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MacBook on fire! - space-time - 05-12-2008
No, just kidding, but the fans in my wife's iBook are always ON. Even when unplugged and set to "Better Energy Savings". The screen dims, but the fans keep running at full speed. She does very light browsing (no streaming, just reading forums and slideshows).
I am going to call AppleCare sometime this week, but is there anything else I should try first?
It's the previous generation model (we got it in March or Feb? after the latest model was introduced). I upgraded the RAM to 4 GB, and that's it. Running 10.5.2, and I believe there fi a firmware update out, but I haven't installed that yet.
I noticed some sleep issues since day one, but I haven
t paid attention to the fans that much until a few days ago when I noticed the problems. It I put it to sleep manually the fans will stop, but if left alone, it never goes to sleep by itself, and the fans just blow air until the battery is dead.
Re: MacBook on fire! - space-time - 05-12-2008
I forgot to spell-check, please ignore any typos
thanks
Re: MacBook on fire! - GGD - 05-12-2008
Have you check Activity Monitor to see if something is consuming a lot of CPU time. Sometimes flash or video ads in web pages can suck up a huge amount of CPU time.
BTW: Is this a MacBook or an iBook, you've called it both.
Re: MacBook on fire! - space-time - 05-12-2008
Sorry, it is a MacBook. She had an iBook before, also white, so sometimes I use "iBook" but I really mean MacBook.
I still like iBook name better though, I find it ieasier to pronounce. And PowerBook sounds so much better than MacBook Pro!!!
yes, it's a MacBook.
Re: MacBook on fire! - mstudio - 05-12-2008
Try this
Re: MacBook on fire! - space-time - 05-12-2008
thanks, I'll reset the SMC !
Re: MacBook on fire! - Black Landlord - 05-12-2008
Run that firmware update as well, but it's a wierd one-- make sure you read the instructions thoroughly.
For future reference your 'book is known as a "late 2007".
Re: MacBook on fire! - space-time - 05-12-2008
BL,
which one do you have?
Re: MacBook on fire! - Black Landlord - 05-12-2008
Same. 2.2, late '07, 4 GB RAM max. I've heard the fans briefly once, twice at the most, I think during an OS install.
Re: MacBook on fire! - Black Landlord - 05-12-2008
Good chart on wikipedia:
