macbook pro running hot after maverick update

I tried most of these solutions to no avail.

Are any of you running a newer model Netgear router? The Ready Print is not (yet) compatible with Mavericks. When I uninstalled it, my loud fans stopped. FYI, YMMV.

mkwilkie

My Macbook Pro was running extremely hot after the Maverick upgrade. It went on for a couple of days until I found the simple fix on osxdaily.com

Reset the SMC (for MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with internal batteries.

1. shut down the MAC

2. Plug in the MacSafe adapter (i.e.power cord/charger)

3. PRESS AND HOLD SHIFT+CONTROL+OPTION+POWER buttons at the same time

4. Release all keys and buttons simultaneously

5. press the power button to turn on your mac as usual

Apple notes that the little LED light on the MacSafe adapter may change colors or states, or even briefly turn off when you reset the SMC, which would be an easy way yo tell if it's been done successfully.

This fixed my issue...thank you so much for posting it. My MBP late 2010 was running temps 140 and rpm was over 6000 when I was actually home to hear the fans running. This solved it.

Thankyou, this fix worked perfectly. For me it was Skydrive that was running high CPU. Fan now works as before 🙂

For me I actually found a process that was triggering my CPU to ****. For example Devolo software was one of them.

But what I did besides killing the processes that were stuck to 100% CPU usage is to use an application to control when Mavericks should use the Nvidia video card. Most of the times with the Intel Iris one should be OK and only certain specific applications are more graphic hungry.

Here you can find more information on where to download the app and what is capable doing:

http://www.itcentralpoint.com/retina-macbook-pro-manually-switch-video-cards

Hope this helps for you too!

I had a similar issue which I resolved by updating my Lacie HD software as per this thread - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1711537

This totally worked for me as well!!

This absolutely solved my problem. Thank you so much for your post and clear instructions. Maybe you should post again because I notice that as of today, 11/7/13, people are still writing in about this problem. My MacBook Pro is mid 2010 and I was using Snow Leopard until the Maverick update.The instructions from another poster:

1. Shut down the MAC

2. Plug in the MacSafe adapter (i.e. power cord/charger)

3. PRESS AND HOLD: SHIFT+CONTROL+OPTION+POWER button at the same time

4. Release all keys and buttons simultaneously

My MAC restarted here

5. press the power button to turn on your MAC as usual

Again, this is not my work, but another poster on this site.

Sorry, I did not have the poster's name to give credit when I created the above message: credit goes to: mkwilkie

THANK YOU!!

Co-incidently, this also seems to have resolved my 8th core CPu spike

😁

This fixed my problem as well. I updated to Maverick because I was having trouble with certain programs freezing frequently, etc. and I was hoping that might help. Then I had the running-hot problem. But I did the reset and it totally solved the problem, and with the Maverick update, everything is running faster and more smoothly. Happy camper!

WOW! What a difference! The tip reposted by alik57and Coastie165 made a HUGE difference! Ever since upgrading to Mavericks last September, my MacBook Pro has frequently been running extremely hot to the touch underneath, even when elevated to provide airflow. After this fix, I've had many browser windows open, including YouTube which used to make the processor run extra hot, and it is running so much cooler now. 🙂

I don't understand why Apple didn't just come up with a solution to accomplish the same thing in one of the Mavericks updates. It can't be that hard. Why do we have to hunt and peck and suffer for months before finding a solution (and many people never do find solutions, even if one is posted). Now, if Mavericks would just render icons quickly in the finder, too! The days of Snow Leopard were much less frustrating and the system worked so much better than in recent OS upgrades.

FOLLOW-UP: Well, resetting the system management controller (PRESS AND HOLD SHIFT+CONTROL+OPTION+POWER, etc. as described previously ) only stopped my MacBook Pro from running hot for close to a week. It is running very hot again, even when fully off the table on a stand. 😟 I'll try the fix again. If nothing else, maybe I'll get a few more days without it being so hot.

Thanks for this discussion thread. My computer was running really hot but this did the trick

Macs Fan Control

This solved my problem 🙂

I have the same problem on 3 different MacBook Pros (i7 quad core 2.3Ghz and Dual core 2.3Ghz from 2010-2011). I did all the usual tips, the fan and exhaust vents are clean. I reset SMC and PRAM many times, doesn't help. It gets so hot, you'll get burned. I wiped out Mavericks and installed Mountain Lion and everything is cool (pun intended!!).

It seems the newer MacBook Pros doesn't have this overheating problem running Mavericks. Apple trying to kill all these older machines so we'll buy new ones?? And there is NO OFFICIAL "fix" that I know of and no office response from Apple. Come on Apple, don't be like MS!

The work around: download this software called SMCFAN. (just "google" it)