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powerbook911

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Mar 15, 2005
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I have a 2011 Mac mini Server. When I leave the system, I go to my name and select "Login Window."

MY computer's fans start screaming a few minutes later because the screen saver comes on. It is the 3D Flurry and very GPU or CPU intensive because again, the fans have to ramp up.

I feel like it's hurting my computer as I have even noticed some issues from this, like the computer can overheat and restart.

I have the screen saver set in preferences to "never," and I selected the simple text one with the Apple logo (should be less intensive).

However, the screen saver still comes on, and it's still the Flurry rather than the one I select.

What's the story?

Thanks so much.
 
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