Macbook Pro hot in sleep mode

[spinnn]

Macbook Pro M-series runs hot in sleep mode, closed, with power adapter plugged-in. Seems to be happening after Sequoia update.

https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookpro/comments/1fsjmyv

Anyone getting this behaviour? Very disturbing and worrying. Unnecessary heat can damage your mac, battery, display, right?

Thanks.

 

[elite953]

Go to System Information --> Power --> Power Events:

take screenshot and post here

 

[Raebo]

Mine was doing the same (M3 max) but haven’t noticed it since latest update. Maybe just a coincidence but seems to be fine now.

 

[russell_314]

Very disturbing and worrying. Unnecessary heat can damage your mac, battery, display, right?

If it’s getting hot where you can’t touch it then yes there can be damage. Unplug it immediately and take it to Apple because there’s a problem.

The post you linked says warm, not hot though. If it’s getting warm that’s fine. If you do video editing or play games for a while on your Mac, it’s going to get a little warm. That means the processor is working. Sometimes if the battery is really low and you plug it in, it will get a little warm charging.

To me it sounds like something is running and preventing your Mac from sleeping. You have to figure out what is keeping it awake.

 

[Raebo]

I am no computer expert. It was slightly warm, not hot.
You might try googling the following. One of the sites listed is Apple support.

MacBook Pro slightly warm when asleep​