Macbook overheheating

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cmgerber

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Jun 6, 2009

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• Dec 24, 2010

• #1

My macbook has been overheating and freezing for several months now. I bought a cooling fan to put it on which has helped. What is the best fan replacement brand and how difficult is it to instal?

 

Hellhammer

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Dec 10, 2008

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Finland

• Dec 24, 2010

• #2

What are the temperatures? It may not be because of overheating, maybe bad RAM or HD, or a software glitch.

 

S.B.G

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Sep 8, 2010

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• Dec 24, 2010

• #3

First off, why is it overheating?

What are your CPU temps like?
What is the ambient room temp?
Do you have a laptop cooler?
Is there ample air space and flow at the back of the laptop?
Are you doing a lot of CPU intensive tasks?
Are you using ClickToFlash?

Let's try and pinpoint why it's overheating before you open it up.

 

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cmgerber

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Jun 6, 2009

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• Dec 24, 2010

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i am using flashblock, have a laptop cooler, and ample air. Im pretty sure there is a problem with my logic board but it only acts up when the comp is too hot. I am just trying to get it last a few more months until i upgrade to a mba and was trying to see if replacing the fan would be a good solution for this.