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    My M11x R2 gets HOT

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by darkdomino, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. darkdomino

    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    Not sure when this happened, but at some point the metal nameplate on my M11x actually warped and partially melted. Wow.

    [​IMG]
     
    darkdomino, Jul 21, 2011
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  2. keftih

    keftih Notebook Evangelist

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    Holy crap :eek: Are you sure the nameplate didn't warp from something else? I would have expected the CPU/GPU to fry long before temps reached that level.
     
    keftih, Jul 22, 2011
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  3. sasquatchimo

    sasquatchimo Notebook Guru

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    Am i missing something? All i see is the flash reflection and the shape of the alien head that's part of the engraving.
     
    sasquatchimo, Jul 22, 2011
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    dredd1893 Notebook Consultant

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    Don't see anything either... perhaps you can post clearer picture or explain to us where the warped sections are?
     
    dredd1893, Jul 22, 2011
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  5. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Ever been slipped into a bag or backpack while it was still running? I've done that 2 or 3 times with my R2 and that's the only way I could see it getting that hot.

    EDIT: That's about where the memory modules are IIRC.
     
    slickie88, Jul 22, 2011
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  6. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Right at the beginning of his name on the tag you can see the metal is discolored from heat.

    Looking at one of my extra name tags it should not be like that.

    Remove the tag and take a look under it, or remove the bottom plate and see whats causing that much heat.
     
    ejohnson, Jul 22, 2011
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  7. miXwui

    miXwui Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying as hard as I can to distinguish any warping or discoloration.

    All I see is the Alienware logo (the black curvy lines) though..it's an alien eye/head.
     
    miXwui, Jul 22, 2011
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  8. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    I highlighted the area that is discolored.

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    ejohnson, Jul 22, 2011
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  9. miXwui

    miXwui Notebook Consultant

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    Hm, maybe it just bumped into something and got scratched/dented/dinged? Or maybe you accidentally left your m11x on the stove? :D
     
    miXwui, Jul 22, 2011
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  10. Vidaluko

    Vidaluko Notebook Evangelist

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    It sure looks like a melting mark, but like someone said, the laptop would have melted before tha metal plate
     
    Vidaluko, Jul 22, 2011
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  11. darkdomino

    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    Here's another picture. The metal tag has a long discoloration in the lower left corner, curving through the tag. The tag itself does not appear to have changed shaped or anything, but there's been some sort of temperature reaction that has occurred (I assume)

    Just curious if anyone else has had this happen. I don't overclock often, and never though heat was an issue with my laptop... I guess I was wrong.

    [​IMG]
     
    darkdomino, Jul 22, 2011
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  12. watts9967

    watts9967 Newbie

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    I just noticed that my power pack has been getting very hot lately and my tag on the bottem of my machine looks the same as yours and its only been on a lap tray since day one
     
    watts9967, Jul 22, 2011
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  13. aocleader

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    contact dell like i said in other post just got mine back from getting fixed because of heat problems there was a recall because of issues like that they replaced my hdd and my ac adapter mine was getting hot enough to fry an egg
     
    aocleader, Jul 22, 2011
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  14. thehelios

    thehelios Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just called Dell about mine because the temps were just ridiculous:

    CPU Max: 110 C
    GPU Max: 103 C

    They're sending me new heat sink and other crap but my name plate hasn't been affected by it even though it's painful to the touch when the R2 gets that hot.
     
    thehelios, Jul 23, 2011
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  15. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Holy Crap! I just had to comment. I'm glad you did. I've never seen it so high on this forum. O_O
     
    DeeVu, Jul 23, 2011
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    m11x R3 gets so heat too?
     
    ZACK02, Jul 23, 2011
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  17. MassiveOverkill

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    It runs slightly cooler.
     
    MassiveOverkill, Jul 23, 2011
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  18. thehelios

    thehelios Notebook Enthusiast

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    Let's just say that I didn't buy a gaming laptop to play games for an hour before the laptop automatically shuts off due to heat. I now get random artifact lines whenever my screen is turned on every now and then so I'm starting to believe my GPU was permanently damaged from the heat :( Don't want to get a second mobo switched out.
     
    thehelios, Jul 23, 2011
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