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    dell inspiron 1318 heatsink fan not working.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by darkkenny, Jul 11, 2009.

  1. darkkenny

    darkkenny Notebook Guru

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    Does anyone know how to figure out what model is my heatsink, or where to buy them? i looked in ebay but can't find it.

    i noticed that my laptop kept running hotter and hotter until i decided to look if the fanswhere even working and saw that the heat sink fan is not moving.
     
    darkkenny, Jul 11, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    That doesn't mean your heatsink is broken. You've probably got years of dust clogging up the fan. Use a toothpick to hold the blades and prevent them from moving, and blast it away with compressed air.
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 11, 2009
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  3. darkkenny

    darkkenny Notebook Guru

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    i cleaned it, even though it had no dust, it only has about 6 month of use.
     
    darkkenny, Jul 12, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Hmm. How's the thermal paste? It's the stuff between the CPU and heatsink surface. If it's all crusty, you ought to reapply some.
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 12, 2009
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    xxbadboys93 Notebook Deity

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    You dont need a new heatsink you just need a new fan, and while you are replacing your fan apply Artic silver 5 to cool down those unwanted temps. I believe dell uses forcecon fans, thats what I have in my dell studio 15.
     
    xxbadboys93, Jul 12, 2009
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    Contact Dell they should replace it free of charge and it will be a complete unit cooling unit+fan..
     
    BlackRussian, Jul 12, 2009
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    darkkenny Notebook Guru

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    thanks for the tips guys, i have not called dell, since i bought it in the United states website, and sent the computer to Puerto Rico, and united states does not ship to puerto rico because they have a latin america section, but they're prices and support sucked.

    I have not looked at the thermal paste, although i thought about it also, i am waiting for the artic silver 5 i bought.

    Where can i find the forcecon fans, i looked and ebay but they don't look like the fan i have.

    I have check the cpu temperatures, they run in 50-54 C
     
    darkkenny, Jul 12, 2009
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