Ever had the cpu reseated in a laptop?

MumboJumbo · 24 Aug 2011 at 23:19

Hey love my laptop and it's perfect for what I need but it's been dropped a few times and now overheats like crazy. I believe the cpu needs reseating but I opened it up and looks like I might not be able to do it my self.

Anyone ever paid for similar things to be done? Wondered what the cost was and how long it took. Cheers.

beermonster · 25 Aug 2011 at 09:06

You can do it yourself , you just might need some guides where are you getting stuck.

MumboJumbo · 26 Aug 2011 at 08:28

Well see it's a very thin laptop and everything is packed in together. It would require me removing a great deal of the components inside to actually get to it from the looks of it. I'll see if I can find a video of someone opening it up as the studio 16 xps was very popular when it was out.

Scrutinize · 26 Aug 2011 at 08:46

8igdave said:
Well see it's a very thin laptop........studio 16 xps

does not compute lol

no slimmer than most laptops and iirc it is quite chunky @ 1-1.3" thick, its just the chassis shape that makes it look slim at the front.

if it has been dropped a few times, there may be bigger issues than the cpu and heatsink.

be worth giving dell a call to see how much they would charge, otherwise, if you can't find someone to do it for free, try a local pc tech? should cost 30£ if it just a strip/rebuild, thermal paste.

citizenx13 · 26 Aug 2011 at 08:54

I replace MB's CPUS etc at work from time to time, also it all depends if the laptop has a separate CPU there are models that are one single unit.

The Internetz has guides and "blue prints",
I found a good way not to have screws left over

take a A4 page and stick some boxing tape so that the sticky side is facing you, do this 3 or 4 times, draw the outline of the bottom of the laptop and every time you remove a screw stick it in the appropriate place, do the same for the top, if there is another layer use another tape, making notes as you go along, sine I have done this I have never had anything left over and the laptops worked a treat

Hope this provides some help

deusexlumina · 28 Aug 2011 at 14:01

citizenx13 said:
take a A4 page and stick some boxing tape so that the sticky side is facing you, do this 3 or 4 times, draw the outline of the bottom of the laptop and every time you remove a screw stick it in the appropriate place, do the same for the top, if there is another layer use another tape, making notes as you go along, sine I have done this I have never had anything left over and the laptops worked a treat

Hope this provides some help

I do this

but yeah, +1, plenty of guides on the internet. Although tbh, if its overheating i'd check the fan cable/fan as the CPu would be fixed in very tight - even dropping it should not cause it to loose contact. The fan should be easier to access as well, and cheap to replace. For guides check ifixit.com, most repair guides can be found on there.

MumboJumbo · 30 Aug 2011 at 18:19

Well I believe I fixed the problem. I did a lil more looking before I took everything apart and some of the fins on the back where the air was exhausted were pushed together. Considering how many there were and how close they are together anyway you wouldn't think it would make the difference but I got a lil screwdriver and prized them apart and low and behold my temps dropped considerably. It's still hot but usable now.

rah^ · 30 Aug 2011 at 19:00

Now blow the dust/dirt out of the fans/fins aswell! (my vaio is a godsend for taking apart and putting back together)