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    XPS M1530 Getting hot when lid is closed in sleep mode

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by iLLSoN, Dec 11, 2008.

  1. iLLSoN

    iLLSoN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is this normal, I've had my XPS M1530 since April and have not had a problem with it at all. But recently I've noticed that my computer runs hotter in sleep mode, when i shut the lit then it does when I'm actually using it. The fan is constantly turning on while in sleep mode. The heat is coming from the hard drive and wireless card area making the palm rests and track pad pretty hot. But once I open the lid it cools back down. I'm baffled.
     
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    Do you have the wireless card enabled and allowed for device wakeup? This problem is most likely caused by video drivers...many sets of drives I hve used allow the computer to enter sleep mode, but then wake it up 30seconds + later.
     
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    I tried disabling the wireless card..... well i turned off the WI-FI switch and it still got hot. I checked the driver for the wireless card and i do not have it set to allow the device to wake up the computer
     
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    Try this. Leave the lid ope and put the comptuer to sleep. Sit there for 5-10 minutes and see if any lights pop back on and the hard drive starts up again.
     
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    alright, just tried it and nothing happened it stayed asleep. I tinkered around with the power management settings i think.... well hope it took care of it.
     
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    my tinkering didn't work. The powerlight used to pulse when I shut the lid. Now it stays on and the hard drive light continues to flash. it must be the hard drive that keeps spinning while the lid is shut.
     
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    Could be a faulty fan.. or issues with yur GPU... get it checked before it fries !
     
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    i guess i'm just stuck with pressing the power button to have it go to sleep before it shut the lid
     
    iLLSoN, Dec 13, 2008
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