Studio 1558 Over Heating??


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    Studio 1558 Over Heating??


    I have a dell studio 1558 i3 core processor 4gb ram 500gb hard drive windows 7 home premium.

    When doing a regular virus check I noticed that in the full scan my laptop was just abruptly shutting off. So I did a search and several people had issues with their laptop over heating. So, I downloaded Speed Fan to see what my laptop temperature was running at.

    Just leaving it sit, and not doing anything my laptop temps are:

    HD0: 111F
    Temp1: 80F
    Temp2: 32F:
    Core 0: 108-118F
    Core 1: 100-102F

    I do not see a drop below that.

    If I put on a movie that's stored on my hard drive it will jump between 125-137F. I've had the laptop about 4 years. It is probably dusty inside no doubt ( I have 5 cats and live in a rural area), but looking inside I don't see a terrible amount of dust, but then it's hard to see through the vent holes at all.

    If I take out the battery the fan seems to run less and the temps stay around 106. But even watching a movie the temps spike up to the same temps.

    I've tired blowing out the fan from what I can do with an air can. But this doesn't seem to cure the issue.

    I've looked in the System Event Log and for the times it shut off, I did get an event 37. And this was the error message:
    The speed of processor 0 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.


    Just wanting some input as to if this a fan issue, whether it needs to be just cleaned or what. And how much does a cleaning run usually? Or if they have to replace the fan?

    Thanks!
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Do you live in the USA?
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  3. Posts : 39
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes I do live in the US

    Mel
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  4. Posts : 531
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Then, I recommend you take your laptop to a Staple store.
    I take mine there every couple of years and they give it a good cleaning.
    If there is a hard problem causing overheating, they should be able to point it out to you.
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