So my L702x is on its last legs so it seems.
From the left hinge packing up a while ago (no misuse, common issue with Dell models and poor design) and not wanting to move anymore which coincidentally snapped away from the lid when trying to close it to a new problem occurring. Lucky this laptop doesn't leave the table so it can stay open.
Anyway, the new problem;
The laptop overheats when doing anything it thinks is intensive, this could be from having a couple of internet browsers open with multiple tabs, to running a game or even just watching YouTube. So it really is rather random. The fan kicks in and really powers away when any of the above is happening, the left hand side of the laptop becomes too hot to touch for more than a couple of seconds. We are talking fry and egg hot here where you can actually burn yourself. But the result of this happening is the USB ports all cut out and none of them work. They come back to life when you stop doing whatever it is that you are doing and the laptop cools down.
Has anyone experienced this before?
I really give up on Dell, nothing but problems from the first month of ownership where they have already replaced the motherboard once.
From the left hinge packing up a while ago (no misuse, common issue with Dell models and poor design) and not wanting to move anymore which coincidentally snapped away from the lid when trying to close it to a new problem occurring. Lucky this laptop doesn't leave the table so it can stay open.
Anyway, the new problem;
The laptop overheats when doing anything it thinks is intensive, this could be from having a couple of internet browsers open with multiple tabs, to running a game or even just watching YouTube. So it really is rather random. The fan kicks in and really powers away when any of the above is happening, the left hand side of the laptop becomes too hot to touch for more than a couple of seconds. We are talking fry and egg hot here where you can actually burn yourself. But the result of this happening is the USB ports all cut out and none of them work. They come back to life when you stop doing whatever it is that you are doing and the laptop cools down.
Has anyone experienced this before?
I really give up on Dell, nothing but problems from the first month of ownership where they have already replaced the motherboard once.
