Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch (original, Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz, Late 2007 CTO, Early 2008, and Late 2008) User Manual
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Check for misplaced or inadequate thermal grease.
9.
Each processor chip should have .01 to .12 cc (one-third of a single syringe) of grease on it.
It should look completely covered. See the Heatsink chapter of the Take Apart section for
complete details.
Is the thermal grease applied in the right places and in the right amount, according to the
10.
service manual?
Yes: You have eliminated all the immediately known potential causes of an unusually hot
unit. Proceed to the Systematic Fault Isolation step of the troubleshooting flowchart.
No: Apply the thermal grease correctly, according to the instructions in the service manual
then proceed to the Verify Repair step of the troubleshooting flowchart.
For more information on the operating temperature of Apple portable computers, see
Knowledge Base article 30612: Apple Portables: Operating Temperature.