Upper case getting to warm!
The upper case of my Macboook Pro gets way too warm, so its difficult and annoying to type, because of the sweaty hands.
I replaced the thermal paste already, and its better but still too warm to type. When I replaced the I discovered that the Keyboard backlight was stuck/fried to the heat sink. I even had to rip it a little to get it of, and tore it. Its still working though. I now have a pretty warm case and the CPU temp is only at 70°C. And the fans work properly too.
My question is, is it possible to isolate the the parts with some heat resistant foil or something. Or to deinstall the backlight? I almost never use it anyways, but if its the part that makes everything else hot than I rather take it out.
Or is it just the heat sink thats not working properly anymore?
Or is there any other part that could be defect, like the DC Connector.
I also have a Optical Bay installed, could it be that too? I unplugged it before, but it still went warm though. Haven't taking it out though yet.
Is this a good question?
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I just removed the optical bay and its a little better now. I will report back after a day running it like this.
by Wendel Fierce
I am using istat menus now, and the CPU is at around 55-60°C, Battery at 36°C, Fin Stack and Northbridge at around 50°C.
Its been like this for a few hours now. I set the fans at 3000rpm basic, so I could see if it keeps cool and still gets warm at the top. And I am just using Chrome and a few other text and download programs. The case is pretty warm though. My hands are sweating, and its a air conditioned room (library).
The heat definitely comes from the AC/USB side. The Optical Bay/Drive is not in the case, its empty now, and the right side has a rather normal temperature therefor.
by Wendel Fierce
TRIM is enabled, no difference.
by Wendel Fierce
Could it be the heat sink or the DC?
by Wendel Fierce
I installed a new heat pipe now. Unfortunately its the wrong part, and I only could fixate it with 3 of the 4 screws. You think this will work or do I need the other part immediately?
by Wendel Fierce
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