Hello.
After using resource-intensive apps like VMware, I find that kernel_task is gobbling up lots of CPU power, causing my fans to keep spinning at high speeds even after VMware has been shut down for over half an hour.
The same thing happens after using BlueStacks.
PS some places are telling me that it could be a faulty temperature sensor, but I can't confirm this as Apple Hardware Test just wouldn't load up on my MBP.
I have provided two images showing Activity Monitor and iStat.
EDIT: This problem has also prevented me from connecting to the web via Ethernet. Attempts to disconnect from Ethernet has also failed. The Ethernet status in the menu bar keeps saying 'disconnecting…' for several minutes, but to no avail.
Note: This is on an early-2011 15" MBP, 2.3GHz i7, 8GB RAM.
Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance.
After using resource-intensive apps like VMware, I find that kernel_task is gobbling up lots of CPU power, causing my fans to keep spinning at high speeds even after VMware has been shut down for over half an hour.
The same thing happens after using BlueStacks.
PS some places are telling me that it could be a faulty temperature sensor, but I can't confirm this as Apple Hardware Test just wouldn't load up on my MBP.
I have provided two images showing Activity Monitor and iStat.
EDIT: This problem has also prevented me from connecting to the web via Ethernet. Attempts to disconnect from Ethernet has also failed. The Ethernet status in the menu bar keeps saying 'disconnecting…' for several minutes, but to no avail.
Note: This is on an early-2011 15" MBP, 2.3GHz i7, 8GB RAM.
Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance.
Attachments
Last edited: