Overheating + loud fan

[leehughes]

Hi,

My mac is overheating quite easy and really trying hard with the fan.

I have done a little research and I don't have any print jobs. I have checked my activity monitor and i'm 72% idle and I also have 42 gigs free.

Running lastest everything, snow leopard etc

Any ideas?

 

[spinnerlys]

It would be nice if you could provide more information, like what exact Mac model you use and what the temperatures and fan(s) speed are.

 

[leehughes]

Fan is running at 3902 rpm


MacBook5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Not sure how to measure temp

 

[spinnerlys]

iStat Pro or iStat Nano

 

[leehughes]

cpu 65
HD: MAC 31
Enclosure base: all around 30
heatsink A: 57
Heatsink B: 50

 

[spinnerlys]

You knowing what the fan speed but not the temperature is, makes me assume you have some kind of fan control software installed.

If that is the case, look at the settings of that application.

Btw, it's summer in the northern hemisphere, thus computers get a bit hotter.

If you don't have a fan control software, either try SMC Fan Control or Fan Control.

 

[leehughes]

Should i run it in the fridge and see what happens?

 

[spinnerlys]

Should i run it in the fridge and see what happens?

I would advise against it, as the MBP could come into contact with liquid.
I once put an iBook into an oven though at 50-80°C, but I put many things into them anyway.

So all in all, if the CPU gets hot, the fan(s) spin, especially if you may have installed some fan control software.

You could try an SMC reset though.

 

[leehughes]

how would I do that?

 

[spinnerlys]

how would I do that?

via SEARCH

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)​

 

[leehughes]

cheers bud