The case is a part of the heat dissipation system and air must get under the computer. There are two areas to help you get temps under control:ġ) Physical Arrangement: Don't use the computer in your lap or one a blanket, pillow or other surface that covers the case bottom. The computer is supposed to do a safety shutdown at around 100C/212F so you are really close to the line.Īpplications > Utilities) shows "Model Identifier" as "MacBookPro3,1" or MacBookPro4,1" you have the sometimes flaky NVIDEA 8600M GT graphics chipset that can fail in high heat conditions, so it behooves you to get control of the temps. Mine (running 10.6.4) idles at around 110 to 12oF and seldom exceed 140-150F doing routine stuff like word processing or browsing. I get nervous on my Late 2007 MBP when temp pass 170F, but that only happens if I test some game demo that's demands a lot from the system.
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