Mac Book Pro Really Hot

How hot? What figures does this program show...

http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html

Clint Bradford

mike,


i have exactly the same problem (1,83 core duo)...
everything was fine until i installed the battery update. after that it became very hot for a few days and went back to normal again. now, just as you described, over the last month or maybe three weeks my mbp got really hot. it never was this hot before. the temperatures are as usual about 61 degrees C under normal load / when idle and the fans seem to work normal, too. but still the hinge over the f1 key is very hot. i have no crashes or other problems so far an i am very happy with my mbp - but i find it very strange to happen just recently after over one year of usage; and then you come up with the same machine and the same problem!

edit:
you should (as far as i know) see temperatures around 60 degrees celsius when idle or under normal load and around 82 degrees when under full load. the fans should run normally at 2000 rpm and under full load at around 4800 rpm - that's at least my experience with a 1,83 cd...

i use this widget to monitor btw. http://islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7

please tell me your stats after you tried it out tonight,

j.

The last update may have altered the temperature table which dictates when the fans turn on or how fast the fans should spin. By delaying the fan action you increase battery life but likewise the heat increases.

As the other poster mention everyone has an opinion of what too hot is, so download a temp program. I find that my macbook operates between 40 and 60c normally and can spike higher before the fans kick in. I expect the MacBook Pros to operate similarly.

I had a similar problem at one point-- what I noticed was a log file was becoming gigantic-- like 6GB or something ridiculous.

I deleted the file and everything was fine. The way I found it was by uing disk inventory x http://www.derlien.com/

I have the same problem. I have a first generation MBP with Intel Core Duo 1.83 and 512 RAM. The first year it was all alright, but after that it began to overheat a lot! It really burns specially on the top of the keyboard area (just above the Function Keys F1, F2, F3...).

I wonder if it's something I should be worried about or if it's just the way it works. I have AppleCare extended warranty. Should I call them?

Thanks!

I wonder if it's something I should be worried about
or if it's just the way it works. I have AppleCare
extended warranty. Should I call them?

I believe that if you paid for AppleCare, you shouldn't think twice about calling Apple about anything. It costs you nothing and if something is wrong it's better to get it fixed sooner rather than later. There might be a simple fix. You have nothing to lose.

I am experiencing VERY hot conditions on my mac. Installed the Hardware Monitor and I am reading the following conditions:

30 degrees C Ambient Air
92.0 degrees C CPU A Temp Diode
42.0 degrees C Enclosure Bottomside
61.0 degrees C Graphic Processor Chip 1
69.0 degrees C Graphics Procesor Heatsink 1
43.0 degrees C Main Heatsink 1
46.0 degrees C Main Heatsink 2
57.0 degrees C Memory Controller smart disk
44.0 degrees C
85 degrees C CPU Core 1
90 degrees C CPU Core 2


I am also experiencing poor battery life as I believe that the fans are running at max speed constantly.

Currently as I read these settings, i am running Safari, Hardware Monitor, and iWeb only.

please help.

You live in L.A. and are using Celcius??? (grin)

MOST of those readings are NOT problematic. Download SMCFanControl and bump the minimum fan speed from 1000 to 2000, and give it a try. Using SMCFanControl does NOT alter Apple's protocols - it is safe to use.

http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/page5/page5.html