Hi, I can't get the link to work, it refuses to load. Thanks, Kari. On 28/06/2011, at 9:56 PM, Christopher Wright wrote:
> Hi, > Someone did a podcast on this. Go to > > http://gwenna.podbean.com > ----- Original Message ----- From: "johns.kary" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:20 AM > Subject: Mac book pro running very hot > > >> Hi guys, >> >> I've got a strange problem hear, and I'm really hoping it's software not >> hard ware. >> >> A couple of days ago my Mac book pro started running hot, the fan would >> kick in a short time after start up, and would pretty much run constantly >> from there until I shut down again. >> Now, it's the middle of winter hear in Australia, so the temperature hardly >> get's above 20 Celsius, Even with the heater going my lounge-room is >> definitely not hot enough to up set the MBP. >> I checked all the usual culprits, Things I'd forgotten to remove from the >> finder, apps running in the background, ect, no deal it still happened. >> >> I ran a permissions repair, worked for about a day, then started all over >> again. >> >> So I went deeper and had a look at the activity monitor. >> Most things are running at 0.0 or or not much higher, except for one. >> Something called "applespell.service" was varying between 84 and 99%. >> I quit it, and it went back to 0.0 and my MBP immediately started cooling >> down. A short while later it started heating up again and the fan cut in >> and remained on again. I went back and checked, and sure enough >> applespell.service" was running at 99%. Once again I quit, and things >> cooled down again. It's been running at 0.0 for a bit over an hour now, >> the Mac is a lot cooler, and the fan hasn't kicked in once. So I'm assuming >> I've found my problem. The thing is it seams to be reoccurring frequently. >> Does anyone have any idea what's going on hear? Do you guys think I've found >> the problem, or am I completely off the mark? >> >> I'd really like to fix this my self, not only for the satisfaction, but my >> nearest apple store is an hour and a half away, and finding transport for >> that long a trip can be tricky at best. :). >> >> Thanks in advance for any thoughts-help. >> >> A very! frustrated, >> Kari. >> Ps all software is up to date. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
