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    1520 heat problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sinbad, Mar 29, 2008.

  1. sinbad

    sinbad Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi i'm sorry if this question my sound ridicules but often when gaming on the road i can feel my laptop getting very hot on the bottom. My Question is; does the bios or vista automatically shut down my laptop before the temperature gets critical or do i have to monitor this using a program like rivia tunner?

    Thanks for an response
     
    sinbad, Mar 29, 2008
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  2. leo_s

    leo_s Notebook Guru

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    Yes the laptop will shut off if it reaches critical temperature.

    Don't worry about it though, i own one and it keeps pretty cool even after hours of gaming. The hot bottom is normal
     
    leo_s, Mar 29, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    This series of dells is very cool compared to other laptops...the trade off is its thickness. But you shouldn't have to worry unless its physically burning the surface below.
     
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  4. sinbad

    sinbad Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for your answers this is my first laptop so i wasn't really sure.
     
    sinbad, Mar 29, 2008
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