pkultra
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Q: macbook pro running hot 13inch mid 2009 os 10.11.5

Macbook pro running super hot.  Service battery warning.  Istat and system info below.

 

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on May 20, 2016 12:04 PM

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Q: macbook pro running hot 13inch mid 2009 os 10.11.5

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass May 20, 2016 12:16 PM in response to pkultra
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    May 20, 2016 12:16 PM in response to pkultra

    What is CPU load when hot? Make sure that in Activity Monitor All Processes is checked under the View tab. See:

    Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support

     

    The battery is good for about 1000 cycles and you are very near that with 944 cycles so it is not unexpected that your battery is near end of useful life. However, useful life is really how log you want run time to be on a full charge.

     

    This is the Mac Pro desktop forum. I requested your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

  • by pkultra,

    pkultra pkultra May 20, 2016 12:47 PM in response to lllaass
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    May 20, 2016 12:47 PM in response to lllaass

    Sorry about the post. Is there a way for me to repost in laptop forum?

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 20, 2016 1:00 PM in response to pkultra
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    May 20, 2016 1:00 PM in response to pkultra

    Aside from the battery that should be replaced, the fan is not operating.

     

    Try a SMC reset:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

     

    If no success, you can run an Apple Hardware Test which may confirm a faulty fan.  A better option is an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a FREE evaluation.  A replacement fan will not destroy the bank account.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Stephen Weinstock,

    Stephen Weinstock Stephen Weinstock Aug 24, 2016 8:42 AM in response to pkultra
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    Aug 24, 2016 8:42 AM in response to pkultra

    Does your MBP mid 2009 still have a spinning hard drive or did you replace it with an SSD? I talked at length with a Apple Genius (confidentially) that Yosemite and above are not optimized for spinning HDs. My wife's mid-2010 MBP has experienced oodles of non-fixable issues (even after replacing the hard drives) with Yosemite. So, switch to a SSD before you buy a whole new computer.

     

    I gotta say that I am still running Snow Leopard on my mid-2009 MBP and it is absolutely a dream. Rock solid. I am considering updating to Mountain Lion but am so ambivalent about it. Apple lost its focus on the consumer... totally, with its lackluster and partially unusable new OSs for still great computers. Sad.