Comments on: HMMM…

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:32:45 +0000

applecare?
Back it up and let it burn. Sounds like you have a serious problem.
I am at about 50 degrees celsius for cpu a.

By: Seth Ward

Seth Ward — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:04:02 +0000

Does it make any weird noises when you move it? It is definitely running too hot. Go online and set up a time at the mac bar for your local mac store. Also, try to sit it on a flat surface, like a book until it is solved. Your legs or a pillow blocks the air intake or out take and can make it hotter.

If you let it run too hot for too long, it WILL fry your HD. In fact, you might want to back-up your HD right now if you haven’t already. Scorching hot temp’s are the number one killer of HD’s. And fer cryin’ out loud, did you get the mac care plan????

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:01:01 +0000

I used to have that problem with my MacBook Pro (I think mine got up to 170-180F at least?), but then a guy at the Apple store installed smcFanControl which makes the fan run at a higher speed all the time. It’s a little louder, but definitely keeps the computer cooler. It’s worked great for me. I’m at 109F now (it puts the current temp up in the menu bar by the time).

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049

By: Brody

Brody — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:08:19 +0000

CPU A = 81C

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:00:47 +0000

my highest temp is about 48 degrees C, thats my CPU, what was your 81 showing at?

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:53:54 +0000

I’l get my temps posted when I get the widget

By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:14:08 +0000

Sounds like your fan shroud is clogged with dust. The same thing started happening to my laptop. The fan would run non stop and it would eventually overheat and turn it off. I was going to send it in but the thought of not having it for a month pushed me to see what I could do.
I removed the fan cover and sure enough, it was full of dust. It was blocking the cooling fins not allowing air to blow out the side and cool the CPU. Cleaned it all out and am back to normal, no more problems.
Phil

By: brittneyfoster

brittneyfoster — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:28:49 +0000

your laptop seems to be swiftly moving towards laptop heaven…

my last comp did that and ended up melting internally. good thing we backed everything up on an external hard drive before that fateful day.

By: cool dad

cool dad — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:57:06 +0000

Without my nifty cooler pad, my Inspiron E1505 averages 50 C CPU and 45 C hard drive. With the pad, the CPU stays around 50, but the HD drops to 35 C. Running too hot will cut the lifespan of the computer. Some sort of cooler should save both your laptop and your lap.

By: Brody

Brody — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:37:02 +0000

It’s right here.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html

Though, I have no idea what a lot of the things mean.