Mbp 2.66 Heat problem

[Babba]

Hi there,

Just bought a mbp 2.66. Love it so far. Using it in energy saving mode right now, for 1-2 hours. There is a heat coming under keyboard 😛 I can feel it on my hands without touching it. Is this normal? I don't want to get my hands sweat..

 

[ViciousShadow21]

Hi there,

Just bought a mbp 2.66. Love it so far. Using it in energy saving mode right now, for 1-2 hours. There is a heat coming under keyboard 😛 I can feel it on my hands without touching it. Is this normal? I don't want to get my hands sweat..

download istat pro from iSlayer and see what the temp read out is.

 

[Babba]

HD Mac : 32
CPU A : 45
GPU : 42
Gpu heatsink : 40

by the way, where is cpu B 😛 ?

are these normal ? Why is the heat coming off from the keyboard? \

 

[ViciousShadow21]

HD Mac : 32
CPU A : 45
GPU : 42
Gpu heatsink : 40

by the way, where is cpu B 😛 ?

are these normal ? Why is the heat coming off from the keyboard? \

those stats look good. it could be the backlight on the keyboard. is it set high?

 

[alphaod]

are these normal ? Why is the heat coming off from the keyboard? \

The keyboard is right on top of the GPU, CPU, etc. It will get hot and then the heat will transfer to the keyboard.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

The keyboard is right on top of the GPU, CPU, etc. It will get hot and then the heat will transfer to the keyboard.

yes but i checked my keyboard and i am not having that problem at about the same temp. then i turned on the backlight and it got a little bit warm but not enough to make my hands sweaty.

 

[jeremybuff]

My iStat temperatures are about the same, fans running at 2000RPM. According to smcFanControl, I am running at 41C.

My keyboard never feels warm unless I turn my hand over so the back of my hand is touching the keyboard. Even then I can only detect a very minute amount of heat. Even when I am playing a game, like.. uh MiniOne Racing, the heat from my keyboard does not increase despite smc going from 41C to 50-55C.

Only near the top left of the unit, near the power adapter, do I feel much heat, and mainly when I am compressing video. Even photoshop does not increase my temps much at all.

EDIT: The LED backlight has zero effect in terms of heat for me.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

EDIT: The LED backlight has zero effect in terms of heat for me.

oh great i wonder if i have a problem.😛 no its not really that much heat. very little if any but i do feel a difference.

 

[jeremybuff]

oh great i wonder if i have a problem.😛 no its not really that much heat. very little if any but i do feel a difference.

haha yeah I figured. It's probably not even coming from the LED lights, they do not burn warm anyway.

 

[Markov]

As everyone knows, heat rises. So as long as there are tiny gaps between keys and everything below, heat will come through. I can't imagine your hand is sweaty, it's probably just oily more than anything.