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    Overheating

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jeffer, Dec 28, 2010.

  1. jeffer

    jeffer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey, i just got my pc repaired, but now i see that it's getting overheated after just 10-20 min.
    I think that the middle fan ( if there is one) dosn't work, since i can see it stand still while the right and left ones are moving.
     
    jeffer, Dec 28, 2010
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    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    That is the CPU fan, and if it is over heating replace it ASAP, and unless you have a laptop coolling pad, do not use the laptop until the fan is replaced
     
    dave-p, Dec 28, 2010
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  3. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    The same thing happened to me just with my left GPU fan gotta love those Dell techs! even a pad will not help trust me I had to use a cooler plus three other desktop fans ghetto rigged with a desktop PSU which I used the old jump method to get it to power the fans I have a video I will post it to youtube and link it here. I did this just so I could play a game for ten minutes otherwise it would shut off. So there are a couple of things to do take off the back cover (take out the Batt and undo the two screws to take off the back cover) and see if he plugged it back in its plug should be right next to the CMOS battery plug if that doesn't fix it Just call Dell raise Hell and have them fix it.


    EDIT: you can also take off the back cover put the battery back in and see if the fan is spinning or not.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Dec 28, 2010
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    The middle fan is indeed the CPU fan the ones on the sides are the GPU fans.
    it might not be broken probably your CPU doesn't need it to turn.Or it doesn't turn at all ever?
    Download HWmonitor here and post a snip of your temps.
     
    katalin_2003, Dec 28, 2010
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  5. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    The fans will spin no matter whether they are needed or not. They will spin slower but they should never stop at all. If his is not spinning he needs to make sure that it is plugged in first and if it is and still not spinning he needs to call dell and tell them that his fan stopped working after the repair.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Dec 28, 2010
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  6. jeffer

    jeffer Notebook Enthusiast

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    i fixed it myself, but it did manage to die of Overheating 3 times... So if the Processor is damaged i will call Dell and force them to give me a new one since the tech ed it
     
    jeffer, Dec 29, 2010
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    jpowell490 Notebook Evangelist

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    lol, prime reason why you should NEVER buy a used Alienware or other laptop :rolleyes:
     
    jpowell490, Dec 29, 2010
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