Check your Activity Monitor. I'm having the same consistent running issue with a process called Quick Look Helper, which runs at over 100% of the processor's capacity. I close out this process, and it cools the system down within a minute or two.
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I already tried that but i'll try again. > On Jun 7, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > > > Ok, something i used to do before we cleaned mine, shut down the unit. > let the ram and processor clear out. then restart it and see if the mail > program causes the fan to run again. One of the good things and bad things > about a mac is you don't have to shut them down as often. I have gone > several days at a time with just shutting the lid when I didn't want it > running. maybe restarting it will help your problem. good luck, Max > > On Jun 7, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > > > >> Oh transmit never used to cause that. the problem I think started when I > mounted an ftp site to disk and tried to coppy a 7 gig folder over. since > then it has not quit and I've rebooted and it will be fine until I start > mail and or transmit and keep running even with them clossed but it will not > do this if I am running skype, pythin, clisk and nambu at the same time. Odd > eh? > >> > >> Now the only thing I can see here is all of my folders now are on my > imap server but I don't see that beeing the issue. > >> > >> Take care. > >> > >> S > >> On Jun 7, 2010, at 11:02 AM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > >> > >>> hello; then it is still within the first 90 days. I don't think you > should be experiencing those kinds of problems yet. My ftp client, cute > ftp, doesn't cause the fan on my mac book to run like that. I don't have > protect mac any more because my trial expired, but it used to cause that. > the only other program i have that does it is max 8.0 when converting .og > files to .mp3 files. wish i could be more help. good luck, max > >>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >>> > >>>> I've had it since feb. I just noticed the problem this weekend. > >>>> > >>>> S > >>>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> hello; how long have you had your mac? sometimes the fan will run > more if the venting on your machine is clogged with dust and dirt. You > might want to try cleaning them with some compressed air. I did it on mine > a while back. well, had my brother do it actually. but since then mine > only runs when my anitvirus program is running a full sweep. hope that > helps, max > >>>>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> I'm still trying to figure this out but I've got it down to mail and > my ftp client. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I turn them on and my fan runs hot, or shall I say my fan runs and > won't quit. I have to shut it down and not run mail or my ftp client or > listen to it all day. what could be causing this? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> a very worried S > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > . > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<macvisionaries%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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