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    M1530 very hot! please interpret temperatures

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by 666bxg, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. 666bxg

    666bxg Newbie

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    hi there

    my xps m1530 is running exceptionally hot, esp when compared to other laptops.

    i ran hwmonitor when the laptop is idle, and these are the results:

    thm 92-97C

    core#0 95-97C
    core#1 90-94C

    gpu 90-97C

    hdd 49-53C

    could someone please help interpret these temperatures? its not even warm today in ireland (10C)

    cheers
     
    666bxg, Jul 1, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Those are extremely high temperatures... check the temps again using another program to make sure they are real. I have difficulty believing those numbers. If they are correct, turn off the laptop and use a vacuum cleaner and a can of compressed air to clear out any dust. When you turn it back on, check the BIOS to see if you can run the CPU at a lower clock speed so that you can run the computer safely. On boot up, check your power saver settings. If the computer continues running like this, I suggest you return it. One hundred degrees is the maximum temp the GPU can take, and its only idling. Thats ridiculous.
     
    Bog, Jul 1, 2008
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  3. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    My interpretation: that computer is screwed. Time to return it.
     
    Bauer418, Jul 1, 2008
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  4. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Make sure your fans are working. Above temps are extremely high
     
    bigspin, Jul 1, 2008
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  5. callanish

    callanish Notebook Consultant

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    Not to put lemon on a cut, but those are meltdown temperatures. Like BOG said, try to find a few other programs to test temps before panicking. I couldn't get those kind of temperatures even on my M1330 running graphic intensive games and its 110+ F ( 45 C ) here in Vegas.
     
    callanish, Jul 2, 2008
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  6. Bill Nye

    Bill Nye Know Nothing

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    Try restarting it. M1530s have been known to have their fans inexplicably shut down after entering and leaving sleep mode.
     
    Bill Nye, Jul 2, 2008
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