MBP temps

[Gaura Mohana]

Hi there
I'm seeing wierd temps now... the MBP is around a month and a half old, and its a base 2010 '13 MPB...
Do these temps look bad? The computer is pretty much idle at the time that the screenshot was taken... i dont recall the temps being that bad a couple of days ago... i tried restarting - no luck

btw outside it's around 30C right now

 

[GGJstudios]

Hi there
I'm seeing wierd temps now... the MBP is around a month and a half old, and its a base 2010 '13 MPB...
Do these temps look bad?

Your temps are perfectly normal, as searching the forum with Google will reveal:

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Etc., etc., etc.

 

[alust2013]

Looks fine to me. I have pretty similar temps myself, and it looks like the fan is running at the default 2000 RPM, so no issues there. Sometimes it will just run a bit warmer. It does look like you could use a bigger hard drive though

 

[Gaura Mohana]

thanks
I guess i got a wee bit paranoid from reading all the posts about replacing the thermal gel (or w/e) on the 2011 MBP

I totally agree on getting a bigger HDD - ATM cant afford it. Im also hearing wierd clicking sound a couple of times a day from the HDD.....
btw is there anyway i can use time machine to back up to a fat32 volume? I have a external 1TB drive that i just cant format - too many files would be lost. (and i cant keep the 1tb plugged in all the time - thats why it would be nice to have bigger HDD)

Btw I just switched from PC to mac... I've been using PC's ever since i was four... 11 Years later i switched so far its been great...
Still trying to find good games for the MBP
Also trying to start learning C, Objective C, and finally iOS programming..

 

[alust2013]

thanks
I guess i got a wee bit paranoid from reading all the posts about replacing the thermal gel (or w/e) on the 2011 MBP

I totally agree on getting a bigger HDD - ATM cant afford it. Im also hearing wierd clicking sound a couple of times a day from the HDD.....
btw is there anyway i can use time machine to back up to a fat32 volume? I have a external 1TB drive that i just cant format - too many files would be lost. (and i cant keep the 1tb plugged in all the time - thats why it would be nice to have bigger HDD)

Btw I just switched from PC to mac... I've been using PC's ever since i was four... 11 Years later i switched so far its been great...
Still trying to find good games for the MBP
Also trying to start learning C, Objective C, and finally iOS programming..

If the clicking is when you move it, that's normal. That's just the sudden motion sensor protecting the hard drive from damage.

As far as backup, I do believe the format has to be HFS+, but you may be able to add a separate partition to use for time machine without completely reformatting.

 

[GGJstudios]

btw is there anyway i can use time machine to back up to a fat32 volume? I have a external 1TB drive that i just cant format - too many files would be lost. (and i cant keep the 1tb plugged in all the time - thats why it would be nice to have bigger HDD)

Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper all require HFS+ format for backing up your HFS+ formatted internal drive.

 

[Gaura Mohana]

hmm.. i dont move the computer much... its sitting on the table pretty much all the time, but i still hear the clicks at totally random times. NOT when im idle - not when im doing something intensive either... its not really loud..
happens a couple of times a day....

btw i do have a habit of keeping it charging all the time. what should i do? i do want to keep the battery life good so i CAN use it whenever i have to... Should i leave it plugged in all day, but discharge it to 50% once a day? (thats what i have been doing so far) or should i do something else?

btw i already got applecare.
sorry for so many q's... just sorta new to the mac scene

 

[GGJstudios]

btw i do have a habit of keeping it charging all the time. what should i do? i do want to keep the battery life good so i CAN use it whenever i have to... Should i leave it plugged in all day, but discharge it to 50% once a day? (thats what i have been doing so far) or should i do something else?

It's not a good idea to leave it plugged in all the time. As long as you're running on battery for a while every few days, you'll be fine. Calibrate it to make sure your readings are accurate. This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​