When I'm playing a apple lossles audio file, my fans are going to blow as fast as they can, but my macbook isn't getting hot so it's really strange. This is in all the music programms i got. I'm using a macbook pro retina 15 inch, with 2.3 ghz processor, 8 gb ram, 256 gb flash.
What is my problem?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
You may try a SMC reset but it seems your problem is shared by other retina owners. I would take screen shots of a temperature/fan speed monitoring device such as iStat pro and Activity Monitor, set to show 'All Processes' and '% CPU' to show values from high to low. Bring your MPB to a Genius bar with the evidence and have them solve the issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Ciao.
What I failed to mention, this should show that the fans are responding when the applications are not stressing the CPU to the point that it is necessary. I am assuming that you do not have any other substantial applications in the background when this occurs.
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I allready tried a smc reset, but no results. And going by an apple store is not an option for me, about 4/5 Horus traveling time. But i can't find someone else having trouble with aiff of apple lossless...
Perhaps I was not totally clear. I have seen other posts of retina owners indicating that fan speeds were abnormally high for no good reason.
There may or may not be some connection with listening to an audio file. Do you find that this only occurs in this set of circumstances? In other words, does it repeat itself? Have the fans run at high speeds other times when the CPU has not been stressed?
Ciao.
No not That I've noticed, but when i convert it to AAC, the problem is solved.
Try it setting back to AIFF and see if the fans speed up again. If they do, it suggests a bug. First download from the Internet iStat pro so you can get exact fan speed data.
If you still have Apple telephone support, give them a call and report your experience to them.
Ciao.
If i convert it back to aiff it's getting load again, the fan speeds are betweeen 5500 and 6000 rpm. I'm going to a apple store next week for this problem, but is it software or hardware related?
Based on what you describe, it is a software issue. I would be interested in hearing the results. Good luck.
Ciao.
I will let you know what it is, i'm going next tuesday to the apple store.
For the ones who are interested, I've maked two screen captures of iStat pro, one without playing a apple lossless file and one idle.
Playing a Apple lossless audio file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n27docbpiu0q6cn/Playing%20a%20apple%20lossless%20audio %20file.png
Without playing the audio file (idle): https://www.dropbox.com/s/30bfiirsw7kkyk9/Idle%20screen%20capture.png
I've noticed last time it also happend while i was downloading some torrents in uTorrent.... 😟
The first one, Apple lossless audio file, is definitely out of the ordinary. Let me know what the technicians make of it.
Keep these screen shots just in case the MBP decides to operate correctly in their presence.
Ciao.
I went yesterday to the apple store, after 3 hours of waiting is the problem not solved 😟 (hardware check and new os install)
I went to the store where i bought it and I can trade it for a new model, it was however not in stock so i have to wait...
Fans starts blowing when i'm playing a apple lossless audio file.
