#SMC FAN CONTROL MACBOOK PRO 2012 HOW TO#
#SMC FAN CONTROL MACBOOK PRO 2012 WINDOWS 7#

Starting from idle temperatures and MBP case pretty cold, temps are like this:Īfter 3 minutes, C1 is 88C, C2 96, C3 99, C4 95Īfter 5 minutes, C1 is 91C, C2 99C, C3 101C, C4 98C I set fans to 6200rpm everytime I test this. I use torture test (in-place large FFTs: maximum heat and power consumption as stated), all four cores go 100% load, which are supposed to. Temps are generally better in OSX as it should be, but I made another test with Prime95 under both systems. Temps do not stay at 95-100C but they oscillate, probably due to thermal throttling. But even if I do, temps usually wobbles around 95C and I experience thermal throttling sooner or later. I do not really game in OSX, but when I do (GRID 2, DIRT 3, and other more demanding games on low to mid settings) I set the fan speeds always to max 6200RPM. When really idling for few minutes, sometimes it goes lower even to 37-40C.

In OSX, it usually idles at about 45C average with default 2000rpm fans, quite no problem with that. Room temperature is pretty cold and I use two table fans directed to the MBP to help cool the alu case and also, MBP is elevated about 1,5cm in the back and 0,5cm in the front for better heat dissipation.

#SMC FAN CONTROL MACBOOK PRO 2012 WINDOWS 7#

I use iStat pro on Dashboard and iStat menu for temperature monitoring in OSX and Mac fan Control along with Real Temp in Windows 7 (Bootcamp).

MBP is 1 year old, I have cleaned it up from dust and also did the thermal plaste reapply (Arctic Cooling MX-4). SMC reset is not helpful in any case, did OS reinstallations many times with no noticeable effect. My specs are Core i7 2,3Ghz with nVidia 650GT, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.4. I've also read numerous topics about heating problems, but that didn`t help me at all. Hooray for documentation! (And for computers that actually start up when they’re supposed to.I've been trying to solve my overheating problem for quite a long time, but had no luck, so I will try to describe it to you and hopefully, someone can come up with some solution. Again, the instructions for what you’ll do depend on what model of Mac you’ve got, but naturally, Apple has support articles about iBooks and PowerBooks, iMacs, and Mac minis. Oh, and one more thing: If your machine is an older, PowerPC model, what you’ll be looking to reset isn’t called the SMC-it’s the Power Management Unit (PMU). It doesn’t get much more difficult for most models, but if your laptop has a removable battery, you’ll have to take it out as part of the process. Press the power button to turn on the computer. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.ĥ.

On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.Ĥ. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if it’s not already connected.ģ. Here are the instructions for a computer like mine, a 2012 MacBook Air:Ģ.

#SMC FAN CONTROL MACBOOK PRO 2012 HOW TO#

The most common symptom I’ve seen of an SMC issue, though, is the one I mentioned-a Mac that won’t respond to the power button being pressed, even when its battery is fully charged.Īpple has a very long support article about what can indicate problems with the SMC, what to try before you mess with it, and then how to reset it for all Intel machines, both new and old. So for example, if your Mac’s fans are constantly running even when you’re not doing much, an SMC reset could be just the thing. In fact, nothing happens at all when you press the power button.īesides screaming into your pillow, what can you do? Well, a good thing to try (and heck, just to know about in advance) is how to reset what’s called the System Management Controller (SMC).Īll Intel-based Macs have an SMC chip, which is in charge of a ton of low-level functions related to sleep, power, some lights and indicators, and fan speed.

Smc fan control macbook pro 2012