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    Re-pasting Alienware 14 CPU

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by blakktux, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. blakktux

    blakktux Newbie

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    A friend of mine has had some cooling issues on his Alienware 14 recently. The fans on the laptop would go crazy and spin at >80% as soon as he puts any sort of CPU usage down but the air being blown out isn't hot.

    I did a realtemp/prime95 stress test and I noticed that while the 1st, 2nd, and 4th core all held about the same 70C under full load, the 3rd core was spiking to over 90C erratically. When I stopped prime95, the 3rd core held around 80C for 15 seconds, decreasing slowly after that while the other cores dropped to ~40C.

    My intuition tells me that the CPU needs to be re pasted, and that's on the schedule for tomorrow. I've read the repair manual and have a good idea on how to get to the CPU and cooling system, but are there any tidbits that I should know before I move ahead?
     
    blakktux, Dec 10, 2013
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  2. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    None, just make sure you have some videos as well to guide you better.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 11, 2013
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  3. pathfindercod

    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    haven't seen any teardown videos of the new 14, 17 or 18. Saw a video on the 18 on AW youtube channel but it really isn't a step by step.
     
    pathfindercod, Dec 11, 2013
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  4. bstapley

    bstapley Notebook Consultant

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    bstapley, Dec 11, 2013
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