1st Generation MacBook Pro Insanely Hot While Running Spaces in Leopard
October 28th, 2007 by steveblue
My 1st Generation MacBook Pro Intel Duo Core runs insanely hot while editing video in one Space, using Safari in another Space, chatting in iChat in a third Space. Luckily, there is a third party fan controller I use so my MacBook Pro doesn’t blow up (I already had to send back one MagSafe that fried due to overheating). Even smcFanControl seems to have a hard time handling the 175 degree F temps coming out of my MacBook Pro. This thing is not getting anywhere near my lap, that’s for sure. Anyone with a 1st Gen MacBook Pro running Photoshop, Final Cut, Max/Msp, or any other heavy duty Application while using Spaces should download smcFanControl.
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hugh
I have been trying to figure out why the fan on my Macbook Black core 2 duo with 2 gig ram was running constantly after i installed Leopard. Christ it was running really hot, even when doing simple non taxing things like surfing.
Since reading this article i have disabled Spaces and things have gone back to normal. Interestingly, although spaces was enabled i had not been using it, so what gives with spaces ???
Hugh
Nov 3rd, 2007 11:51 am
Mike
Somebody should put their MacBook Pro 1st generation computer on their lap and burn the hell out of it. Then sue Apple for building such a defective motherboard by adding too much defective bonding compound around the CPU and heatsink! They won’t own up to it. Maybe bringing a MacDonald’s spill-burning-coffee-on-your-lap-type suit would bring relief from the stupid workarounds, grilled MacBooks, and time-consumed writing about this. Maybe you’ll get a voucher for a new MacBook Pro for your troubles (a $1,000 instead of the $100 iPhone rebate?!)? I’m a Mac user, but this shouldn’t be happening to my friends and colleagues (i.e. the stonewalling).
Feb 8th, 2008 4:52 pm