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    M17xR2 Heating Issues

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by wanderer14, Aug 17, 2012.

  1. wanderer14

    wanderer14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    Can anyone help me out?

    As I look at my laptop the rear left hand fan is running really hot and the rear right fan is blowing cool air.

    I have XF 5870s. Is it one of the GFX cards over heating, a fan not working properly, or something else?

    If I want to upgrade my 5870s what would fit instead?

    Cheers for any advice :)
     
    wanderer14, Aug 17, 2012
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    Alienware-Luis_Pardo Guest

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    Yeah no worries. Check out this article that can walk you through heating issues on our Alienware laptops.

    Alienware Laptops: Computer overheats

    The highest validated card for the R2 is the Nvidia GTX 285m.

    If you have any questions or need help with the video card upgrade you can contact us directly at [email protected]
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Aug 17, 2012
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  3. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The slave card (cool air vent) will sometimes run cooler than your master card (right, hot air). Some users in the 18x also have this situation and is perfectly normal.
     
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    wanderer14 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for the replies :)
     
    wanderer14, Aug 18, 2012
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