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    MBP 15 (Late 2011) heat and black spots on screen

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vorob, May 17, 2012.

  1. vorob

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    So i've got mb pro 15 with i7 (2500) and 6770 ati. Windows 7.

    When i play skyrim laptop gets hot and i start to notice two black spots on screen. If you touch you feel that screen is hotter on these spots then on other parts.

    Take a look, i photographed grey image before gaming, and right after:

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    vorob, May 17, 2012
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  2. vorob

    vorob Notebook Deity

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    The problem is, that i see these spots in dark areas, really annoying :(
     
    vorob, May 17, 2012
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  3. vorob

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    Also, where this laptop takes air for cooler? From keyboard? So its bad to play on external monitor with laptop closed?
     
    vorob, May 17, 2012
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  4. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    So your playing with the screen closed?

    yes the cooling is much better with the screen up.
     
    doh123, May 17, 2012
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  5. vorob

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    I was thinking to play with screen closed, on external monitor. Right now i'm with opened screen and not on external one.
     
    vorob, May 17, 2012
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    Loool, if i put smth on top of laptop, it looks like to block two hot steams that bugs the monitor:

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    vorob, May 18, 2012
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  7. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    Check the temps again, you may be blocking the vents...
     
    Aikimox, May 19, 2012
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  8. saturnotaku

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    You may also want to crack open the bottom and clean out the fans with a ight dusting of compressed air.
     
    saturnotaku, May 20, 2012
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  9. kornchild2002

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    Doing an extensive amount of work (such as gaming) is never a good idea with a MBP when its lid is covered. The air intake and ventilation are in the back of the MBP at the hinge. Air is taken in and exhausted at the hinge, the air is supposed to escape from the bottom part of the hinge so that it doesn't pour up and over the display. However, some air gets ventilated from the keyboard. The MBP isn't really designed for cooling through the keyboard but it just kind of happens (hot air will rise). It is more of a pain to keep the MBP's lid open if you just want to use an external monitor but it is highly suggested that you do so when gaming.

    You should also make sure that you don't put your MBP too close to a wall as that is where the air is going to flow. It looks like you may have some type of magnetic interference that is linked to the cooling system. Are you using your MBP on a metal desk or near an electrical outlet?

    P.S. The website you use to host your pictures absolutely sucks. It took 140 seconds to load one of them at full size on my 60Mbps internet connection. That and I had to deal with stupid ads.
     
    kornchild2002, May 20, 2012
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