[NTLK] [OT] MacBook Pro 2006 -- various problems

[Bob Carls Dudney]

Keyboard keys probably have dust and dirt underneath. Vacuum may be all that’s needed. For best cleaning, most keys pop up relatively easy then pop back in place. Since I don’t have your model, best to search online about key cleaning before trying to pop them up/off.

I don’t know why fans are kicking in earlier, but TGPro is FABULOUS for monitoring and setting temperature thresholds for fan. Nothing else comes close. Well worth the price, but also lots functionality unregistered. Lets you see which component is hottest and set fan to respond to that sensor. (On my Books, hub die is usually hottest unless CPU-intense processes running like converting video file, then CPUs get somewhat hotter than hub. (Don’t know if 2006 has hub sensor.))

Re: MagSafe Light: when it goes off, does battery monitor still show power connected? If not, most likely the cord is going. Several delicate wires in cable, don’t last forever. I had one I nursed along for over a year, repositioning cable whenever it got interrupted, until it finally gave up. Might be possible to discover where it’s broken and splice to fix, but can be hard to locate the damage.

Slim Battery Monitor my favorite, lots options, takes up minimal menubar space.

Good luck!

B