Re: Inspiron 5100
- From: Dan <blah@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:50:07 GMT
Some of the fan assemblies are too large to pull out of the laptop
without removing the monitor and palmest. Most are easy enough after
removing the keyboard bezel, keyboard and metal plate...but not all
Dan
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:47:16 -0400, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_not @
charter.net> wrote:
Corrective action is not THAT severe. If there is a wad of dust-and-dirt that
cannot be dislodged by compressed air because it has gotten too large,
disassembly and careful cleaning of the area around the heat sink is all that is
required. Fortunately, Dell (unlike other manufacturers, he said, speaking
like a Dellbot) has illustrated service manuals available on-line.
I'm sorta good at this sort of thing, but I tore down an Inspiron 5100
completely in maybe 10 minutes a couple of days ago, with a couple of references
to the on-line service info for the beast. A complete tear-down, IMHO, is
removing everything from the system, and disassembling the entire chassis, but
leaving the motherboard in place. I also left the LCD screen as-is. But,
really, it IS pretty easy with a couple of smallish screwdrivers, one flat-head
for prying plastic parts carefully and one Philips-head for all the little
screws... Ben Myers
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:04:40 GMT, Dan <blah@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Discussed ad nauseum for insp 11xx an 51xx series. The CPU heat sink
assembly gets blocked with dust, especially in pet households. The
blockage will eventually cause overheating and the failure of the
motherboard.
Compressed air will only flip the thick wad of dust back for a short
time. If the blockage is severe (which it probably is), you need to
either scrape the back of the heat sink or install a new one.
Dan
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:44:09 GMT, "Joe" <joe_g_g@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My girlfriends 5100 keeps overheating and then just turning off. The under
base near the processor gets EXTREMLY hot. When you feel the fan exhaust
hardly any air is coming out but the fan is spinning up like mad. Its only
been the past few months. The diagnostics software is missing when I press
F12? thanks.
.
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