Egasser101
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Q: MacBook Air Mid 2012 Yosemite overheating

Just upgraded to Yosemite and noticed fan running and machine getting hot. Anyone else having similar problems? Im also having Memory Full issues (2 in 12 hours) yet I have plenty. Any help would be great.

 

I'm also running:

2GHZ i7

8GB 1600 MHz DD3

Intel HD 4000 1024MB

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 10:15 PM

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Q: MacBook Air Mid 2012 Yosemite overheating

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Oct 18, 2014 3:08 AM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 18, 2014 3:08 AM in response to Egasser101

    Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

     

    Choose the method for:

    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

  • by jeromebob,

    jeromebob jeromebob Oct 18, 2014 11:18 AM in response to dominic23
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    Oct 18, 2014 11:18 AM in response to dominic23

    Tried this three times - does not fix the problem..... Macbook Air Mid 2011, 4gb RAM

  • by servinte,

    servinte servinte Oct 18, 2014 11:24 AM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 18, 2014 11:24 AM in response to Egasser101

    Same problem here with a MacBook Air 13 mid 2011, with 4GB RAM.. What should I do?

  • by epoxxy,

    epoxxy epoxxy Oct 19, 2014 12:46 AM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 19, 2014 12:46 AM in response to Egasser101

    I have same problem with late 2009 imac 27" i5.

     

    Surfing,  skype and a youtube-video. And it shutsdown due to overheating.

    And I don't hear the fans as much as earlier. (It's till moving though)

    I'd like my fans to start a lot earlier.

  • by tomme86,

    tomme86 tomme86 Oct 19, 2014 1:50 AM in response to epoxxy
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    Oct 19, 2014 1:50 AM in response to epoxxy

    Have the same issue on my macbook pro 13 mid 2010, getting hot and the fans are running 100% all the time.. very annoying.

     

     

     

    edit : I opened activity monitor and there where two safari things not responding that was using 100% cpu

  • by Egasser101,Helpful

    Egasser101 Egasser101 Oct 19, 2014 9:31 AM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 19, 2014 9:31 AM in response to Egasser101

    I went through the reinstall process of the prior OS last night unfortunately I was able to download the additional component yet for some reason it won't install. I have appointment Apple support appointment this morning. I'll results of the appointment here. Even just running the utility tool the computer is running hoter then normal. I really think it's a yosemite challenge.

  • by jeromebob,

    jeromebob jeromebob Oct 19, 2014 11:38 AM in response to dominic23
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    Oct 19, 2014 11:38 AM in response to dominic23

    After several SMC resets and 24 hours...... during that time I had restarted a few times plus left it on all night......  now it's seems to be normal again......

     

    go figure....

     

    maybe it was busy indexing or something.....

     

    seems to be ok today....

  • by Sirdoe,

    Sirdoe Sirdoe Oct 19, 2014 12:34 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 19, 2014 12:34 PM in response to Egasser101

    I have a MBA Mid 2013 I7 8GB.
    works fine, running Parallels and more programs. and nothing.

    but do i start Safari and nothing more. when my fan goes bannans!

  • by Egasser101,

    Egasser101 Egasser101 Oct 19, 2014 4:30 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:30 PM in response to Egasser101

    Just back from the Apple store (Fashion Valley San Diego). The verdict is "we have no idea whats wrong". Bummer really. They checked my computer in and plan to call me back with the finial verdict soon.

     

    At first they thought they could erase my hard drive and reinstall Mavrick... After the drive was erased the OS would not install. Same problem I was having last night yet the Apple guys had a back way in.

     

    I will report back outcome.

  • by dave61,

    dave61 dave61 Oct 19, 2014 10:38 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 19, 2014 10:38 PM in response to Egasser101

    I am running MBA with same config. Following suggestion from tomme86 I had  a look at Activity Monitor where I found Google Drive consuming 95% of the CPU. I switched it off and peace has returned.

  • by AlanShore,

    AlanShore AlanShore Oct 19, 2014 11:30 PM in response to dave61
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    Oct 19, 2014 11:30 PM in response to dave61

    I had the same observation that Google Drive was consuming significant cycles of CPU. System restart fixed this for me and I did not have switch it off.

  • by Konnekt,

    Konnekt Konnekt Oct 21, 2014 9:43 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:43 PM in response to Egasser101

    I have the same setup. For me it was Safari overheating. I'll stick to Chrome until there is a fix for it.

  • by Egasser101,

    Egasser101 Egasser101 Oct 21, 2014 9:54 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:54 PM in response to Egasser101

    Yesterday Apple called me back (time to pick up your computer) with the good news! My computer is perfectly fine yet they recommend NOT installing Yosemite for a few months to determine if I have a hardware problem (All tests ran said my hardware was fine) OR if its a Yosemite challenge. Currently Im running Maverick (2 days) with not heat up issues or fan running like crazy.

  • by Regrind,

    Regrind Regrind Oct 22, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Egasser101
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    Oct 22, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Egasser101

    Late 2013 rMBP. Light overheating. Temp Gauge is averaging 145ºF with menial tasks. Doing the iWork updates now and going to throw a good Ableton set on and see what temps I get then. Hoping for the best. Unrelated, but I'm really let down with the GUI.

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