apple care is overheating damage included?

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I was wondering,
if (and I know there are all kind of tricks that will try to prevent it from happening, even shutting down) for some odd reason,

my MacBook pro retina would overheat and would be damaged because of it,

is that included in the Apple Care coverage?


My reason for being concerned:

User uploaded file

And quick look on the intel site said:

Tjunction: 105 ÂșC

http://ark.intel.com/products/64891/Intel-Core-i7-3720QM-Processor-(6M-Cache-up- to-3_60-GHz)

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion, 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Posted on Aug 8, 2012 7:40 AM

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Aug 8, 2012 7:51 AM in response to Ulf1103

Do you have a runaway process causing this excessive CPU usage?


Your unit could be faulty, the thermal paste could've been applied wrong at the factory.


Have you checked the fans are working properly?


Download the iStat Pro widget for Dashboard, it will list the temperatures and fan speeds.


Use SmcFanControl to change the fan speed. I run my Mid 2012 non-retina MBP at a higher fan speed than the stock speed that Apple set it at. My CPU very rarely goes over 50 C.

Aug 8, 2012 8:01 AM in response to joshuacuk

Well, iStat Pro is a bit outdated you know...

And it only reads the CPU's heatsink temperature.


The reason why they got that high was because:

(Made it for school)

I was running a program that was calculating prime numbers (non stop)

(it took less than 1 min to get @100 ÂșC,
I stopped it after 3-4 min or so...)

So all 8 cores where running @90-95% load 😝



But my question is, if it would overheat and would damage my MacBook pro,

would it be covered by the Apple Care coverage?

Aug 8, 2012 8:06 AM in response to Ulf1103

1) Just because those temps are within the design spec, doesn't mean its healthy for the longeivity of your computer. Components last longer if they are kept running at lower temperatures, especially your CPU and GPU.


2) iStat Pro reads from all the sensors, so you must be confusing it with something else!

http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/


3) Apple would not have any way of telling if damage had been caused by excessive heat. Why not prevent your machine getting that hot in the first place and rest assured that you're increasing its lifespan and therefore will probably not have to use AppleCare?


4) As far as I'm aware, If your MBP fails under AppleCare because of a manufacturing fault or defect, it will be covered.

Aug 8, 2012 8:10 AM in response to joshuacuk

Joshua Coventry wrote:

Components last longer if they are kept running at lower temperatures, especially your CPU and GPU.



None of the temps the OP posted are of the CPU or GPU...none. Those are simply the temps of the CPU cores, nothing more & have nothing to do with the actual temp of the CPU itself. And again, they are all within design standards.

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