MacBook 'Moo' Fix?

[MustardMan]

This didn't seem to make much of a difference in my temps - I'm still idling around the mid 50s and running around the mid 70s when I'm running "yes > /dev/null".

This is pretty much the same thing I saw when I tested the machine in late may.

 

[dmelgar]

Apple fixes the Moo!

Seemed to work for me. Temp staying below the 69c that seemed to be where the mooing occured. I'm running around 60c with some activity going on.

 

[macdaddy121]

Working great for me....This should be on page 1!!! My temp is staying right at or below 60. Nice job Apple. They fixed it by having the fan stay on very lightly....fine by me....its not obnoxious like the mooing

 

[muzikool]

No "moo" so far after installing the firmware update, and my temp is sitting around 58-60 so far. The whine is still there, though, so that's a bit upsetting.

 

[Jo-Kun]

No "moo" so far after installing the firmware update, and my temp is sitting around 58-60 so far. The whine is still there, though, so that's a bit upsetting.

ok whats the difference with moo or whine? I thought they were the same problem...

or is the whine the cracking noise my poweradaptor sometimes makes?

 

[TBi]

ok whats the difference with moo or whine? I thought they were the same problem...

or is the whine the cracking noise my poweradaptor sometimes makes?

Put simply, if you don't know what it is then you don't have it

 

[Jo-Kun]

Put simply, if you don't know what it is then you don't have it

ok I had the moo... that's gone, I had yellowing, that's gone too... so my MacBook is healed ;-) no other things that need healing... hahahaha

 

[dmelgar]

Put simply, if you don't know what it is then you don't have it

When I first bought the Macbook it did not moo. Don't know what made it start mooing, possibly installing 2gig of memory or just using it more heavily so it would heat up to 69c. SMC fix has fixed that.

I never noticed any other noises unless I put my ear on the keyboard when I'd notice what might be the whine. It seems to be getting louder over time, or maybe I'm just in a quiet room more often.
Its a high pitched noise coming from the Macbook, not the power adapter. It comes and goes, almost like morse code. Sounds like an electronic noise, as if the processor is buzzing, then not. Is this the "whine"?

Another problem I've had recently develop is a squeaky "A" and "W" key. I think its because of the heat. I've love to find out how to remove the key so I can check whats causing the rubbing. I'm tempted to spray some silicon under the key to see if that helps.

 

[TBi]

I never noticed any other noises unless I put my ear on the keyboard when I'd notice what might be the whine. It seems to be getting louder over time, or maybe I'm just in a quiet room more often.
Its a high pitched noise coming from the Macbook, not the power adapter. It comes and goes, almost like morse code. Sounds like an electronic noise, as if the processor is buzzing, then not. Is this the "whine"?

Yes that is the whine, albeit not as bad as you'd hear off the macbook pro. Put your head right up to the laptop and listen to how loud your whine is that close. On a bad macbook pro that's how loud it would be when you stand about 10 feet away (it's hard to give it exact figures but i'm sure you get the idea). Now imagine how loud it would be right up close to it.

 

[mugtastic]

I never noticed any other noises unless I put my ear on the keyboard when I'd notice what might be the whine. It seems to be getting louder over time, or maybe I'm just in a quiet room more often.
Its a high pitched noise coming from the Macbook, not the power adapter. It comes and goes, almost like morse code. Sounds like an electronic noise, as if the processor is buzzing, then not. Is this the "whine"?

that describes what i hear right close up too. i knew it was the often mentioned whine because it goes away when you turn on the camera (by opening photo booth). the problem whines must be much louder than ours.

my moo is gone with the firmware upgrade and she runs cooler. excellent.

 

[chairguru22]

i just installed the firmware update and now i run about 10 degrees cooler from 66 to 56 degrees.

 

[andrewface]

i just installed the firmware update and now i run about 10 degrees cooler from 66 to 56 degrees.

what app do you use to moniter the processors temp?
i also just installed the firmware update

 

[mugtastic]

http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/index.php?rub=dwnld

 

[jblock]

The update cured my moo, although it was pretty quiet to begin with. My MacBook temp hovers between 50 and 55C now during regular use, and at about 45C when idle. Those are all about 10 degrees cooler than before the update and the top right corner is noticably cooler.

 

[iBrad]

I bought a Macbook (white) about 3 weeks ago and in the quietness of this morning I realized that my macbook does infact moo! but it mooed very quietly. So I did the firmware update by Apple and problem solved!

btw I love my mac and I don't think i'll touch my desktop pc again!

 

[meepm00pmeep]

it's hard to hear, i wonder if it's louder in real life... i have to really try & hear it from that clip

 

[iBrad]

wow I can't believe this, my macbook runs alot cooler after doing this update! about 10 deg lower!

 

[OdduWon]

wow those core duo chips are only 20 degrees cooler tham my twin 2.7 g5. know wonder everyone wants merom/ santarosa in their note books.

 

[Kaiser Phoenix]

Now that one I could hear.. no wonder so many of you are frustrated.
Why won't apple address this or find a finite fix?

I was just reading through to make sure my Macbook wasnt MOOING but this MP3 man...

That is really annoying. I cant believe they can release such a product. Thank God mine didnt have that!! It is so annoying!!

 

[hagjohn]

My 5 day old Macbook is browsing macrumors.com at 39C. No moan or groans but I have yet to hear the fan run. I'm sure it is but I don't hear it.

 

[awhitaker]

The turkey goes "Gobble Gobble Gobble"
The MacBook goes "Moooo Mooooo Moooo"

Sorry to be joking about an annoying problem but once I heard that mp3, it reminded me of the See n' Say Toy when I was little.

 

[twoodcc]

my macbook never had the "moo"

 

[BSME]

My 5 day old Macbook is browsing macrumors.com at 39C. No moan or groans but I have yet to hear the fan run. I'm sure it is but I don't hear it.

it seems to have been fixed. mine is more silent than any machine i've ever owned (1.83 macbook).

it gets slightly warm, but not anything unexpected. it's not an iceblock...

 

[-::ubermann::-]

whats the ''moo''?

 

[solvs]

whats the ''moo''?