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    1400 Chipset idles at 75C!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Devedander, Sep 6, 2007.

  1. Devedander

    Devedander Notebook Evangelist

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    So I am going through my replacement 1400 (to replace one with a bad sound chip and a few other issues) and to add to the grainy AUO screen I find that the chipset idles around 75C!!

    This means the laptops is always hot on the bottom and the fan constantly runs around 3000rpma :eek:

    I installed the chipset drivers and nothing shows in device manager as missing drivers, before I mark this down as an official defect is there anything anyone can think of that would cause this on my end?
     
    Devedander, Sep 6, 2007
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nope, that sounds like a hardware fault. Most probably a faulty heat sink installation.
     
    PhoenixFx, Sep 6, 2007
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