Friday, August 18, 2006

Apple address MacBook heat issue with new firmware

Apple has released a SMC firmware update for the MacBook to address heat issues. This firmware will reprogram the fan behavior of the MacBook. In other words, the fan will come on at a lower temperature and stay on longer to maintain a lower temperature. This, of course, translates to possibly more fan noise for the user.

I have applied this firmware update (easy process, just make sure the power is plugged in during the process), and so far it works good. The upper-left side of the keyboard/case is usually the "hot spot" and after the update it has cooled considerably. The fan noise isn't that noticeable to me, so I am a happy MacBook camper.

Article Link posted by Jambo Consulting at 11:40 AM

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Friday, August 18, 2006

Apple address MacBook heat issue with new firmware

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