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Dangers of limiting fan-speed
The situation:
I work in a very quiet office using MBP Spring 2011 with an i7.
The problem is that when I put an intense but short workload for a few seconds on the CPU the fans spin up heavily, ...
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MacBook Air wrong fan reading
My Macbook Air (Summer 2011, i7) tends to think it's running way hotter than it is, and permanently ramps up the fan. Closing the computer and reopening resets the mistaken sensor, but I'd rather not ...
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What's the normal operating temperature for a unibody plastic Macbook?
My Macbook seems to be running pretty hot lately. iStat Pro is stating that my CPU temp is nearing 180 degrees F, and that the heatsink is approaching 150. The laptop is noticeably warmer than ...
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What part of the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2.4 GHZ (Mid 2010) logic board is what sensor?
My MacBook Pro 13-inch 2.4 GHZ (Mid 2010) starts up normally but after approximately one minute the fan accelerates and the system slows down dramatically. The CPU load goes up to 99% as I see it on ...
