My MacPro 17 early 2011 edition suddenly is running hot (fan on a lot) and runs very slowly. Need solutions for a fix.
MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
check Activity Monitor for high CPU usage
reset PRAM and SMC, installing SSD is a very good idea
check Activity Monitor for high CPU usage
reset PRAM and SMC, installing SSD is a very good idea
It was Google Helper that was the program that was gobbling up the CPU usage. When I force quit the program, the computer's fans shut down. Noticed that the program appears several times on the CPU usage list. Goring to reset the PRAM and SMC. The PRAM reset looks complex so I did not attempt it. Will try it if the problem reoccurs. I did reset the SMC, which was very easy on this MacPro 17 intel-based early 2011 model.
Thanks for your help.
I recommend that you rid the MBP of Google Chrome and its various parts. It is a resource glutton among browsers. I use Firefox, Safari and Opera.
Ciao.
Thanks for the advice re Google and its components. Will keep your suggestion about getting rid of Google and use other search engines. ETM
There also these issues that bother me with Google Chrome:
Ciao.
My macpro 17 (early 2011) suddenly is running hot (fan comes on) and runs and loads very slow. What is going on? Time more memory and upgrade to SSD?
