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    overheating hard drive (m140)??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sseema1085, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. sseema1085

    sseema1085 Newbie

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    If I run my dell xps m140 laptop computer for about 5 minutes (on the internet), the hard drive will go from 20 C to 35-40C. At around 33C, programs start randomely shutting down (AV, internet browser), and I will go from 60 processes to 40 processes.

    I feel air coming out of the fan vents, but I have never cleaned the internal components of the computer.

    Do you think that this is probrably dust accumulating in the fan, and if so is there a tutorial on how to open and clean a fan for a dell m140 laptop?

    I have seen this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=60914

    but the coponent on the underside of the computer is totally clean. I guess I am looking for cleaning the fan under teh keyboard.

    Thank you very much
     
    sseema1085, Apr 16, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What're the rest of your temps?

    40C is well within normal operating temperatures for your your hard drive. I'd say you've got some sort of software issue, but what that is exactly I couldn't say. At any rate, you can still try cleaning your fan/vent(s); here is the service manual for the XPS 140M:

    http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps140M/en/sm/index.htm
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 16, 2009
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