I'm currently experiencing the overheating issue and was told by a Dell Support Tech to replace the heatsink. However I have yet to take a look at it to see how much dust has built up inside.
Just checking to see if this procedure actually worked. My XPS 1645 is running ridiculously hot and does freeze up. All fans and vents are perfectly clean but the everything from the keyboard to all sides and bottom are running extremely hot. Of course the freezing happens at the worst time (right in the middle of a key task) and hard-powering down always makes me uneasy. If this is a confirmed fix, I can certainly give it a shot.
vossman85
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September 17th, 2014 16:00
I'm currently experiencing the overheating issue and was told by a Dell Support Tech to replace the heatsink. However I have yet to take a look at it to see how much dust has built up inside.
pcognett
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July 27th, 2015 16:00
Just checking to see if this procedure actually worked. My XPS 1645 is running ridiculously hot and does freeze up. All fans and vents are perfectly clean but the everything from the keyboard to all sides and bottom are running extremely hot. Of course the freezing happens at the worst time (right in the middle of a key task) and hard-powering down always makes me uneasy. If this is a confirmed fix, I can certainly give it a shot.
thanks, Phil