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    1330 overheats in hot weather only

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tmorrowus, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. tmorrowus

    tmorrowus Notebook Enthusiast

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    My 1330 laptop (with 8400m graphics) seems to overheat and become unstable when the ambient temperature is high. In the Bay Area where I live it is generally fine, but on a couple of recent summer trips to Phoenix and Vegas the hot weather made it unstable; it would often run very slowly or just crash continuously. I've also seen this instability during a recent spate of hot weather here in the Bay Area, and it also happens when I try videoconferencing with skype even in mild weather here. I assume the videoconferencing just stresses the hardware more than anything else I do (I am not a gamer). It seems clear to me that this is a heat issue, but because it usually manifests while travelling not at home, a fan pad doesn't seem like an appropriate solution.

    Any suggestions for how to keep it cool or otherwise solve this?

    I recently had the motherboard replaced on the 1330 under warranty when the graphics card died, and the problem still occurs, so I think this is just the nature of the beast rather than a defect with my particular boards.
     
  2. Mickbt26

    Mickbt26 Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you tried running a temp monitoring program? - google HWmonitor
     
  3. xileS

    xileS Notebook Geek

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    allready tried cleaning it? blow all the dust out.
     
  4. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    heatsink mod and /or laptop cooler :rolleyes: