Hi guys,
as you can see I`m new here. This site is very good site.
I got my macbook pro, and this is my FIRST mac
so I need your help.
My mac seems to be very hot when I put in on my knees and my fans seems to be exhausted,
so is this overheating? Should I be worried? What should I do?
Thanx
D.
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3213/picture1gxg.png
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
I use mac fan control program below it automatically ajusts the fan speeds , A lot of mac users use SMC fan control but you have to adjust the fan speed yourself.
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it's not overheating but it's a little hot for a new mac. have you installed any new apps recently? I dont think you are torrenting. Are you going on sites which use lots of flash videos like you tube? these tend ti increase cpu load.
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Im using safari for facebook hotmail.. then itunes and thats it for now.. im not playing games.. ive tried to install that program but i can find it in mu applications.. lol
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
look in your system preferences , click on the apple icon top left on screen, it`s on the bottom row under other , called fan control.
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I highly recommend iStat Menu for keeping track of your hardware: temps, fans speeds, network activity, and much more. It's a free download here:
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
How do you get istat to show once it`s installed?
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I have that program (iStat pro) that is why Im worried.
And as I can see my right fan is not working or what??
Can someone pls help me to adjust the fan
speed?
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
Only 1 fan in the 13" , 2 in the 15" and 17"
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Hm ok. Thanx for that. Told you Im new here lol
And um.. I have that program that u guys told me, but my mac is still pretty hot? Damn -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
You need to adjust the settings in the fan control in system preferences , do your fans sound louder , has the speed changed in iStat.
I have mine set to 2000rpm 50c and 70c going downwards, but i have a 17" so they might be set differently on your 13" -
Can you try checking out for any background programs which are not supposed to be running? Try with activity monitor.
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Right now Im using Safari and iTunes.
iStat pro:
CPU 57
Fans 2789
and activity monitor:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7578/picture1gjl.png
what is good and whats wrong? lol
Should I be worried or this is normal?
This mac is 3 days old lol and I feel so stupid -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
change the "my processes" to "all processes" ,then click on the top of the CPU column to bring the highest CPU processes to the top.
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
Safari is a 64% you could try Firefox instead it`s only using 2% when viewing NBR for me.
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arrange by CPU usage. Anyway, for 1/2 of CPU usage it is totally normal temp! set the fans higher if you want it to be cooler. Remember, Intel C2D CPU are operational till 105C and they will shut down automatically once started overheating!
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Um ok. And evrything else is ok?
Coz I was kind of scared when I saw my fans are around 3000 rpm and CPU 60 degrees C. But that is ok I think...
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
If you have the fan control software , it will adjust the fan speed automatically as the cpu temp rises , you do not want a fast fan speed all the times as it will cause more of a dust build-up in your mac.
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these temps seem normal for me..try using another browser as suggested above.
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all your temps seem normal... using Fan Control, or smcfancontrol is just something you can do if you want, your machine is not running very hot. Remember that being a metal case, the computer is actually using parts of the case to help keep cool, kind of like a big heatsink. Just because it feels warm doesn't mean its a problem, as the CPU can operate over the boiling point... 62ΒΊ isn't bad at all.
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at 3800, i hear a small whooshing noise but it doesnt disturb me in any way.
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Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dario.vukelic, Aug 23, 2009.