ANOTHER MacBook Pro ''omg it's broken thread''

[mark!]

It's not that bad. I feel alright since it is actually getting repaired (hopyfully). I sent it off yesterday (July 10) & they got it today (July 11) & diagnosed it & are repairing it now. I guess I'll get it back by Thursday or Friday...HOPEFULLY.

GOSH I'M SO HOPEFUL

 

[jaydub]

argh!

Step 1 - Request
Shipment to repair center pending (11-Jul-2006)

no change since monday.

 

[mark!]

EDIT: i shipped mine to them on july 10.

 

[jaydub]

argh!

Lucky man, hope it's back to normal for you.

 

[mark!]

OKAY!!!
Well I got it back, they replaced the logic board, and....2 other things I can't understand. It doesn't whine anymore & I've been using it for 30 minutes & it's still as cold as it was when I took it out of the box (which is cold). I LOVE IT EVEN MORE.

BUT they didn't replace my keyboard

ohhh....and I got the new install discs & the letter saying there was a New Version MLB installed. SOOO apparently they make the new logic board for 1.83 GHz too.

 

[MattG]

Awesome...glad to hear that. Apple's repair facilities usually have really good turn around.

My new one should be here within a week. I'm hoping I don't have any of the problems you had!

 

[generik]

Good to know that they finally fixed the heat problems. Can't wait for the next Rev to be released.

 

[mark!]

Still really cold, seriously like 70 degrees fareihneitetetetweteaf. ill get a thermometer to see teh processor temperature. core duo heat or whatevver its called. i'm glad it's cooler now. NOW all i have to do is finish making it like before. gosh gosh. i'm glad its back & fixed though fa sho.

 

[jaydub]

That's awesome man, good stuff. Mine still hasn't been received by Apple.

 

[celebrian23]

well it looks like there's a chance my HDD could be dying....*sigh*

 

[mark!]

that was fast...only 3 days to receive, send, fix, receive. cool. anywayyyy.

why do you think your harddrive is dying? i need a bigger harddrive, i need like.....500 GB but idk how big these harddrives go for the macbook pro. oh well. i don't want an external. so maybe 200? yeahahhhha thatd be teh r0xxxrz!

 

[celebrian23]

i had a thread asking if my HDD vibrations were normal and everyone said something was really not right with it. Thankfully my music collection is the only thing that is important

 

[mark!]

was that the 'my dad bought me a vibrator...' thread? haha i was reading that. mine vibrates but i don't think its the harddrive. i just don't use the 3 pronged plug so its not really vibrating its just...not grounded. idk how to explain it...hah.

 

[celebrian23]

I'm sure mine is the hard drive because I can feel where it's vibrating, right wheere it get very hot, right where the hard drive is. The rest of it doesn't vibrate much (only as a product of the hard drive vibrating).

 

[generik]

I'm sure mine is the hard drive because I can feel where it's vibrating, right wheere it get very hot, right where the hard drive is. The rest of it doesn't vibrate much (only as a product of the hard drive vibrating).

I am actually wondering if it could have been the fan..

 

[celebrian23]

after exploration, I don't think so. It vibrated when I woke it up, and the fans usually take 20 minutes to kick in...

 

[frankm007]

I just got my MBP and i have the damn annoying "bzzzzzzz" sound coming from the left side of the machine. Not loud but it's there.

Temperature is at 106° F, the machine is idle though.

I'm worried about it giving me problems in the next few weeks... should I send it in NOW? Tell them it's too hot and has an annoying noise?

 

[mark!]

They are making new logic boards, seriously. They said they are. I would send it in & get it repaired. They'll replace uhm...the logic board, heat pipe, and a fin stack or whatever it's called. This will make it completely SILENT & a lot cooler. Mine was in & out of the repair in 3 days. It took a total of 3 days to get the box, send the box with the MBP, & get it repaired & get it back to me. It was really fast. I like it being silent. It seems a little faster too...hmm...

Anyway, to anyone with the buzz/"whine", & heat problems I would FORSERIOUSLY & MOST DEFINITELY send it in.

 

[jaydub]

argh!

 

[mark!]

i wonder what's taking so long?
i'd call them & be like SKANK! WTF, YO!

 

[jaydub]

i wonder what's taking so long?
i'd call them & be like SKANK! WTF, YO!

Well I'm going to the mall where the Apple store is today, so I'll drop by and ask.

 

[frankm007]

So most (if not all of you) starting experiencing problems within the first few days of getting your mbps? This is really frustrating.. leaving a perfectly fine machine for this and right away I have to deal with the noise and the heat

Frustrating to hear it when it's quiet (eg photo booth open) and then when you quit I WANT IT QUIET... and that heat, current CoreDuoTemp has it at 41° C idle, I'm about to run a high def video see how it affects it... my idle intel iMac is at 39°, so pretty similar... the material of the MBP is def. one of the reasons it feels so ***** hot.

Let's try the high def. movie now... comparing temp on both machines now.

 

[jaydub]

So most (if not all of you) starting experiencing problems within the first few days of getting your mbps? This is really frustrating.. leaving a perfectly fine machine for this and right away I have to deal with the noise and the heat

Frustrating to hear it when it's quiet (eg photo booth open) and then when you quit I WANT IT QUIET... and that heat, current CoreDuoTemp has it at 41° C idle, I'm about to run a high def video see how it affects it... my idle intel iMac is at 39°, so pretty similar... the material of the MBP is def. one of the reasons it feels so ***** hot.

Let's try the high def. movie now... comparing temp on both machines now.

I'd have killed for 41° C at idle! Mine was somewhere around 60° at idle.

 

[mark!]

mine stays 80 degrees FAREIHNHETIETIETET. which is really cold. i love it. seriously if yours whines & heats up TAKE IT IN!!!!

IT DOES WONDERS! ITS AMAZING! ITS ORGASMIC! ITS SUPERMAN! or superwoman...whatever your preference.


jk.

 

[frankm007]

Update: After one day of receiving my Macbook pro, I left it at the apple store for a logic board replacement. The rep was very helpful and told me that the logic board replacement "reduces but does not eliminate the sound". He also told me that some sound was "normal".

I decided to out my ear next to every MBP in the store as well as the MBP at CompUSA and oddly enough, they ALL had the 'buzzing' noise I hear from the upper left hand side of the keyboard.

Hmm...