i'm using an old amplifier heat sink to keep the macbook pro cool, the heat sink is slightly larger than the mac, i did that cooling allready with the powerbook g4 James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) [email protected] http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 2:59 PM, Bill Parker wrote: > Timely advice from Macs4U. Never place a Macbook on a flat insulating > surface! Second. Turn it off at night. > > Bill > On 28/03/2012, at 12:52 PM, Bill Parker wrote: > >> The new name? The Menopausal MacBook. I'm off to Macs4U immediately. >> >> Bill >> >> On 28/03/2012, at 12:42 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: >> >>> Once upon a time, in the G3 PowerBook epoch, Apple laptops seemed >>> indestructible and lasted for ever and a day. My G3 did me very well indeed >>> from April 2000 until late 2009. >>> >>> Sadly, I've started to suspect that the modern MacBook Pro didn't inherit >>> the longevity gene. The motherboard 17" laptop I bought in 2008 died >>> without warning shortly after the extended AppleCare expired, and the >>> impression I have is that Ronni for example has had more than one laptop >>> suffer from logic board faults. >>> >>> So Bill, to continue the analogy in human terms, it may be that your >>> computer has reached that stage in life in which it suffers hot flushes. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Michael. >>> >>> On 28/03/2012, at 11:55 AM, Bill Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> My Macbook Pro - about 18 months old is now exhbiting odd fan behaviour. >>>> During normal word processing/emailing etc. no fan. >>>> >>>> After a few moment of say iView, the fans come on and by then the machine >>>> has heated and feels quite hot to touch. >>>> >>>> Whats happening here? >>>> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
