Re: Dell M50 workstation slows because of overheating

Also, make sure all the rubber feet are still in place.

If some of the rubber feet have come off, the laptop will not have enough
clearance for proper air flow.

"Jay B" <jayB@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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try cleaning it.... the fins are dirty and not enough air is getting thru.
this happens as notebooks get older.
use compressed air.
be careful not to supply so much force that the fans spin and break.

stephentimko@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I used my Dell Precision M50 workstation notebook with no problem for
a year. Last week I was watching a streaming video and it overheated
the notebook, I guess. Now every time I turn it on, the notebook works
fine for about five minutes, then the fan kicks on to its highest RPM
and the notebook just crawls, even with the simplest task. I'm
assuming the computer senses that it is overheating and is slowing the
CPU to cool it off. Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
Any way to fix it other than sending it back to Dell?



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