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    Should I take my 1530 in for service?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by duel007, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. duel007

    duel007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been using the CPUID Hardware Monitor to track my GPU temperatures while in game, and the highest (as of lately) that it hit was 204 Fahrenheit, and idling with a few windows open around 163 Fahrenheit.

    Also: My CPU highest temp was 183 Fahrenheit.

    Your opinions?

    Thanks,

    duel007
     
    duel007, Jan 18, 2010
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  2. LordRasta

    LordRasta Notebook Consultant

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    Wow those temps are high. Have you thought about using i8kfangui? You could take it to someone but I don't think Dell will do anything until you have a total failure.
     
    LordRasta, Jan 18, 2010
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    duel007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried installing it, since you suggested it, but I get a driver error when installing. I'm running Windows 7 64 Bit.
     
    duel007, Jan 18, 2010
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    duel007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I may just take it to the service center tomorrow (I'm on a large college campus with a warranty service center on campus) and see what they say.
     
    duel007, Jan 18, 2010
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    LordRasta Notebook Consultant

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    I apologize, it appears i8kfangui doesn't work on the M1530. I assumed it would since it works fine on the M1330. Good luck.
     
    LordRasta, Jan 18, 2010
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If you haven't cleaned your vents in a while, you might just need to do a little dusting. That being said, it wouldn't hurt to see what the folks at the service center say first.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 18, 2010
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    duel007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I took it down to the service center on campus. They'll analyze and call me today or tomorrow. The guy said that even if they have to replace the whole motherboard/cpu/gpu, turnaround will only be a couple days, compared to weeks if I were to send it in to Dell.
     
    duel007, Jan 19, 2010
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    nealios Notebook Guru

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    hey dual007
    i had the same heating issues as u, i print screened my temps and emailed dell support. they phoned me up couple of days later and had an engineer come to my house to replace mobo and heatsink.
    as long as ur under the warrenty, took 5 days for me. from first email to super cool laptop and all for free.
     
    nealios, Jan 22, 2010
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