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January 6th, 2005 00:00
fan not working properly
My laptop needs to be elevated off my desk about 1/2-3/4 of an inch to keep it cool. If i dont do this my computer overheats and turns itself off. I then can not restart it for about 20 minutes.. any suggestions?
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accurate81
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January 6th, 2005 01:00
just kidding...
what is the model number and what type of work do you do on the computer? is the work processor intensive?
shafdd22
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January 6th, 2005 02:00
donaswan
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January 9th, 2005 17:00
I have a inspiron 1100 with the same problem, dell replaced the mother board as well, which resolved the problem for a few months, however, the problem has returned. Apparently, it overheats after running for a couple of hours and just shuts down without warnings. Based on reading a lot of message threads, the problem relates to excess dust build up on the heatsink device, whatever that is. Believe or not, I hear the best way to resolve is to blow air into the vents in the back of the computer. Here's more info related to this problem
http://www.geocities.com/i5100dustproblem/main/solution.html