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April 15th, 2023 18:00

E6420 processor change heat issue

I know this is an ancient laptop but it’s been my old friend for a while. I recently changed my processor from i5 to i7 and now it’s overheating. Did the i7 version of this laptop use a different cooler? I’m running windows 11. (I’m aware it’s not supported but there are ways around it as we all know).

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    Posted April 15th, 2023 20:00

    Do you have integrated  Intel graphics or discrete NVidia GPU, as there was a different fan and heat sink assemblies for each? This page at Parts-People shows both fan and cooling assemblies.

    Also have a look at this YouTube video as it may help.

    I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer

    Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop