Try cleaning the fans/heatsink with compressed air(i.e. blow it through the fan hole)!!! because overheating due to dust is a serious 5100/5150 problem. If that doesn't work then contact DELL or wait for someone else to reply
tnx, but overheating ain't the problem, the current temp is around 35 degrees...no problem. But my laptop starts freezing and resetting as soon as i move it...that's my problem, so please...what is going on? can anyone help
i found out what is happening. everytime a little bit of pressure is aplied in the bottom, due to lifting, a surface which aint flat of my finger it locks up. this appers when pressure is applied around the memroy and pci hole. this never happend before, can someone help. Do the screws need to be loosend or????
Was the system dropped at all? It sounds like the flexing is causing a short circuit - could be a cracked chassis, cracked board, or a loose board -- check to make sure the screws are all tight. Failing that, if you got a 3-year warranty, it will still be covered - send it back to Dell for repair.
no it was never dropped (as far as i know) but the strange thing is, i can keep it up-side-down or angled, as long as i dont give pressure on the bottom. Can it still be a cracked board/casing then?
Well, as a general precaution, i blew compressed air through the vents...but since i suspected loose things, i reseated almost everything on my desktop. RAM, HDD, etc. then i checked the actual wires, and replugged them in firmly.
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tnx, but overheating ain't the problem, the current temp is around 35 degrees...no problem. But my laptop starts freezing and resetting as soon as i move it...that's my problem, so please...what is going on? can anyone help
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i found out what is happening. everytime a little bit of pressure is aplied in the bottom, due to lifting, a surface which aint flat of my finger it locks up. this appers when pressure is applied around the memroy and pci hole. this never happend before, can someone help. Do the screws need to be loosend or????
Thank for your help
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Was the system dropped at all? It sounds like the flexing is causing a short circuit - could be a cracked chassis, cracked board, or a loose board -- check to make sure the screws are all tight. Failing that, if you got a 3-year warranty, it will still be covered - send it back to Dell for repair.
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And how can i fix it? or how did you fix it?
Tnx
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Well, as a general precaution, i blew compressed air through the vents...but since i suspected loose things, i reseated almost everything on my desktop. RAM, HDD, etc. then i checked the actual wires, and replugged them in firmly.
and my problem was fixed.