How to control CPU usage and make sure Fan speed is not high? - Page 2

JoeyDee · Jun 3rd, 2009, 08:40 PM

Check it out... I thought i'd make a video so you guys can hear it.. for no reason it's was going nuts today... my CPU usage was low... Check it out and let me know.

Something's wrong with my mac! on Vimeo

-Joey

chas_m · Jun 3rd, 2009, 10:03 PM

Have you DISABLED smc fan control (which should never have been on there in the first place) as instructed?

JoeyDee · Jun 3rd, 2009, 10:04 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by chas_m
	Have you DISABLED smc fan control (which should never have been on there in the first place) as instructed?

Yes sir, I deleted it long time ago.

chas_m · Jun 3rd, 2009, 11:25 PM

Okay. You didn't mention it, so I thought I'd ask.

Is there more than one account logged in? Could something be running in that other account?

JoeyDee · Jun 4th, 2009, 12:27 AM

I was running Safari & Photoshop.

Safari, I wasn't browsing anything major, just FB and ehmac

Photoshot, I wasn't editing a large file, just a pic for FB

I dont know what's going on but its tripping me out

-Joey

chas_m · Jun 4th, 2009, 07:54 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by JoeyDee
	I was running Safari & Photoshop.

Is this an older copy of Photoshop and/or running under Rosetta? That would DEFINITELY cause the fans to ramp up.

chas_m · Jun 4th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Follow-up thought on that Rosetta point:

If Photoshop is the CS3 or later variety, you might have some third party PLUGINS that are running under Rosetta and need updating. Rosetta causes the fans to crank up on my Blackbook, that might be the issue.