Re: Dell Inspiron sensors (was: Re: Huge unreliability - does Linux have something to do with it?)

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

kernel wrote:
> You might want to try this;
> 
> Remove the keyboard, remove the cover beneath.  Take a can of air dust
> (or equivalent) and *carefully* blow out the inside of the laptop.  
> 
> -then-
> 
> Look at the back side and the right side of the laptop.  You'll see the
> intake for air and the A/C unit.  Take that air dust and blow in such
> that the plastic fan whirls away.   Take a snapshot of the dust bunnies
> and send them to Dell.
> 
> I have a 5150 Inspiron.  In less than 1 year this thing started powering
> off (hard) on its own, no matter the OS installed (multi-boot).  I dug
> around the 'net and found similar issues, all relating to OVERHEATING. 
> Poorly designed was the culprit, but Dell has not yet admitted to this
> (but look at the Dell Linux forum or just Dell laptop forum and see
> Dell's techs replies) - think of the numbers sold and it makes sense.

Thank you very much for the pointers. I had just reached the 
same conclusion this afternoon, when pissed off by finding the 
CPU was at 85 C despite the fans being on at the max I did 
exactly what you suggest; although I didn't find any dust 
bunny, a thorough cleanup and blowing plus some toothpicking of 
hair and whatnot, I find myself with a computer that is running 
finely --again :)

Too bad, I'll need another excuse to buy myself the new hard disk ...

What about the sensors?

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollar and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
                  (Roger Waters)

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