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  • XPS 1530 - Turns off

    Howdy all, I've got an interesting situation. The only thing I can think of is my laptop is overheating and shutting off to keep from frying the cpu or video card. I was playing a game today and had been playing for several hours. When all of a sudden the machine just turned off. No crash, no blue...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by runamonk on 11-08-2008
    Tags: power off, shutoff, shutdown, overheat, turn off
  • Re: XPS 1530 - Turns off

    Hi I'm Brian I also have an XPS M1530 laptop (refurbished) and I ALSO have had sudden shutdown problems. The back vent is always very hot to the touch after this happens. It usually occurs when I'm playing World of warcraft. Sometimes, after only 10 minutes in that game I will crash. I Downloaded...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by briankinsley on 11-16-2008
    Tags: xps, laptop, overheat, CPU, M1530
  • Re: M1330 running Vista hard drive or fan issue

    Hi, Same thing happened to my XPS 1330, first on Sat Morning it would not boot and displayed multi-coloured vertical lines down the screen, I eventually got it to boot after undergoing a recovery routine and then downloaded those same updates, result was the fan noise and laptop behaving strangely after...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by steviehg on 11-17-2008
    Tags: nvidia color line vertical screen laptop, overheat, Video, Freeze, xps m1330 problem freeze locks, hardware mulfunction xps m1530, driver, fan noise inspiron 1525, XPS M1330, MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE M1330, fan noise hard drive noise updates to nVideo Geforce 8400 driver
  • Re: Latitude D531 overheating

    I am having the same issue recently. My laptop Latitude D531 shuts off suddenly when it's over heated. I think this has become worse ever since I started using an external monitor with it. I can not afford my laptop being shutdown unexpectedly specially during critical tasks. I'll have to call...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by xxNickxx on 11-21-2008
    Tags: Latitude, shutdown, overheat, suddenly, D531, unexpectedly
  • XPS M1710 Video Failure and Temperature Monitoring

    Hello All, I recently had failure of Ge Force Go 7950 GTX in my XPS M1710 4 months out of warranty. Fortunately I had bought the machine using American Express so was covered by Amex Buyer's Advantage insurance and had excellent service from Amex once I got a quote to fix from Dell. I got 12 months'...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by Gippsland on 12-05-2008
    Tags: xps, nvidia color line vertical screen laptop, overheating, overheat, Video, Dell XPS M1710 Support, xps m1710 geforce go 7900 gtx overheating warranty motherboard, video problems, hot, XPS guarantee
  • New XPS 630 No other software?

    Hey, I have just recived an xps 630, its a refurb and it only has vista installed, Please can you give me a link to some software i need in order to change the liughts and fans etc..etc as i have no software at the moment. I have installed nvidia system manager but can only do motherboard and GPu, ram...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by christianmark on 12-26-2008
    Tags: overheating, overheat, fan failure, Nvidia GPU, nvidia lines, LED, failures, hardware, fan failure?, LightFX, xps 630
  • E1705 BSOD Memory Parity Error

    First off, I've searched and read several times over the past year and never found anyone who seemed to actually offer a solution to this problem other than "buy a different laptop", but I really want my E1705 to run properly without the BSOD Memory Parity Error STOP! problem like it did...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by mye1705 on 01-20-2009
    Tags: overheating, overheat, E1705 9400, error message, e1705, BSOD, Motherboard, gpu over heated, xps m1710 geforce go 7900 gtx overheating warranty motherboard, heatsink, Nvidia GPU, error, hardware, world of warcraft, GPU over heated NVIDIA, Motherboard replacement, stop error, temperature, Laptop overheating problem
  • Inspiron 1100, power adaptor won't charge battery

    I have read many people talk about their power supply not charging the battery here. I have read this and other postings and blogs on this matter. I found a posting about the power supply connector on the laptop causing this problem. It took me hours to find Dells motherboard or system board removal...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by joeoo99 on 02-09-2009
    Tags: overheating, laptop, overheat, battery status, Battery, power cord disconnects. laptop electrical connecttion, battery life ac adapter, batery, customer service, Inspiron 1100 -power adapter PA-2, battery charge, Power issues, battery light Flashes, AC Power Adapter, complaints, laptop battery charger 65 watt to 90 watt daniel, AC Power Adaptor Cannot Be Determined, power adaptor error, power cord, battery charger replacement, battery charger, Inspiron 1100, ac power, AC cord, Power adapter connection supply, Bad Customer Service, ac adapter voltage regulator, battery life, ac adaptor, ac adapter, laptop dell, power supply, inspirion, power adapter compatability, inspirion 1150, ac adapter not working
  • My XPS M1710 Keeps Getting Really hot very fast

    I play WOW, when i turn on my computer within 10mins its so hot that i cannot have it on my lap. What do you think is causing this? I only play world of warcraft. I dont download music or have anything else on the computer Please help me as i think my computer will melt soon :( I have previously had...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by samheyes on 02-10-2009
    Tags: overheat, xps m1710 geforce go 7900 gtx overheating warranty motherboard, AC Power Adaptor Cannot Be Determined
  • Dell xps m1330 overheating problems!! :(

    I have had my xps m1330 for 2 years now, had to have the motherboard replaced twice to a grapichs problem. The last time this was done 13/02/2009 the tech guy didn't even put the laptop back together properly, and when he had gone i tried to switch the laptop on only to find it switch off straight...
    Posted to General Hardware (Forum) by Lukewills on 02-17-2009
    Tags: overheat, XPS M1330, nvidia 8400m, Motherboard replacement, graphic card
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