DELL Inspiron 7500 overheat and freeze in 5 mins !!!

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by Wilbow, Sep 19, 2008.

  1. Wilbow

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    I have a DELL Inspiron 7500 that overheats and freezes in 5 mins, the fan spins on start up then goes quiet, so I know it works. I am assuming the freeze is caused by the fan not spinning.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks
     
    Wilbow, Sep 19, 2008
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  2. sammorris

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    What makes you think it's overheating?
     
    sammorris, Sep 19, 2008
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  3. Wilbow

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    I am assuming its a heat problem tbh, if I switch it on from cold it lasts about 4/5 mins. If I then switch it off and back on it lasts about 30 seconds.
     
    Wilbow, Sep 19, 2008
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    Could potentially be a chipset heat problem, or a dodgy heatsink. Contact Dell about the issue?
     
    sammorris, Sep 20, 2008
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  5. Wilbow

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    Looking at the heatsink arrangement, I think it covers both the chipset and cpu, like a pair of offset squares with a heatpipe to the copper fins and fan assembly. I have checked they are seated and reapplied thermal goo, but the problem is that the fan just doesnt seem to kick in at any point.
     
    Wilbow, Sep 20, 2008
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