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HOT Powerwook when running FCP. What to do? More importantly, what can IT to my computer?
It’s not an isntant or constant thing, but very often the bottom of my powerbook gets hot while editing on FCP. I’m not talking warm or running a lil toward warm, I’m talking about HOT, really HOT.
What can I do to help make this not happen, also what can it do to my powerbook in the long run? Can it harm it in anyway?
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3 Replies
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i suggest you try the apple powerbook forums. theres a whole lot been discussed and suggested about hot powerbooks there.
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I have had the problem in the past myself, as cumbersome as it is i suggest one of the many risers on themarket and if you can find it a usb fan. i bought one about 8 months ago adn went back a week later to get one for a friend and the storre no longer sold them. i have a little widget that displays the temp. lifting the pb up and using the fan while running fcp and photoshop or others app at the same time the tem p stays around 115. without the riser and fan it gets up around 145…..definatly not good for your little precious. your friends will tease you at first but you get used to it.
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The “Book” is built to get hot, all laptops get hot, it’s made of metal to dissipate the heat (heat-sink).
Just don’t put it on your bare legs is all!
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