might take it there and ask the genius. Any Thoughts????

Well, I've asked the same question about the temperature and apparently Intel says that these temperatures are fine. In fact, your MBP is probably set to turn on its fans just once it hits 70 degrees C. I also think that the processor temp has to do with more than simply the load that it is dealing with - consider the temperature and lighting conditions of your environment (a hot, bright, sunny day will more likely increase the temp of your MBP). My cpu temp variates from between ~50 C to just over 70 C, but I believe that It's gone as high as 78 once. Everything that I've read and all the research that I've done on this issue seems to point to the same resolution: relax. Your MBP was built to handle the temperatures it runs at, and do so well. If you are intent on speaking to the Mac Genius about this topic, it can't hurt, but my guess is that he'll tell you the same. Best regards.

Problems with my new iPhone 5s : quick battery drainage & device getting too hot.

i just got a 64g Space Gray iPhone 5s yesterday and i noticed that the battery drainage was way too fast to be compatible with the longer battery life of iPhones. i have fully charged the battery three times in just 24hours even when i wasn't handling the phone much and i have tried to switch off any "applications" that might drain the battery. But then, why invest so much in a phone that you practically have to avoid using its functions??? The battery charge could suddenly jump from fully charged 100% to 93% in minutes then 65% in 45 - 60mins without doing any thing. It is so sad.
i also noticed that the body of the phone gets a little too hot for comfort, not the supposed warmth that might occur with use.
I don't know if i'm the only one experiencing this problem and i will appreciate your help as i bought this from a local store in my country and there is no APPLE STORE over here.
Please Helpppppp!!!

Apple do not sell the iPhone in Nigeria ,you have an iPhone purchased in bulk from another Country
The warranty and ANY support for the iPhone from Apple will only be available in the country where the iPhone was purchased ,where ever that is ....................
Take it back to the "local Store " it does not sound healthy
It may have been hacked to make it work in Nigeria with a local carrier

Does the iMac G5 get too hot?

Greetings to all.
I would like to start a thread about the iMac G5 and heat. I found a few old threads, but I would like to bring that topic up again.
I have a 1st Generation iMac G5 (purchased end November 2004). For the second time since November 2004, it was defective and the Logicboard was replaced (so my Apple Dealer told me).
First time, in November 2005, the screen went pink. Second time, earlier this month, my Mac didn't boot anymore.
The full amount for the repair (including shipping to Apple (Belgium), work hours, etc.) was over 500.00 euro (about 700 USD for you, Americans).
I believe that the iMac G5 (at least: my 1st Gen one) is simply getting too warm.
The day before, I installed "Hardware Monitor". It gave the following (average) temperatures:
CPU: 60.6 - 63.8° Celsius (141-164° F)
HD: 57.5° C (135.5° F)
It is my opinion that the (my) iMac is getting too hot to be "healthy". I have 2 PC's, in which I installed extra fans (at the back and at the side). One of these, with an Athlon64 3000+ (1.8 GHz) and a 120 Gb Seagate Barracuda gives (average) temperatures for the:
CPU: 36.5° C (97.5° F)
HD: 26° C (78.5° F)
My second PC, an old (modded) HP Vectra, with an Intel P4 at 1.6 GHz and a 80 Gb Seagate Barracuda, gives as average temperature (HD only):
HD: 37° C (98° F)
It may not be correct to compare my iMac with PC's - but harddisks are harddisks, wheather it is a Western Digital (250 HD in my Mac) or a Seagate (PC HD's), and it is only logical that a(n average) HD temperature of 57 degrees Celsius (128° F) in the long term can not be healthy, while the harddisks of my PC's are a lot, lot cooler.
The PPC, too, gets much hotter than my Athlon CPU (and the P4 most likely too).
Therefor: is my suspicion correct that the/my iMac G5 in general is getting too hot for its own good? Even though it may be summer here (Belgium), I still find such a difference in heat values between my iMac and my PC's not "right".
Both the times that my iMac was defective, the Logicboard was replaced.
Is it possible that in both cases heat is the problem (directly or indirectly) of the defects of my iMac?
Basically we have a desktop computer constructed like a laptop, with all the hardware stuffed together in a very tight space. Why did they not keep the heat issue more in mind, when the iMac G5 was designed?
I believe that the heat is a very negative factor in the/my iMac G5. If I will have to pay such a small fortune, every time my Mac breaks down, being a Mac owner will become quite expensive.
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb Western Digital HD
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb WesternDigital HD
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb WesternDigital HD

Your Mac should have been repaired under the Apple power supply or video and power issues as long as your serial numbers were covered.
As far as normal operating temps are concerned, my Rev A is at this moment, running at CPU T-Diode 144∘and my Hard Drive is at 128∘so your temperatures seem well within normal ranges.
Yes, the machines tend to run a bit hot, but as long as the ambient temperature is not too high, they are fine. The failures were originally cause by a bad batch of capacitors but since those have mostly been replaced, the machines are much more reliable.
Some people train a small fan on the back of the computer to keep it cool, that may help you.
Miriam

My iphone 4 suddenly blank, i thought it is out of battery and put on a charger, but in few minutes later my iphone turns to be too hot on the right half side of its body. i pull off the charger. whats the problem is this?

my iphone 4 suddenly blank, i thought it is out of battery and put on a charger, but in few minutes later my iphone turns to be too hot on the right half side of its body. i pull off the charger. whats the problem is this?
the next day i tried to connet with itunes on pc, but its undetectable. what should i do? i think i will need to delete notes, pivtures and video recordec by the iphone itself but how to do this since the phone cant be on at all. lease help me. its only 7moths old since i buy it

i try to reset but nothing happened. & my warranty had end bcause i bought thru small dealer with a month's shop warranty only. due to problem of getting hot of the iphone's right side body, is it may cause of battery problem? how much will it cost to solve/repair this kind of problem?
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Droid Razr - too hot to touch

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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.

Macbook pro 13" late 2011 too hot

I've been using my macbook for about 4 years in the same way with the same applications but recently I've noticed that it reaches very easily an high temperature and, consequently the fan works very hard draining my battery.
Analysing Istat pro I noticed that the temperature reaches 93° degree and more but looking up the processes it doesn't seem there is something wrong.
What do you suggest me? should I try to clean up the fans?
2 years ago I mounted the Crucial RAM update together with the 512gb ssd.
Thank you very much

Look at Activity Monitor set to ALL PROCESSES and CPU to display values from high to low. Are there applications using a lot of resources?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184
93°c is not too hot if the CPU/GPU are being heavily taxed.
In what condition is your battery? It is not unusual to have to replace a 4 year old battery. They do not last forever.
Open the MBP and inspect the insides. If there is dust and debris, clean it out.
Ciao.

Mac Mini too hot?

I would like to know if these readings are considered "too hot" for a mac mini (current gen):
HD: 42 C
CPU : ~55 C
Ambient: 40 C
Temperature readings are from iStat Nano, and the current outside temperature is about 90F (unfortunately, no air conditioning or fans in the room).
The reason I'm worried is because the mini feels very hot to the touch, and I don't even hear the fans inside running even though I'm sitting less than 3 feet away from it. The current fan speed is 1791rpm.
Thanks,
Jonathan

If it makes you feel any better my unibody mini runs similarly hot, and yes, mine too is hot to the touch (but far from being so hot I need to take my hand off it). Interestingly but not surprisingly, the side that the power supply is on feels noticeably hotter than the other size.
I think this is normal and expected as I previously compared it to the hot bottom of a MacBook Pro which makes perfect sense considering the aluminum unibody design and MacBook Pro parts inside + the internal power supply. I sometimes think the aluminum unibody design was intentional to double as a large heat sink. The ventilation where my mini rests probably doesn't provide the best air flow as it sits on a home-theatre style shelving system which is complete closed at the back with the exception of a small hole to run cables through. Actually, my generation one G4 mini in the same location would run so hot at times it would force the system to sleep (or a "coma" as I liked to say ha) to cool down.
Maybe someone should start a thread to post their unibody temperature readings? But I think there would have to be some standardization in the sampling as my CPU can run as cool as 50C and as hot as 78C depending on the load on the system.

IPHONE 4 Temperature too hot needs to cool down????

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so the info in that link is correct.
No it's not. The directions given are for a Reset and no matter what you call it, following those directions will not erase any data or settings and will certainly not restore the phone to it's original state. I've done this hundreds of times and it's like rebooting a computer - nothing is lost.
Check the manual... http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf Search for the terms Reset and Restore.
Please learn the functions of the iPhone before posting solutions on a tech support forum.

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I have had my Macbook pro retina 15" since Jan 2014 and it has been working fine. Just recently, I have noticed that the charger block and the connector to the laptop gets extremely hot as does the actual laptop. I have looked around on the net and most of the discussions regarding this have been on earlier models. The charger block itself is so hot that it emanates heat and is too hot to touch! The plug into the laptop is pretty darn hot as well. When charging, I can't keep the macbook on my lap because it gets too hot.
I have checked all the connectors and the connections of all bits involved and they all seem good. I have also tried to minimalise all programs that are running.
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