Is CPU overheating covered under warranty?

I haven't broken my MacBook yet, but I fear it may happen if I run Folding @ Home. I see in iStat Pro temps of 90-91 Celsius and that's way too high. My fan obviously kicks into high gear (6100RPM) but it doesn't go down. If I leave folding on for a few hours, apps start to get sluggish and the OS just acts funny.

I hear from all the experts that 91C is way too hot, and I know about the old paste debacle but that was supposedly fixed in the core 2 duos.

I'm not alone in these hot hot heats:
http://teammacosx.org/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.pl?act=ST&f=54&t=3117&st=0#entry47 101

MacBook 2.16ghz C2D, iBook G4 1.33ghz, Mac Mini 1.8ghz C2D, Mac OS X (10.5.2), two 8gb iPhones, a 20gb ipod 4g, a 20gb ipod 4g color

Posted on Apr 10, 2008 9:53 AM

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Is CPU overheating covered under warranty?

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