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From: Kurt Ullman on 15 Feb 2010 15:21 In article <joshuafwhalen-30B036.15065415022010(a)70-1-84-166.pools.spcsdns.net>, Joshua Whalen <joshuafwhalen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > There was a defect in some mbp's that caused this. Check on apple's site > to see if you have one of the effected models, as it's a recognized > defect and apple will fix it. > I'll double check but I think that I looked into that when I first got it. > Otherwise, check your fans. Try installing the iStat menus shareware, > and then see what your processor temperature is. I had a bad left fan, > and it was causing my system to reach temperatures of 201 degrees > Fahrenheit, and then of course the system would shut down to save > itself. Fixed the fan, problem solved itself. > Obviously I don't know what the temps were when it shut down on my unexpectedly, but istat indicated both fans were running consistently around 1000 rpm and the main heat sink was running around 80-85 F and the CPU A Temp diode around 104 F. -- I get off on '57 Chevys I get off on screamin' guitars --Eric Clapton
From: Jolly Roger on 15 Feb 2010 19:54 In article <e_udnUD7zdt85eTWnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In article > <nospam.m-m-456C77.10481815022010(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com>, > M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote: > > > In article <Z4-dnW2xWpV9yOTWnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, > > Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > My wife's MBP has decided to turn itself off. Completely. It appears to > > > be doing that about every 10 minutes or so. It seems to be a close to > > > when the power saver puts it to sleep. This has just started today. It > > > is plugged in, the battery is at 100%, the indicator at the plug in is > > > green. > > > It is an old (roughly 6 months or so after initial release), running > > > updated 10.5. I have saved system and console files, but are very long > > > and I did not want to post them unless someone thought they would be > > > useful (I did not see anything of interest, but then it was all > > > gibberish to me anyway-grin). > > > Any suggestions of what might be happening. > > > > > > Try resetting the Power Manager and zapping PRAM > > I'll try that. However, I was playing with it a third time and it > turned itself off WHILE we were working on it, lost the stuff we has > typed. That would seem to lessen the chances it is power mgt. wouldn't > it?? The symptoms you describe are typical of a failing battery. Does it do this while connected to a power source rather than running on the battery? -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: nospam on 15 Feb 2010 19:58 In article <jollyroger-D53106.18540515022010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > is plugged in, the battery is at 100%, the indicator at the plug in is > > > > green. > Does it do this while connected to a power source rather than running on > the battery? he already answered that.
From: Kurt Ullman on 15 Feb 2010 21:08 In article <jollyroger-D53106.18540515022010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > The symptoms you describe are typical of a failing battery. > > Does it do this while connected to a power source rather than running on > the battery? It has ONLY done this while connected to the power source. -- I get off on '57 Chevys I get off on screamin' guitars --Eric Clapton
From: Mike Rosenberg on 15 Feb 2010 22:26
Kurt Ullman <kurtullman(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > It has ONLY done this while connected to the power source. Interesting! So, getting back to the Power Manager... -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> |