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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1435619" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Very, very, very, very unlikely. The high cpu problem can be either hardware or software (as your thread title asked). Sometimes it can be defective hardware...or a file from a program that got installed (that's why it should show up in the Activity Monitor list).</p><p></p><p>I recently had a high cpu issue somewhat similar to your's (but not exactly). I had high cpu use (but I did have the high fan rpm's...which you said you didn't have). I took it to Apple...and it was a defective fan. But...even though it was a hardware issue...I still had something show up in my Activity Monitor list with high cpu use.</p><p></p><p>So "something" should show up in Activity Monitor.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1435619, member: 56379"] Very, very, very, very unlikely. The high cpu problem can be either hardware or software (as your thread title asked). Sometimes it can be defective hardware...or a file from a program that got installed (that's why it should show up in the Activity Monitor list). I recently had a high cpu issue somewhat similar to your's (but not exactly). I had high cpu use (but I did have the high fan rpm's...which you said you didn't have). I took it to Apple...and it was a defective fan. But...even though it was a hardware issue...I still had something show up in my Activity Monitor list with high cpu use. So "something" should show up in Activity Monitor. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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