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    Question about repair

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by dragonx254, May 2, 2012.

  1. dragonx254

    dragonx254 Notebook Geek

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    Does Dell do anything to the laptop OTHER than fix it?

    I just sent my m14x in for repair (the battery was faulty), and when it returned, my screen was cleaned.

    Also, when idle, my laptop seems to be running about 5C cooler (the fan no longer turns on when I open Chrome AND Internet Explorer).

    So was just wondering if maybe they did a thermal paste change or something too.
     
    dragonx254, May 2, 2012
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  2. Tsukurimashou

    Tsukurimashou Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe they just cleaned the dust on GPUs fan.
     
    Tsukurimashou, May 2, 2012
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  3. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    They could of cleaned it to save money on future warranty claims due to dust built up.
     
    Voodooi, May 2, 2012
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  4. flybass

    flybass Notebook Consultant

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    in my experience they do little more than scratch up the bottom
     
    flybass, May 2, 2012
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