MacBook Pro too hot!

My computer started to get super hot (like burn my legs hot) about a month and a half ago the fan also runs extremely loud. My dashboard stats say 5415 rmp. It happens after I am on the computer for about ten minutes. i am not doing anything crazy, just on the internet or typing papers. I took it to the mac store and they looked through all of my programs and said everything was fine. Is anyone else having this problem and has anyone been able to fix it?

Thanks

Reply 1 : MacBook Pro too hot!

are clear of anything that could block them.

Blowing them out with a can of air would aid that process.

If that does not fix the problem, you may want to take it back to the Mac store and get them to "really" look at it.

There is obviously some heat dissipation problem going on inside.


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Reply 2 : MacBook Pro too hot!

I agree, and it's rather unconscionable that the Apple store wouldn't at least open it up to see if the fan is caked with dust or some such. As a certified repair tech for Apple systems, I find that to be incredibly unprofessional, and would actually encourage you reporting the incident to Apple. You can say a lot of things about Apple, but they do take customer satisfaction VERY seriously.

They could have taken 5-10 minutes to check for dust buildup and blow it out with some compressed air if needed.

Also, just a friendly FYI... You shouldn't place your laptop on your lap for any regular period of time. Doing so can cause damage to your skin over time where the laptop would sit. You might have a roughly laptop sized patch of skin on your legs that looks like an alligator handbag while the rest looks perfectly normal.

Reply 3 : MacBook Pro too hot!

I will definitely take it back to the Apple store and have them open it up. Thank you for your help!

Oh, and I also just got a new laptop lap desk so I will make sure not to put it on my legs anymore!

Reply 4 : MacBook Pro too hot!

You mentioned surfing the 'net. I have seen where a page with Flash can get the computer going--the processor starts getting busy, which heats up the computer and turns on the fan. Try using your computer without a web browser for a time and see if it still heats up. Another thing to do would be to go into Utilities and run Activity Monitor. You can sort the running processes that show up by the % of CPU they are using. There shouldn't be anything taking up a lot of CPU time, unless you specifically are running it, like video compression.

For example, right now, Safari is using about 5% of my CPU on my late 2008 MBP (2.8GHz). If you find something using a lot of CPU and aren't familiar with it, post it here or search the web for information about it. Nothing on my computer is using more than 10% right now.