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    check my temps please

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by delukard, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. delukard

    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!
    I bougth a used dell inspiron xps(1st gen)
    I opened it and aplied termal paste to the cpu and the gpu but i forgot the chipset.(the termal paste was a low brand "VIO")
    So far here are my peak temps. after 15 min of gaming
    Intel P4 3.4 ghz. (58c)
    ati 9700 (54c)
    chipset (62c) this one concerns me
    memory (49)

    Are this temps ok? i have never used a 3ghz+ P4 , i've always used AMD's cpu

    Also i have a xp sp2 disk that belongs to my other laptop and wanted to reinstall the Os using this CD, on the back it has a XP pro serial, but when i use my disk it doesn't accept the serial,Any idea why?
    Thank's for the help!
     
    delukard, Jul 22, 2008
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    those are fine
     
    jonhapimp, Jul 22, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Those are definitely fine. The P4 wasn't the most thermal efficient mobile processor, I know mine was always toasty.
     
    atbnet, Jul 22, 2008
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  4. delukard

    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there Any way i can ipdate the bios without the batery.
    My bios is A2 and the latest is A6
     
    delukard, Jul 26, 2008
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    is your battery dead???
    why dont just plug it in?
    and I wonder the same thing :D
     
    haquocdung, Jul 27, 2008
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    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    my chipset temp goes upto 75C is this still ok?
    after cleaning the inside of the notebook there's nothing more i can do to lower the chipset temp.
     
    delukard, Sep 5, 2008
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    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone?
    i have tried google to see the maximum temp but can't find it
     
    delukard, Sep 6, 2008
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    75C is pretty high. Is it always 75? Because the program may be misreading the sensor.
     
    atbnet, Sep 6, 2008
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    delukard >> I think 75 is a bit higher than normal...
     
    fonduekid, Sep 6, 2008
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    75C is still ok. You might want to consider cleaning the dust from the laptop and raising the back .
    Check out the link in my guide for tips and tweaks.
     
    eleron911, Sep 6, 2008
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