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Fan Overheating in 17-inch Apple Macbook Pro: GeForce 9600M Problem

Fan Overheating in 17-inch Apple Macbook Pro: GeForce 9600M Problem

By: Peter Chubb | March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

We reported last week about the NVIDIA (NVDA) GeForce 9600M problems on the 17-inch Apple (AAPL) MacBook Pro, owner’s said that they were experiencing a number of glitches with the graphics card. It was no secret that the GPU was taking all the blame, but upon further investigation, it seems that faulty fan controls are to blame.

Engadget say that this is all speculation at the moment, but have said that owners have noticed that their fans on their 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro are kicking into high gear when they should not.

Engadget report that both Apple and NVIDIA are spending a lot of time trying to figure out what the exact cause is. The ironic thing is, just last year the MacBook Air suffered with overheating troubles, maybe it is a fan issue.

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  • http://;) IKE:) the Alien lifeform

    for the world I cannot understand the QC at the production site for Apple laptops. Applying TQM means simply, that the INPUT of QUALITY warrants QUALITY OUTPUT. When reading about ALL issues plaguing APPLE QUALITY we, the customers may ask WHY?
    1. Apple\’s are made by QUANTA (mostly) and manufactured in CHINA. Chinese management lacks the understanding of TQM.
    2. The top of the heap MBP\’s should, for the price we pay, be flawless.
    3. If a given percentage of flawed laptops are actually leaving the factory, QT was not applied, it also indicates that the number of flawed laptops is much higher. I wonder what the fallout rate really is? My guess: above 10%.
    Pity, Apple!
    Fire those responsible for delivering flawed products to customers!