Is it possible to burn out a mac?

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Thomas Lew

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I have to send 140gb of ProRes footage to Compressor to be outputted for dvd. With the settings I have/need to use, Compressor says it will take 30 hours to complete. Is it fine for my macbook pro to be left on for that amount of time to be compressing? I know compressor takes a lot of power to do that kind of work, and I'm not sure if it will be healthy for the macbook to be doing that for 30 hours straight.

Thanks!
 
If you are concerned about overheating, I recommend getting one of those USB powered fan bases for the MBP to sit on, providing extra ventilation. Also, there is a program called smcFanControl which allows you to increase the speed of the internal fans on the MBP. I don't know if you want to tinker with that element of it as well, but that can ensure that your machine is running cool...
 
Just putting it on top of a few blocks or whatever to allow good airflow underneath it should help a lot. I don't have an MBP but my PB G4 cooks like a %$#@* sitting on my lap...
 
MBPs run very hot especially when rendering. It's normal to push into the 175 - 180 degree mark. Your fans are really pushing at that point. But give the bottom some extra space. As long as you have air flow, you are fine.
 
Agree about the desk and/or ventilation space. SMC fan control can be used to increase the fan speed if needed. I have had problems with a MBP overheating and shutting down, but it was a hardware problem, not software.


Jason
 
Everybody has the right idea. I love the oven rack. I used the Canadian Looney system. It cost $26 bucks.. 5 looneys (Canadian one dollar coin)under each corner and $6 for a half sack to watch it for a while. No problems with my 3 year old MacBook Pro and I have done it many times. Only failure I ever had was lack of beer.
Brian.
 
If you can, do it in segments so you can let your system cool down. MBPs run way to hot in my opinion.
 
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