Mac Mini (Early 2009) Questions

Timagain · Timagain #1 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 04:42 PM

1. I use a temp program called iStat for my Mac Mini. Last night I was encoding MP4s for about 3 hours and I noticed that iStat reported the temp got to 90c / 196f. I read that Mac minis get hot but is that too hot?

2. I think i might be having problems with the display pig tail that came with my mac. Sometimes it blanks out, sometimes its colored static, somtimes its lines accross. Usually goes away if i play with the pig tail. I have notice the problem gets worse when the system is hot.
Should I get a new pig tail or send the whole thing back to Apple?
Sometimes I think its the actually conection on the mac where the display pig tail.
Anyone else having probelms with the pig tail?

Raz0rEdge · Raz0rEdge #2 (**permalink**)

01-04-2010, 08:04 PM

1. 90C is definitely very hot..I believe the CPU is rated up to about 100C..check on the fan speed, and see if you can crank it up a little to try to alleviate the temperature..

Regards

SlickShoes · SlickShoes #3 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 05:17 AM

The mac mini is likely to get a lot hotter than other machines due to how compact it is, i would agree with above though and see if you can get the fans running faster.

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Timagain #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 12, 2009 Posts: 1	01-04-2010, 04:42 PM 1. I use a temp program called iStat for my Mac Mini. Last night I was encoding MP4s for about 3 hours and I noticed that iStat reported the temp got to 90c / 196f. I read that Mac minis get hot but is that too hot? 2. I think i might be having problems with the display pig tail that came with my mac. Sometimes it blanks out, sometimes its colored static, somtimes its lines accross. Usually goes away if i play with the pig tail. I have notice the problem gets worse when the system is hot. Should I get a new pig tail or send the whole thing back to Apple? Sometimes I think its the actually conection on the mac where the display pig tail. Anyone else having probelms with the pig tail?
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Member Since: Jul 17, 2009 Location: MA Posts: 5,852 Mac Specs: 27" i7 iMac with 16GB RAM and 1TB HDD, iPhone 3G & 4, iPod Nano 16GB, iPod Shuffle, iPad 2 16GB WiFi	01-04-2010, 08:04 PM 1. 90C is definitely very hot..I believe the CPU is rated up to about 100C..check on the fan speed, and see if you can crank it up a little to try to alleviate the temperature.. Regards
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