Now there’s a noticeably increased airflow in the Mac, much better than before. Or vents, or whatever else you want to call them. The third attempt was the cookie sheet again, only this time added something. This time it was reflowed with a heat gun and ran for about an hour. It worked great for about eight months with temperatures averaging around 60 or 70º C. Thermal paste was reapplied, heat sinks reinstalled, connectors connected, and the machine booted. The logic board was placed on a cookie tray and stuffed into the oven for seven long minutes. disconnected all the wires, connectors, and heat sinks and preheated his oven to 340º F. A more drastic plan of attack was necessary. Sending the logic board off to a place that specializes in reflowing would take weeks. When the laptop died, was pretty sure some solder joints came loose. The simple fixes, compressed air, a laptop stand, and running the fans full blast all the time didn’t help. One day in March, this laptop bit the bullet, and that’s where this story gets interesting.īefore the MacBook died, was logging temps between 80 and 90✬, with a maximum of 102º. A larger part of this overheating is that this laptop is a consumer electronics device – it’s going to die sooner or later. Some of this overheating is due to to what he uses his Mac for – gaming and making music. ’s MacBook Pro has a propensity to heat up at times.
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