[Hidden-tech] Mac Book Pro Heat Question

[Tony Jillson]

Yes. In System Preferences > Energy Saver>Options> Processor Performance

On Feb 16, 2007, at 8:13 PM, Jan Werner wrote:

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> Intel mobile CPUs allow the core voltage to be reduced to reduce  
> power consumption and heat  by slowing down the processing speed.
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> IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads come with a utility that lets you create  
> customized power profiles that adjust the trade-offs between  
> processing speed, battery life, heat and fan noise. Does Mac OS-X  
> 10.4 provide Intel Mac users with similar capabilities?
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> Robert Heller wrote:
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>>> Hi:
>>> I purchased an MBP a couple of months ago and it has operated  
>>> flawlessly. I usually use it in my lap with a laptop pad underneath.
>> Does this 'laptop pad' allow for heat disipation?  Does it allow  
>> for air
>> flow under the laptop?
>>> Today, while using it, the fan came on, something that has never  
>>> happened. When I touched the bottom of the machine, it was pretty  
>>> darn hot. I shut it off for a half hour and turned it on and  
>>> resumed work and after  a while the fan came on again.
>>>
>>> I called Apple Care and was told it gets hot and I shouldn't use  
>>> it on my lap (an odd bit advice considering it's a laptop).
>> They mean directly on your lap. Or at least for long term use  
>> directly
>> on your lap. There should be some way for heat to be disipated,  
>> that is
>> there should be some way for the normally generatted heat to be
>> radiated or conducted away.  Using the laptop *on your lap* has the
>> problem of adding your body heat to the (already) warm laptop.   
>> Even a
>> table (or a board) is better.
>>> My question is has anyone experienced this heat issue. Is it  
>>> something that would eventually require a repair or is it just a  
>>> quirk of the machine?
>> Probably normal.  The faster the processor and the 'harder' it is
>> working, the hotter it will get.  It *might* also be getting dusty  
>> inside,
>> which cuts down on heat disipation.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ron
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