inspiron 6000 Heats up in 40 mins and shuts off

Question

Hi   I have inspiron 6000 with windows xp. I have it for around 2+ years. Off late there is this strange issue, the computer becomes very hot and in 40 mins to 1 hour it shuts off due to overheating.   I checked the CPU temperature, it starts from 50 deg and shuts off at 90 Deg C   If I unplug my power adaptor when its 89 Deg C the cpu temperature drops by 5 to 10 Deg and it would give me 5 -10 mins more.   I am not sure what the issue is ? Will replacing the fan work or is it something bigger   How do I go about it. Please help Thanks tk

ejn63 · Answer

Start by running a full diagnostic - F12 at boot.

Balaji Ramanath · Answer

Have you cleaned it off thoroughly and unblocked all the air vents by blowing air?  Try to use a can of compressed air to dislodge and force out as much dust and dirt from the insides of the laptop as you can.  You can also open up some of the panels on the bottom of the laptop to get better access to the insides for the cleaning.

taherk · Answer

Hi I ran the diagnostics, I got following error

Video Thermistor

Error code: 3900 0626

Msg: Temp. Sensor out of range temp-255C min 10 max 1000

LCD Invertor test Fail

Error code: 1000 0322

What can I do next. My warranty has expired, so I will be spending from my pocket

I did clean my vents with compressed air, that did not solve the problem

Please help

Thanks

Tk

Message Edited by taherk on 05-22-2008 03:46 PM

Balaji Ramanath · Answer

Sounds like a couple of hardware failures.  Since your warranty has expired, you have a few choices.  You can either send the laptop in to Dell for the repairs and pay the out-of-warranty repair cost.  Or you can search online for the good laptop repair places (I have heard some people recommend aqstech.com though I have no personal experience with them).  Or you can take it to a local repair place if you are sure they have the equipment and personnel to do a good job.

xrae · Answer

I am having the same issue and my Inspiron 6000 is about the same age. My battery was failing, and the overheating issue began about the same time, so I figured the two were linked. However, I replaced the battery today and am still overheating. Curious.

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