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  • ohmmy
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2013
    • 182
    • USA
    #1

    Apple TV overheating issue

    This thing keeps overheating in 5 minutes and throwing the "Apple TV needs to cool down and will turn back on its own" message.

    I've opened it up and there's no fan in this version just thermal pads which connect to metal plates that are part of the case and the case gets scorching hot to the touch.

    Before it turns off everything works as it should, anyone have any ideas? Could an ic be going bad or something?
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    • mmartell
      Badcaps Legend
      • Oct 2013
      • 3189
      • Canada
      #2
      Re: Apple TV overheating issue

      Run it without the case and see if you can localize where the heat is coming from. Post some pics of this thing.

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        • ohmmy
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2013
          • 182
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Apple TV overheating issue

          I'm currently at work but this site has a very thorough tear down with detailed pics. It's literally opened by just removing bottom snap on base.

          It seems to be hottest on top where the A5 chip is located.

          https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Appl...+Teardown/8293

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            • ohmmy
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 182
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Apple TV overheating issue

              FIXED

              Turns out the thermal pad on the A5 processor was all dried up. Had a spare ram one from an Xbox 360 that I cut so was same thickness as Apple one. Seems to be working fine now.

              Hope this helps someone if they ever run across it.

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                • mmartell
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 3189
                  • Canada
                  #5
                  Re: Apple TV overheating issue

                  Nice catch and cheap repair ! Thankfully Apple designed to shut down instead of melt down lol.

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