Dell Inspiron 5160 overheating issue

Hello,

I got 5160 about 6 months ago and I have been really happy with this laptop until just recently when it started to overheat (it shut off once and the keyboard and the bottom of the laptop get really hot to touch in less than an hour after I boot it up). Has anyone else have this problem? Should I contact Dell while I am still under warranty or is there anything I can do myself?

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i got my 5160 a few weeks ago (referb) and it doesn't seem to have overheating issues. i leave my laptop on for hours, just warm to the touch. the fan seems to stay on a bit longer. i think you should contact dell sicne it's still under warranty. maybe look into a laptop cooler also.

good luck.

 

Ya, my cousin danny has this laptop, and he never has had problems with overheating or anything. I'd call tech support, but just out of curiousity, what are you doing when it is overheating?

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I got 5160 10 months ago and am seeing the same overheating. Also when I unplug from power cord I experience the screen going black for a few seconds and then resolving again.

 

For any overheating problem on a laptop, the first thing to do is blow out all the dust from the fan and vents around the fan. Use a can of compressed air, and be sure to try and get it from every angle.

That should fix any problems you have with overheating. If it doesn't, then you may want to call Dell.

Tim

Dell Inspiron 9300, Pentium M 1.86GHz, 1GB 533MHz DDR2, 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 6800, 17" LG WUXGA+, 60GB HDD (7200rpm), DVD+-RW

 

Not to make you paranoid or anything like that, but I had some serious overheating problems with at least 4 or 5 Dell laptops that I use for research at school. Forgot what model they were, but they were 3.06GHz P4's.

They kept overheating in a manner similar to yours. I tried cleaning the fans, the vents, and even used a laptop cooler. None of that worked so I called Dell and asked them what to do. They told us to send them in and that they'd fix the problem.

We got them back a few weeks later and tried using them. They didn't overheat, but for a good reason. Dell had underclocked them down to 300MHz to fix the problem. That made me pretty mad at Dell until they agreed to just replace the machines. If you're going to send it in to Dell just be wary of their solution.

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