Is this normal?

[extrickster]

Hello MacForums,

Is it normal for a Macbook PRO i7 to crash during bootcamp with Windows XP? It causes like a dark bluescreen with white text that I can't read and it only does it if it seems like the Macbook PRO is really hot.

I was thinking bootcamp crashes because it gets to hot but I don't really know much about Macs.

 

[spinnerlys]

What were you doing in Windows?

You could install SMC FanControl and set the fans to a higher speed before you switch to Windows, thus preventing the heat problem.

 

[mulo]

yeap, thats overheating.
windows really suck with heat management on macs, there are certain utilities you can download to upp the fan speed.

 

[extrickster]

I installed Windows XP via Bootcamp so I could use the UDK "Unreal Development Kit" to design and develop my video games. It only does it when I am using something a CPU intensive as the UDK, my legs feel like they are in a oven once it crashes...

I figured it was because it was overheating but I didn't know.