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Overheating laptop
Name: Andrew Date: December 3, 2003 at 17:55:28 Pacific OS: 98 SE CPU/Ram: pII 300mhZ/64 mb
Comment:
I have a 98 SE Dell Latitude CPi d300xt laptop with 300 mhZ and 64 mb RAM. My laptop's fan never runs, and I am very worried about it overheating. I am currently only using it in short sessions to make sure it doesn't even get warm. I am sick of doing this, so could somebody tell me whats wrong? The computer runs perfectly and gives me no errors related to this.
Name: nachos Date: December 3, 2003 at 18:23:48 Pacific
Reply:
keep a backup of all files
dont worry be happy :)
300mhz? does it need a fan? hehe
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Response Number 2
Name: David Date: December 3, 2003 at 18:47:58 Pacific
Reply:
As long as you don't do anything that takes a lot of CPU power it shouldn't be a problem.
If you turn the computer on and run on windows and Microsft Word, or something like that. It won't get too hot.
But if you start running a lot of programs (or any 3D games). The CPU will got real hot real fast, and then you will have a problem.
As long as you don't do anything that puts strain on your computer it won't over heat. (Note for any laptop over 1ghz this is NOT true).
David
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Response Number 3
Name: mesich Date: December 4, 2003 at 03:39:10 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Andrew, Nachos, David, hi everyone,
Laptop are designed so the cooling fan doesn't run until a set temperature is reached. This is to conserve power for the battery. The temperature setpoint is normally adjustable within the bios settings. Drop the lower limit setting for the temperature and see if the fan turns on.
I had a Dell Latitude 850Mhz and the cooling fan rarely ran.
Best Regards, Mesich
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Response Number 4
Name: Andrew Date: December 4, 2003 at 15:54:09 Pacific
Reply:
I am running Phoenix BIOS revision AO5 from Dell. I went into BIOS setup and there is nothing about a temperature for the fan at all. If I run word or something like it, it doesn't get hot like the guy said, but how do I make the fan come on? Do I have a bad fan?
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