Sudden Shutdowns on My Macbook Pro
Posted by Doug Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:31:06 GMT
Today while I was working at the Apple Summer Camp my Macbook Pro suddenly shutdown three times without warning. All three times I actually lost work (not to mention time to reboot). The geniuses at the Apple store said it might be my battery and swapped me a new one. Something said in passing is that the Macbook Pros (and I assume Macbooks) will shut down when they overheat. Mine has always run hot and I’ve not done anything to correct it. Also, while at the store I was using the machine on my lap or sitting flat on the wooden bench in the training area. I highly suspect my shutdowns were due to heat.
At home I use Griffen’s iCurve and love it. When I’m away from my desk I don’t have anything to help ventilation around my machine. So, I’m fairly tempted by something like MacAlly’s icePad. If you have any experience with some type of portable work surface, I’d like to hear about it.
I love my Podium Pad. I’m spoiled by it; I go crazy having my Powerbook flat on a desk anymore.
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“I highly suspect my shutdowns were due to heat.” if this is the Reason, go and hassle Apple to replace your MacBook Pro. Dont search for workarounds. Apples Problems with the heat-conductive paste are well known. And the MacBook Pro is just too expensive to tolerate their Design failures.
I bought an http://www.coolusb.ca/lap-ibrez.htm ibreeze today, it’s stupid exspensive for what it is (two cpu fans screwed to some plastic) but it does the job, I use it on my lap too.
I might also sugest an iLap.
Same thing has started happening to my MacBookPro recently (it is one of the early types) but only when on battery not on the power supply.
I’m going to take it to the apple store in london when I have a spare day (because that’s how long the genius bar takes!)
Stuart