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April 23rd, 2009 16:00
XPS M1530 - Overheating when using External Monitor
Hello,
Has anyone else seen this problem? I have a Dell XPS M1530 with the NVIDA (256MB) video card. I just recently started using an external display as a second monitor. I can get everything working fine, but after a few minutes the fan kicks in full speed and the system starts to overheat. As soon as I unplug the monitor from the system the system cools down again and the fan goes back to normal. I have tried using the standard VGA out and the DVI out. Both cause the system to overheat. I have installed the latest drivers for all of the hardware as well as updated the BIOS. I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
I had the mother board replaced once already due to the video card overheating and frying the MB.
I searched around a bit and saw some similar issues but the problem was resolved by cleaning the fan. I tried that as well and it did not work. I also have the laptop raised a bit in the back to allow more airflow beneath it.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks,
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jfpva
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February 2nd, 2010 21:00
Any updates on this? Recently added an external monitor via VGA out and have noticed quite a bit of extra heat and fan runs pretty much continuously.
markthommo_84
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February 24th, 2010 12:00
i've had my M1530 for around 20 months and up until 4/5 months ago it used to get rediculously hot under every day usage because the air hole is right where your thigh goes when you have it on your "lap top"
i bought a Belkin Cushtop - a light, firm cushion, and it raises the laptop off your lap so air can get around the base. it solved the problem of it setting fire to my legs!!
however the other night i was watching a film on my TV via HDMI cable, and half an hour in, the laptop just went off - i thought maybe the cord had been pulled and the battery had gone flat - but when i went to pick it up, it was absolutely boiling, all over its case - i think it was very close to catching fire or burning a hole in the cushtop, i've never felt it that hot before.
I dont know what the reason was, since i've watched plenty of films before in the same way.
I have just got a new battery as the original one stopped holding its charge a few weeks back - and i went for the 9-cell - and i think this will help even further with the problem since the battery doubles up as a riser for the back of tha laptop - theres enough space under the back of the laptop to get 3 fingers under (fingers flat across the bottom of hte case)
also i have a 4.5 hours battery life instead of 35 minutes which is an improvement!