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She has an older dell about 5 years and it gets extremely hot and the fans get really loud on it like its getting super hot or something
i have vacummed it out and removed all the dust but it didn't help anything i can check to tell why its doing this?
its running windows 7 if that matters
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz4gb ddr2 ramati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz
Motherboard
evga 650i ultra
Memory
4gb ddr2 ram
Graphics Card(s)
ati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Sound Card
sound blaster audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
25inch
Hard Drives
2 500 gb sata internals
2 350gb extrenal
PSU
550 watt
Case
Smilodon Raidmax
Cooling
6 case fans
Hello Welcome to the forums. :)

5 years you say? with windows 7? i'm going to take a guess and say it's the hardware...what's your friends system specs.
 

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Win7 Home Premium x64 SP1, Archlinux x86_64. Elementary Luna
Probably the fans dying, or its still just overheating.

~Lordbob
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9Intel i5-2500k2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hera
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
CPU
Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67 Pro
Memory
2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card
Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
PSU
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
Case
Cooler Master Haf 932
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
Razer Tarantula
Mouse
Razer Lachesis
Internet Speed
not fast enough
Yeah i figure its the fans im gonna replace them friday i figured it might be something else besides the fans though, not sure on the specs its a dell and i am the one who installed windows 7 on it, not sure of the specs but it runs windows 7 great as well as aero effects
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz4gb ddr2 ramati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz
Motherboard
evga 650i ultra
Memory
4gb ddr2 ram
Graphics Card(s)
ati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Sound Card
sound blaster audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
25inch
Hard Drives
2 500 gb sata internals
2 350gb extrenal
PSU
550 watt
Case
Smilodon Raidmax
Cooling
6 case fans
Install Speedfan to get variable fan speed if available. You can then monitor the actual temps to see if they exceed the maximum for the mobo - google to find the max temp list.

If it is a tower then consider adding a case fan. If a laptop, elevate the rear by about an inch at all times or buy a cooling pad.
 
thanks i will try the speedfan thing much apperciated
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz4gb ddr2 ramati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel core 2 duo 2.7 ghz
Motherboard
evga 650i ultra
Memory
4gb ddr2 ram
Graphics Card(s)
ati 5780hd 1gb pci express
Sound Card
sound blaster audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
25inch
Hard Drives
2 500 gb sata internals
2 350gb extrenal
PSU
550 watt
Case
Smilodon Raidmax
Cooling
6 case fans
What temps are you getting on the cpu: Core Temp

Are the fans in the case running loud or is it the power supple fan making noise or perhaps the fan on the cpu itself. Is there a separate GPU with fans.

I really doubt that the fact it is running Win7 is the issue. I have never seen any difference between XP and Win7 on any of my machines, if anything Win7 is less of a hog on my system resources.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Systemax N2000 Gaming PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Q6600 @2.4ghz (G0 stepping)
Motherboard
XFX nforce 680i LT
Memory
8 gb OCZ vista essential sli PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Dual 9800gt in SLI mode
Sound Card
Integrated 8.1 High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Sceptre x246w 24 inch monitors
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200 each monitor
Hard Drives
500 GB SATA II / 7500 rpm
PSU
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W
Case
N2000 server tower
Cooling
Thermaltake Bigwater 760 is
Keyboard
MS Intelitype 6000 v2.0
Mouse
MS Intelipoint 6000
Internet Speed
Wi-power 1.5GB up / 512k down
Other Info
Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64, Windows Home Premium X86, Windows XP pro, Windows Home Server x86, Ubuntu 10.4 x86 and x64, Ubuntu server 10.4, SQL Server 2005, MySQL 5.0
Many of the older Dell laptops (similar to the 5160 model, anyway, for which there was a class action settlement) have heat problems. Vacuuming is not as good as taking the panel under the keyboard off and using compressed air - but don't use over 50# or you can do damage. In the case of the 5160, Dell realized it had a problem and put out a reactive fan control update. They also muted the CPU's heat reporting ability so the user can't see what's going on. This is a serious issue because that heat can do a lot of damage.
 

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Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1Core2Duo 2.46GB ddr2nVidia
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell precision t3400 tower
OS
Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
CPU
Core2Duo 2.4
Memory
6GB ddr2
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia
Hard Drives
120gb SSD, 1TB HD, 2TB HD; sata II
Internet Speed
12/2
Browser
Vivaldi, Slimjet (Chromium) x64

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Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
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Too many to describe...
OS
Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
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