my macbook is starting to run at about 172-180F when i turn it on, without opening anything. i can't seem to lower this any way. i have held it up in the air (getting good circulation) to no avail. i can currently smell my computer, and i'm getting quite worried. it used to be any where from 80-120F.
please let me stress:
finder (and a couple menubar apps) are all that are open at boot.
i do not have any "intensive" apps open.
nevermind, i have figured it out.
the problem was "mdworker" indexing a bunch of audiobooks i just got. i just excluded the folder from spotlight, and my temp is back down at 120F.
Hi I'm new to macs, so how do you check the temperature on one?
Smcfancontrol or alternatively you can get istat pro for your dashboard
Hi Dec540,
Don't know what Smcfancontrol is, but I downloaded istat pro. Great little widget! Many thanks for that.
Where can I download that program? My macbook is always running so hot, I'd like to keep track of its temperature.
temp in the menu-bar:
smcfancontrol:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id.../smcfancontrol
istat-menus:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25230/istat-menus
temp dashboard widget:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20364/istat-pro
I downloaded smcfancontrol but whn i go to save my settings it asks for my ps of an acct w/admin privileges. well i am the only user nd i have the admin privileges. I canged my name/pw to try and see if that worked, it didnt. i went into key chain but i dont see anything that i need to change. how do i get past this point? please help!!!!Originally Posted by ki99
if you are the admin, there should be a password for your name. make sure you use the right one.
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