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Studio 1558 Overheating solutions

  • 09-03-2012 05:08PM
    #1
    Joseph
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    Hi all

    A friends laptop is overheating, it's an i7 dell studio 1558.

    I have taken it apart and removed what little dust there was and reapplied the thermal compound with better quality material, but it has had no effect.

    Fan is working hard but doesn't do much good

    Talking temps of 80+ here causing it to shutdown

    Any ideas/solutions?


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  • #2
    dilallio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


    While 80 degrees is hot, it shouldn't be hot enough to cause a shutdown. I repaired an older XPS last month with similar problems and it would only shut down when the core temp reached 105C.

    Did you remove the heatsink and clean the area of the heatsink which fits between the fan and fan output?

    Also make sure when you replace the heatsink that you tighten the screws in the correct order. Otherwise the heatsink may only be making contact with one side of the processor, though thermal paste should reduce issues caused by this. If in doubt, tighten opposite corners before moving around.

    The other thing to check is to download the latest BIOS verson from Dell as a later update may run the fan in a more efficient manner.


  • #3
    Joseph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭Joseph


    Cheers for the input;

    80 degrees was really on the lower end of the scale, it was still reaching up to 100C and shutting off.

    Had checked BIOS, was at the latest version and did have a good look around the area for dust

    I could try reapplying the thermal paste I guess but I was fairly careful when screwing it down


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