Hi, Peter,
Thank you for your information. I had a friend look at the fan; he said
it was frozen but managed to free it. Now it seems to run
sporadically. I purchased one of those 3-fan external devices for under
the laptop, and it seems to be working, I think.
I installed the CPUID monitor, but I don't know what the temperatures or
battery readings are supposed to be. I see listed Temperatures for
Dell, Inc. DU9906 THM; Intel Mobile Core 2DuoT5: Core #0 and #1, and
Temps: Assembly; and then Battery: voltages, capacities; and Levels:
wear and charge.
But they don't tell you what optimum temps or levels are, or which ones
are dangerous.
Can you enlighten me?
Thank you,
Erif.
On 3/26/2013 11:52 AM, Peter Ekkerman wrote:
> Hi Erif,
>
> Unfortunately I can't give you good news. Before I wrote this, I already "knew" what the complaints are
> about the Dell Inspiron.
> Just a simple search like " inspiron random shutdown" or similar will give you oodles of stories of woe.
> While I still think it may be heat related , the search related links cover a gamut of problems -often not resolved -
> with regards to this very problem.
>
> Some problems related to overheating (causes): CPU not properly cooled -fan failure or too slow or intermittent.
> CPU not properly seated or lack of heat transfer compound.
> There is some protection for the CPU that it will shutdown if a certain temp has been reached or exceeded,
> but repeated overheating will result in total failure.
>
> After the re-start do you get any warning notices to the effect of " Your computer was shutdown improperly"? "
> or similar?
> If the computer doesn't have an onboard utility to show temps ,try CPUID's Hardware monitor
> http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html (free and pro)
>
> I would also check Windows Event logs - (Event Viewer) Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer )
> and check each section for warnings .Some are just marked as info ,but may still indicate a failure of a service or device.
>
> Have you gone to the Dell support section regarding your particular model?
>
> Peter E.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Erif"
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:25 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] screen flicker & fade
>
> Hi, Peter,
>
> Thank you for your advice. The fans were running fine, so I cleaned all
> the vents and set the computer on a rafia mat to give it more air
> circulation.
> The flicker and fade has ceased!
>
> Unfortunately, now I have a new issue: the computer turns itself off.
> It will do it after a few minutes, or sometimes after an hour. It
> doesn't matter whether or not I'm on line. It just turns itself off.
> When I re-start, everything proceeds as normal, until it decides to turn
> itself off again. Any advice?
>
> Thank you,]
> Erif.
>
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