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Unibody runs hotter after 10.5.7

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dan5.5

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Hi everyone!

After installing 10.5.7 my unibody mbp runs hotter.
I have it set up for better battery.
I reset the SMC & PRAM, repaired permissions.

Before the update, the computer would be at around 42-44c, after the update it runs 46-48c.

The computer is running really well otherwise.
Is anyone experiencing this?
 
dan5.5 said:
Hi everyone!

After installing 10.5.7 my unibody mbp runs hotter.
I have it set up for better battery.
I reset the SMC & PRAM, repaired permissions.

Before the update, the computer would be at around 42-44c, after the update it runs 46-48c.

The computer is running really well otherwise.
Is anyone experiencing this?
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I too have noticed the temp increase but I just figured it was how I had the laptop in my lap. I updated about an hour or two ago with no issues, just the increased temps.
 
Not that i am questioning you guys but are you sure it didn't switch to the 9600m when it did it's install as mine did - i think not sure what i was on before... just wondering... i haven't seen any changes in performance but I use fan control so if it changed any fan settings I wouldn't notice but checking the gphx card may be an idea
 
Odd; before on 10.5.6, I was running 39-42 and VLC was taking up 4.5% cpu time playing mp3's in the background. I'm now running at 35C after surfing for about an hour, with VLC still grabbing 4.5% cpu.

I still find the case so uncomfortably cool that i can't rest my wrists on the case without discomfort.

If anything, my UMBP 17 runs cooler.

Tom
 
My temps have also increased, but on my 2.2GHz MBP. Temperatures usually sit at 125F with Safari, iTunes, and Tomato opened...now it sits at 140F.
 
Holy crap, you're right. My laptop is usually 40 degrees C, and now its on average, 55 degrees C. Not that I really care that much, but it's a little weird. In the update, apple did mention that they fixed some graphical issues. They could have updated the driver to not under-clock the GPU as much. I dunno, I'm just hypothesizing.
 
I'm running FireFox, Adium, and iTunes right now with the 9400M on battery, and I'm at a (relatively) cool 108F (42C).
 
Wow, this thread is a good news insofar as I've not updated my system yet. My MBP typically runs between 40 and 55c on the 9400 and 50 to 65c on the 9600. I'm going to take a wait and see attitude on this.

Plus I'll pop over to see if there's any major complaining about 10.5.7 on the apple discussions.
 
My Early 2008 MBP also has a temperature increase after 10.5.7 update... I hope there will be a fix for this...
 
Updated an employee's iMac yesterday, and she said it's running hotter and making more fan noise. Said it was too hot to work all afternoon.
 
My 17" Unibody is online for 10+ hours a day while running several programs.
I didn't notice any increase in heat.
I did notice that the 17" Unibody runs a lot cooler than my previous Early 2008 15" MBP, which is such a sweet thing :D

Btw, why complaining about a increase of a few degrees.
 
10.5.7 make my trackpad, not responsive.
i need to sleep macbook first, and open it again to make it work! :(
 
Funny... I've always been impressed at how cool my Unibody MacBook ran. However, I have to agree that with this latest update, it DOES run hotter.
 
It seems my mbp is running a little hotter aswell...also it seems the fans are surging too...very odd. It sounds like the fans gain rpm for a split second, then drops.
 
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