Overheating fix?

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)



Keeps getting hot and the fan doesn’t seem to help any

Posted on Sep 6, 2017 1:08 PM

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Posted on Sep 6, 2017 1:21 PM

Use Activity Monitor to Kill Runaway Processes


Use Activity Monitor on your Mac

Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity.


Should the above not prove helpful, then make an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar for service. If you need to find an Apple Store - Find a Store - Apple.

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Sep 6, 2017 1:21 PM in response to jely2190

Use Activity Monitor to Kill Runaway Processes


Use Activity Monitor on your Mac

Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity.


Should the above not prove helpful, then make an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar for service. If you need to find an Apple Store - Find a Store - Apple.

Oct 27, 2017 6:44 PM in response to BobHarris

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-10-27 00:02:06

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Runtime: 8:38

Performance: Below Average


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Problem: Other problem

Description:

Getting pretty warm and then will start to kinda slow down “lag”.. I installed smcFanController and I have it on default right now and its telling me that its 125 Degrees..


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1

1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 142

iCloud Quota: 8.03 GB available


Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800


Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0: (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

Macbook (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 256.39 GB (152.10 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

disk0s4 (disk0s4 - MS-DOS) <not mounted> : 62.68 GB

disk0s5 (disk0s5 - Linux Swap) <not mounted> : 133 MB


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 ()


USB Information:

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. iPhone

Apple Card Reader

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

USBBus

USBBus

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad


System Software:

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29) - Time since boot: less than an hour


Configuration files:

System Integrity Protection status: disabled


Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions:

~/Dropbox/Apps/duet.app

[not loaded] com.kairos.driver.DuetDisplay (2.0.0 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]


System Launch Agents:

[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks

[loaded] 179 Apple tasks

[running] 98 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] 40 Apple tasks

[loaded] 179 Apple tasks

[running] 98 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? f7bd6e89 e1181423 - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist (? 4a576751 82534fdd - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2015-08-15) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script fa56dec8 - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (? 0 - installed 2017-10-26)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Dropbox Application

(/Applications/Dropbox.app)

smcFanControl Application

(/Applications/smcFanControl.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

jdk: Unknown (installed 2017-10-26)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-10-26)

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 9.0.1 build 11 (installed 2017-10-26) Check version


Safari Extensions:

[enabled] SimilarSites - SimilarSites - http://s.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Infinity for Reddit - Devin Rousso - http://devinrousso.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Crafty Sync for Browsers - Crafty Apps LLC. - http://craftyapps.co/ (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] SmartSearch - Toader Paul - http://www.extensionsmart.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Enpass Password Manager - Sinew Software Systems Private Limited - https://enpass.io/ (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] AdBlocker for YouTube™ - James Fray - http://add0n.com/youtube-tools.html?from=adblocker (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Dialectic - JNSoftware LLC - http://www.jonn8.com/dialectic (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Refind - Refind, Inc. - https://refind.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Zinc - Stunt Software - http://zinc.video (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Privacy Cleaner - MyPermissions - http://MyPermissions.com/ (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] SafeInCloud Password Manager - Andrey Shcherbakov - https://www.safe-in-cloud.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] Multiple File Downloader - MSI Developers - http://www.mediascienceinternational.com (installed 2017-10-26)

[enabled] URL Advisor - Kaspersky Lab - http://kaspersky.com (installed 2017-10-26)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Java (installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

28% kernel_task

9% qbittorrent

9% WindowServer

8% Safari

6% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent


Top Processes by Memory:

611 MB kernel_task

589 MB Safari

401 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

303 MB Dropbox

277 MB Mail


Top Processes by Network Use:

Input Output Process name

1.61 GB 24 MB qbittorrent

45 MB 48 KB Mail

137 KB 226 KB Dropbox

280 KB 4 KB Safari

119 KB 56 KB com.apple.WebKit.Networking


Top Processes by Energy Use:

8.06 qbittorrent

5.86 Safari

4.50 syncdefaultsd

2.88 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

1.86 WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information:

2.83 GB Available RAM

15 MB Free RAM

5.17 GB Used RAM

2.81 GB Cached files

0 B Swap Used


Software installs (last 30 days):

rEFIt: (installed 2017-10-25)

JDK 9.0.1: (installed 2017-10-26)

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac: (installed 2017-10-26)

JDK 9.0.1: (installed 2017-10-26)


Install information may not be complete.


Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events):

2017-10-26 23:08:33 Last shutdown cause: 3 - Hard shutdown

2017-10-26 18:34:41 Microsoft AutoUpdate.app Crash [Open]

2017-10-26 18:32:25 Microsoft Word.app Crash [Open]

2017-10-26 18:19:10 UnHidden.app Crash [Open]

Cause: dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

2017-10-26 02:33:01 cloudd High CPU use [Open] [Details]

2017-10-26 01:18:43 lsd Crash [Open]

Cause: abort() called

2017-10-26 01:12:26 mtmd Crash [Open]

Cause: dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

2017-10-25 19:33:09 qbittorrent.app Crash [Open]

Cause: dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

2017-10-25 19:20:46 Dropbox.app High CPU use [Open] [Details]

2017-10-25 15:02:53 nsurlsessiond Crash [Open]

Cause: 469: CFNetwork internal error (0xc01a:/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/CFNetwork/CFNetwork-811 .5.4/Loading/URLConnectionLoader.cpp:304)

Sep 7, 2017 6:16 AM in response to jely2190

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Oct 26, 2017 9:01 PM in response to jely2190

For the hardware side of things, can download and run for awhile in trial mode bjango's iStatMenus, that will let you monitor if the fans are spinning at all.


If not (a possibility on an old computer in dusty environs), you can:

  • Take it to a shop to have the fans serviced.
  • Take them out, clean them and see if they spin again.
  • Replace them if available.


For the last two options, might want to visit IFixIt.com for parts and procedures.


Edit: on a 13" there is only one fan. All the more important that it function properly.

Oct 26, 2017 9:01 PM in response to Courcoul

I've tried a different couple of status monitors, fan controllers.


- smcFan controller does the best job so far.


- I have taken it apart and taken the fan out to clean it.. still didn't help


P.S. I just bought a new fan for it like a month ago


like right now, its telling me that its running at 140 degrees F.. and I just turned it on..

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