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February 18th, 2005 01:00
My Inspiron 5100
Hi--
About two months ago, my Inspiron had a problem overheating. A guy came and looked at it and told me the fan was clogged. He cleaned it out, and told me I should clean it out every once in awhile. So I tried getting all the screws out and all that, but I have no idea what I'm doing-- and I don't think I should have to take my computer apart every week.
Nobody else I know with laptops (my brother for one, who has an earlier Inspiron model) has this fan problem.
Will Dell fix the problem? I have a warranty through 2007.
I have no idea about these things, and right now I'm too afraid to open my computer because I don't want to break anything--it's too expensive for a computer illiterate college student to be handling!
I hate that I'm having all these problems and my brother's is fine!
Thanks for all your help!
- Just blow compressed air into the back vents..That should keep the dust and over heating to a minimum. Do a search on here, since there is a lot of people having the same problem. Me included. I just use the compressed air once a week and I run cool..
fenderguitarguy
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Posted February 18th, 2005 01:00
Try this link:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5100/en/sm/thermal.htm#1084976
It will tell you how to take your computer apart and clean the fan when you need to.