I just bought a Dell XPS M1330 off ebay as a present for my girlfriend as she needs a new laptop and wanted a 13.3" screen. I had one of these laptops in uni and it was excellent, I did 3D work on it and it worked wonders.
My problem is this Dell I have just received is noisy. Ive done all the updates and gone all the usual routes. Ive checked the temps and it says that are about 60 degrees. The fan that is making the noise is the fan for the CPU and GPU. The problem is the an speeds up when doing the simplest of tasks like copying files or just using the computer, my XPS never did this at all. Could it be a heating issue and need a new heatsink? I check the fan for dust and even removed it and gave it a clean but the noise is still there.
Could it faulty? If so I will return it. The machine runs fine but the bloody fans goes off on one every now and again for no good reason
Just to note this version has the onboard built in intel graphics not nvidia.
Any ideas on possible solutions?
UPDATE.
It seems when the laptop is plugged into the mains the fan goes off more i presume this is because its charging while in use and thus creating more heat. Also the battery is knackered it cant hold a charge so would it be right to guess it may be producing more heat that usual?
When its not plugged into the mains the temperature goes down a bit and it runs quieter.
But boy it gets hot when plugged in, I installed office 2010 and it went up to 80degrees!!!!
Any ideas on possible solutions? Is it worth getting a working battery, would that fix the problem?
My problem is this Dell I have just received is noisy. Ive done all the updates and gone all the usual routes. Ive checked the temps and it says that are about 60 degrees. The fan that is making the noise is the fan for the CPU and GPU. The problem is the an speeds up when doing the simplest of tasks like copying files or just using the computer, my XPS never did this at all. Could it be a heating issue and need a new heatsink? I check the fan for dust and even removed it and gave it a clean but the noise is still there.
Could it faulty? If so I will return it. The machine runs fine but the bloody fans goes off on one every now and again for no good reason
Just to note this version has the onboard built in intel graphics not nvidia.
Any ideas on possible solutions?
UPDATE.
It seems when the laptop is plugged into the mains the fan goes off more i presume this is because its charging while in use and thus creating more heat. Also the battery is knackered it cant hold a charge so would it be right to guess it may be producing more heat that usual?
When its not plugged into the mains the temperature goes down a bit and it runs quieter.
But boy it gets hot when plugged in, I installed office 2010 and it went up to 80degrees!!!!
Any ideas on possible solutions? Is it worth getting a working battery, would that fix the problem?
