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Jon at rentzsch.com was having trouble getting Tiger installed on his MacBook Pro. Specifically, the DVD wouldn't mount in his MBP, though it did work in other machines (CDs mounted without a problem, too). With his machine's temperature issues in mind, he stuck the MBP and DVD in the refrigerator, let them sit for 45 minutes and then, presto! It worked.Reply in the Mail.app with a specific quote.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
jps said 12:41PM on 6-10-2006
ok, thats really sad.
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andy said 12:45PM on 6-10-2006
are they really that bad, that you cant even install the OS?!?! jesus, wait till engaget get hold of that picture lol
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Brendan said 1:01PM on 6-10-2006
I word: Bullshit!!
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Lucky said 1:13PM on 6-10-2006
:))) That's so funny :P =))
When will there be a new version of Yahoo! Messenger for Mac be available? :P (stupid question)
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Jon said 1:14PM on 6-10-2006
With a metal case on a mbp... great was to cause condensation and kill your toy.
shoulda just reapplied the thermal grease
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Thor said 1:27PM on 6-10-2006
or just returned it to apple
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Ultim8Fury said 1:37PM on 6-10-2006
If it gets so hot it can't install the OS it should be returned.
In my limited ( I only have 1 macbook pro ) experience it doesn't get that warm. Sure with the current weather in the UK it's definitely not cool to the touch but it's certainly not hot enough to cause problems.
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Sean L said 1:47PM on 6-10-2006
The fact that he had to put his MBP in the fridge to perform a basic task is absolutely unacceptable. Apple really needs to get their %#^$ together with these heat issues...
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jonas said 2:02PM on 6-10-2006
lol. no mactaliban can complain about dell ever again.
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Jim Hummel said 3:00PM on 6-10-2006
COOL !
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Craig said 3:00PM on 6-10-2006
For sheer commedy he should turn up to an Apple store with a fridge, then open it and show the genius!
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JC said 3:01PM on 6-10-2006
i dunno... he may have something wrong with his MBP, but that's not typical of the line - I have several MBPs that I run in a software compatibility lab setting and I reinstall the OS on them repeatedly with no problems.
I've also reapplied the thermal paste on them and found that it's a placebo - the guy claiming to get 20 degree improvements is either full of shit, or forget to reconnect the sensor (which would cause the fans to run full blast all the time).
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Liquidmark said 3:06PM on 6-10-2006
Funny, I still complain about Dell. That guy simply had something wrong with his machine and probably should have simply had Apple fix it. Think Dell doesn't have problems with some of their machines?
It's like this, When someone get's mugged in the inner city, you are not going to hear about it, normally. Same thing happens in the suburbs, Front page news. Apple is the suburbs of the computer industry, Dell is the crime ridden inner city if the computer industry.
Anyhow, I would only freeze a machine if I were doing some major overclocking in the processor. Before anybody jumps on ME over liquid condensation, I have one word.
Vacuum.
As for this guy, 45 minutes in the fridge is not going to create enough condensation to harm his machine. If he left it in ther overnight or even a few hours without solving the condensation problem, then yes.
But 45 minutes, no.
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JC said 3:40PM on 6-10-2006
condensation can happen instantly. i toasted a laptop once - in mere moments - by taking it from a climate-controlled building, out into the hot, muggy, humid afternoon weather in North Texas.
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Brent said 3:46PM on 6-10-2006
Did he put it in the Cripser drawer?
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Matt said 3:59PM on 6-10-2006
this article smells like BS...
or the MBP smells like mayo...
one or the other!
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svds said 4:02PM on 6-10-2006
What is all this complaining about MB/MBP getting to hot. Apple say they can run as hot as 80 degrees celcius without damaging the machine itself. So if your legs
get to hot when you use it on your lab.... STOP USING IT ON YOUR LAB!! As long as you don't perform huge tasks on your labtop it won't heat up to the extend where you can't keep it on your lab anymore. People are, in my opinion, misusing the labtop element. Don't forget there still is a difference between a laptop and a desktop. I know labtops have gotten to the point where they are as fast as a desktop but they have become so compact that getting rid of heat (while performing with high CPU use) has become more and more difficult.
svds
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Liquidmark said 4:06PM on 6-10-2006
I'm aware of the possibility of that occurring. But that occurs when taking from one extreme to another.
In your case, you took it from a cold/dry area to a hot/ wet area. This guy took it from a warm/moist area to a cool or cold/moist area.
If your building was located in the Atacama Desert Your machine wouldn't have had few, if any problems.
Anyhow, his machine still works. I'm just wondering what made him think of that.
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Kenban said 4:08PM on 6-10-2006
This reminds me of an old Pocket PC I had. It started having problems and one day would no longer stay on for more then a minute at a time. Turned out if I put it in the freezer it would start working again (at least til it warmed up). Guess if I had taken it apart and used a reflow station I could have fixed it but it was not worth it just ended up buying a new one.
If someone needs to do this to reinstall the OS then there is a hardware problem just take it back to an Apple store or mail it in the laptop will be fixed or replaced.
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Carl said 4:12PM on 6-10-2006
I have a Macbook Pro and can install Tiger without any issues at all... seems to mee his unit is either defective or he is lieing to get his story on blogs. I'm betting the latter.
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