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MacBook overheating and fan spinning too fast
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<blockquote data-quote="terps_fan_1990" data-source="post: 1525311" data-attributes="member: 306409"><p>Hello! I've had this problem on my MacBook from 2008, but its never been this bad. On SMCFanControl, the temperature is steady at about 70 degrees, and the fan is running at > 6000 RPM. Every now and then (especially if I'm watching a YouTube video, or Netflix) the computer will automatically shutdown without prompting me to do so. My guess is that it was overheating and shut off in panic mode. </p><p></p><p>I've checked Activity Monitor, and it doesn't seem to show anything taking up a lot of CPU power. Also, I generally only use this computer for internet, word processing, and TV (through Netflix). </p><p></p><p>Any help you can give me would be appreciated! I'd prefer to work this out without having to go to the Genius Bar. Every time I went to them about it, they just did a system check and showed everything was running smoothly. I've replaced the battery several times, thinking to work with a simpler problem before assuming it was overheating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="terps_fan_1990, post: 1525311, member: 306409"] Hello! I've had this problem on my MacBook from 2008, but its never been this bad. On SMCFanControl, the temperature is steady at about 70 degrees, and the fan is running at > 6000 RPM. Every now and then (especially if I'm watching a YouTube video, or Netflix) the computer will automatically shutdown without prompting me to do so. My guess is that it was overheating and shut off in panic mode. I've checked Activity Monitor, and it doesn't seem to show anything taking up a lot of CPU power. Also, I generally only use this computer for internet, word processing, and TV (through Netflix). Any help you can give me would be appreciated! I'd prefer to work this out without having to go to the Genius Bar. Every time I went to them about it, they just did a system check and showed everything was running smoothly. I've replaced the battery several times, thinking to work with a simpler problem before assuming it was overheating. [/QUOTE]
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