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A workaround for the MacBook 6200 rpm issue
Authored by: Michelasso on Aug 03, '11 02:24:08AM

Well, just to inform that I opened the MacBook, cleaned the fan and replace the thermal paste with Arctic Silver 5. The fan grid was 70% obstructed by a thick layer of burned dust. I couldn't believe it was so bad. Still, removing it it didn't cool down. The thermal paste was a joke. Nearly nothing was left on top of the CPU and GPU. All spread around in huge quantity (which they say is not good).

Well, the result is that while typing this the temp is 45 C (usually it stayed at around 65 C). Playing flash movies it didn't go above 75-77 C while before it could even pass 90 C (!!). Also the CPU used to go at 100%, which is not the case now.

I just wonder what they do at Apple with these expensive pieces of HW. That has been really disappointing.



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