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Worryingly hot 5150
hi,
im nearing the end of my warrenty and ive had this problem for about a month now, the base of my laptop will get immensly hot after about 30-40 mins of use, not heavy use just web browsing and music that kind of thing, but it will be so hot that i find it impossible to keep it on my lap, it burns me. this cant be safe!
im nearing the end of my warrenty and ive had this problem for about a month now, the base of my laptop will get immensly hot after about 30-40 mins of use, not heavy use just web browsing and music that kind of thing, but it will be so hot that i find it impossible to keep it on my lap, it burns me. this cant be safe!
- BTW, I recently had mine fixed. The tech installed a new heatsink consisting of all copper, a new CPU, and new Motherboard. My laptop before ran between 45 and 60C. It now runs in the low 30's C.
Get an extended warranty too........if you are going to keep it.
Dell Dimension 8300 (Bios A07), P-4 2.6 HT Processor, 1 Gig RAM, WindowsXP Pro, (Tag#: 6XZWW21 )
Inspirion 5150 (Bios A35), 3.20 HT Processor, 1 Gig RAM, WindowsXP Home, 60 Gig 7200RPM HD. (Tag#; F0FSV31)
Axium X30High (Tag# JJG8X41)
(E-Mail: cruisermd@verizon.net) - Might want to keep it off your lap too! The 5100 and the 5150 have notorious overheating problems. I'm on my third fan unit replacement due to overheating and then the system just shuts off with no warning.So, a couple of things. Get it off your lap, this unit needs good circulation around it. Spend $30.00 and buy a CoolPad from Targus (do a search for it) Then you sit the unit on your lap if you want - the CoolPad allows the unit to sit up a few inches and allow better air circulation. Well worth the money.Blow out the vents in the unit with a can of compressed air and, if you're able, get inside and blow it on in there too. This should be done periodically.Eventually, if you do nothing, I predict it will start to overheat and shut down, then it's time for a fan unit replacement which, if the unit is out of warranty by then, you're gonna be out of luck...Better yet, contact Dell and get a fan unit replacement NOW before it goes out of warranty. They have new ones that do a better job then the original. You'll have to jump thru some hoops probably with tech support but insist on getting a new fan unit. Do a search in the Inspiron forums here, there's plenty of info about this known issue of the unit being too hot and eventually overheating. If you take some action now, you'll be ahead of the game when the warranty runs out and GET THE COOLPAD!!
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Posted May 6th, 2005 23:00