How to Troubleshoot Overheating Issues on Dell Laptops?

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

Tip #1 : Don't buy an XPS

DONE.

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Hokhoku · 6 years ago

Honestly thought it was a parody till I opened the youtube page

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

Well i still think it's a parody after seing it, the guy looks like a 1980 softporn actor.

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Comrade_agent · 6 years ago

oh so you mean an inadequate cooling system isn't the issue?

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Dell workstation laptop shutting down most likely from overheating. I have performed the usual fixes.

Posted by BitcoinSaveMe · in r/techsupport · 4 years ago

The laptop is a version of this but from 2018 or so. i7 Skylake processor, if that helps to date it. Windows 10.

A few months ago I began having an issue with the laptop shutting down unexpectedly. It tended to do so while gaming. Planetside 2 and League of Legends seemed to trigger it. Oddly, it almost only happened at the end of a League game, not during. Perhaps there was extra load on the CPU when ending the game and resuming the client.

I downloaded a CPU temperature monitor and one or two cores did indeed appear to spike. I bought a cooling pad, took apart the laptop, replaced the thermal paste, and very thoroughly blew out every last bit of dust.

This fix worked for awhile, and I had no issues. In the last week or so the problem has returned, as bad or worse than before. When the computer doesn't shut down, the temp monitor still shows temps spiking to 99 C before coming back down fairly rapidly. This has also happened while playing Bioshock Infinite.

It also is often triggered if I Alt Tab to the desktop, and then go back in. Again, I assume it adds to the load on the CPU.

Plugged into the laptop is an Steelseries Apex 7 keyboard, a USB headset, a wireless dongle for my mouse, and an HDMI output to a 3440x1440 34" monitor. I've hazarded a guess that maybe driving that display is too much for the computer.

I ran the diagnostics tool in the BIOS and no problems were found. Processor and battery health were said to be fine, battery health is at 78%.

I've tried googling, but nearly all results just tell you "blow out the dust," when you complain about an overheating problem. Perhaps its drawing too much current, maybe something is wrong with the power supply, I have no idea. It does seem odd to me that temps so quickly fall to the 40-50 range after ending a League game, if it manages to survive the heat surge. That makes me think that the cooling is functioning well, the CPU is just drawing too much current.

Any hypotheses?

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sarcb · 4 years ago

I've done some googling on your laptop model and it seems the PCH on your motherboard might overheat easily when the power settings are set to high performance. It should be possible to check your PCH temp separately from your CPU I think... Could be a good place to continue? http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/precision-7550-7750-owners-thread.833097/page-19

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BitcoinSaveMe · OP · 4 years ago

Thanks for this! It's oddly difficult to find instructions on checking the PCH temp specifically, but I did force my settings into Power Saver mode which has had a massive effect and "fixed" the problem for now. It's a good clue to keep going on.

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Dell Laptop Overheating on Linux Mint – Need Help

Posted by Youba-3000 · in r/linuxmint · 7 months ago

Hello everyone,

I’m facing an overheating issue on my Dell laptop after installing Linux Mint. The laptop runs much hotter compared to Windows, and the fan is running at full speed.

System Specs:

Laptop Model: dell latitude 5580

Processor: Intel i5 7th Gen

RAM: 8GB

Storage: [SSD]

Linux Mint Version: [ 22.1 Cinnamon]

Kernel Version: [6.8.0-52-generic]

What I’ve Tried So Far:

✅ Installed tlp and thermald to optimize power management.

✅ Checked CPU temperature using sensors (via lm-sensors).

Issues I'm Facing:

⚠️ CPU temperatures remain high

⚠️ Fans are running at full speed.

⚠️ Laptop heats up quickly when watching videos or browsing.

Has anyone faced this issue with Dell laptops on Linux Mint? Any suggestions for fixing fan control, reducing CPU temps, or improving power management?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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1mCanniba1 · 7 months ago

Update your bios (if that hasn't been done yet) and update your thermal paste to some ptm7950. The fans in my ryzen laptops hardly spin up past 20% anymore since repasting them with ptm.

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Due-Ad7893 · 7 months ago

22.1 has its own power management - you don't need TLP and it may be worse with it. If it was me I'd uninstall TLP.

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FewVoice1280 · 7 months ago

I have faced this issue. That is also why I moved to Ubuntu 24.04.1

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kurupukdorokdok · 7 months ago

Wayland session should help

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Jwhodis · 7 months ago

How high (please use Celcius)?

Laptops are fine up to ~90°C, they will get hotter than PCs due to the small form factor.

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r/DellXPS • [4]

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Is there anything you can do about overheating?

Posted by DoingHouseStuff · in r/DellXPS · 3 years ago

I'm just so sick and tired of this. My XPS 13 gets so god damn hot even when I'm not doing anything over-taxing. I have it set to "cool" mode but that doesn't seem to help.

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Do this https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/phkqqp/dell\_g15\_5155\_ryzen\_edition\_30605800\_timespy/

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Darth_Batman89 · 3 years ago

You can try turning down your processing power a percentage or two

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DoingHouseStuff · OP · 3 years ago

How do you do that?

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ray363906 · 3 years ago

he means undervolting, inwhich you use third party apps do slowly decrease the power input of ur cpu until the computer shuts down, which means you will get a lower power input while maintaining similar performance and greater battery life

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SeaTownPD · 3 years ago

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8Ksurround · 3 years ago

Upgrade to the 17 for a vapor chamber? Lel.

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CynicalTelescope · 3 years ago

Maybe you are a candidate to re-apply thermal paste to your CPU.

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r/FlowX13 • [5]

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How to stop overheating

Posted by penguinking325 · in r/FlowX13 · 2 months ago

My X13 keeps overheating and shutting down while doing simple tasks like running chrome, using discord, playing games (which is what its intended for). does anyone know how to make it stop overheating or make it cooler?

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Existing_Bee8699 · 2 months ago

For some reason Linux (Ubuntu) runs cooler than Windows, for me at least

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Physical_Dare8553 · 2 months ago

I have the opposite situation, Linux has no idea what's going on with my fans so they just stick to full blast

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ledonker · 2 months ago

It's probably time to reapply the thermal paste and liquid metal. LM for the CPU, paste for the GPU. Obviously check the fans and cooler for dust and stuff while you're in there

They don't overheat from new so that's my guess.

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Dangarembga · 2 months ago

This was it for me.

I had temps in the 90s with super light tasks.

Ordered some thermal pasta and kryosheets for gpu/cpu and applied them. Getting 40 degrees idle now!

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Nate_fe · 2 months ago

Uninstall armory crate and get ghelper, you can custom set different power/fan profiles (eg press a button and have the fans go full speed to cool it down, then press the button again and have it run silently)

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Nate_fe · 2 months ago

**and also this is a laptop at the end of the day, even if it's a powerful one, the thermals are never gonna be jaw dropping

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Rickymon · 2 months ago

Cool, didnt know this exist, thanks

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drkiklop · 2 months ago

Repaste cpu and gpu. I repasted it and i lowered my temps. CPU is now 70 to 80 celsius when doing light work and GPU is 65 to 70 celsius with light work. Before that it was always over 85 going to 95 and i had low fps on every game and a lot of stuttering.

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Rickymon · 2 months ago

Mine too... following this thread

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r/computers • [6]

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Dell G15 overheating, how to address/ fix?

Posted by DrSkankDoom · in r/computers · 1 year ago

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DrSkankDoom · OP · 1 year ago

Dell G15 laptop overheating, how to address/ fix?

Hello everyone, my laptop has been overheating and won’t turn on more frequently recently (two days in a row now). I use it primarily for Revit and Twinmotion. I close all programs and put it to sleep at the end of the day, and shut it down and unplug for the weekend. I always keep up with firmware updates. I clean it with an air duster regularly. I opened the back today, and the aluminum? piece between the fans, and all the metal components generally were really hot. The battery was also hot but not as hot as the metallic components. The fans were turning on approximately every 7 minutes and would spin for around 1 minute. After letting it rest, unplugged, for 2.5 hours, everything seemed to significantly cool down so I closed the back and started it again, and everything seems fine. Also, in case it’s relevant here are the computer specs: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 laptop GPU 15.7 GB usable RAM. I’d greatly appreciate any advice on preventing this in the future as well as any best practices when it comes to caring for my laptop. Thank you so much in advance.

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MysteriousDesk3 · 1 year ago

Some basic questions out the way:

How old is this machine?
Where are you using it? On a hard surface with good airflow?
Have you tried using it on a laptop riser with a fan?
How long can you use it before it shuts down? How do you know it’s overheating just because it feels warm? Are you using some monitoring software check temps? Have you checked the windows event viewer after it shuts down?

As an aside, if you’re using it for work ( and I mean to make a living ) it’s worth considering a workstation desktop or laptop. Lots of people are buying gaming laptops based on specs alone and run into issues.

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DrSkankDoom · OP · 1 year ago

The machine is one year old. I’m using it an office setting (not sure what qualifies as a hard surface with good airflow). I have it placed on a laptop riser with no fan. After it cools, it starts fine, and I can usually work on it all day. The problem arises when i go turn it back on the next day where it won’t start. The vents would be blowing really hot, and when i opened the back yesterday, i can feel the metallic element’s temperature. I’m not using any software to monitor temps, and i haven’t checked the windows event viewer. Yesterday i think i made the mistake of leaving a couple programs running and put it to sleep, plugged. Do you think that could be the issue?

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Wane-27 · 1 year ago

Your issue is absolutely sleep. Do not send it to sleep anymore, just shut it down after you’re done using it.

Give that a test! That was the issue for my g15

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AbbaQadar · 1 year ago

My laptop is heating up when kept on my laap and doing minimal tasks like using microsoft edge for web browsing, didnt used to happen before .any solution for that?

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Wane-27 · 1 year ago

You’re probably blocking the vent. It’s good to keep some distance between the bottom of the laptop and a hard surface. I would recommend a laptop stand. It’s better ergonomically for you as well.

Here’s some things you can do to increase general temps:

Clean the fans 2 re-apply thermal paste/compound
Clean up your system. Make sure all your drivers are up to date, and check what is running at startup to make sure nothing unnecessary is using power. I recommend re installing windows every now and again but that’s up to you

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No_Engineering3493 · 1 year ago

I would recommend getting a air can and spraying for electronics and spray around the fans and repasting the CPU and GPU.

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Professional-Eye6114 · 1 year ago

Disable turbo on CPU, use something for spacing below laptop that alone should be okay.

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r/laptops • [7]

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Dell G15 Gaming Laptop having serious overheating issues

Posted by [deleted] · in r/laptops · 3 years ago

it's never been this bad before. My CPU averages around 85°C while idling and 97°C while running a game. My GPU also averages around 75°C and reaching around 88°C when running something. My fans are clean, it's been propped up to get better air flow, the fans are working at max capacity, and Bitdefender and Windows Defender detect no viruses. What could be the issue? I need help really badly because it's turning into a brick and it's loud as fuck

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brolpe · 3 years ago

That High idle temp makes me think you might Need a repaste

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juken7 · 3 years ago

The G series in general is known for bad cooling so.... don't expect too much..

You can undervolt, repaste and turn down your turbo boost setting..

If you do all 3 you should be able to get temps under control probably still not great but under control ...

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PublicWifi · 2 years ago

I know this is an old post, but...

Long story short: I was using BIOS ver 1.6. I updated to 1.8 (released Oct 22). While this doesn't "fix" cooling issues flat out, it does however keep the CPU freq / voltages at bay.

Version 1.6: I hit 99.9*C CPU temp while playing Satisfactory under 30-40% CPU load.
Version 1.8: I hit about 85*C under the same conditions.

The difference? They simply disabled turbo boost, keeping the CPU clock at/around 3.17ghz and voltages at 1.1v rather than 1.3x.

It's important that you not use "G-Mode" once everything is updated. This doesn't simply boost fan RPM's, but clock speeds as well.

Again, anything remotely close to 40% CPU load begins to cook this laptop quick. Elevating for air flow might reduce overall CPU temps by 5*C. Maybe. Cooling pads are about worthless, or at least the ones I've tried.

Dell along with other companies got real lazy in regards to thermals. This is a great machine on paper. Unfortunately it's all-but useless to me given the dreadful limitations.

So for anyone out there reading up on this particular laptop... Don't waste your time or money.

Should anyone from Dell read this, you owe me a laptop.

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r/GamingLaptops • [8]

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Dell G15 3050(95W), heating issue cause.

Posted by AjaxSid · in r/GamingLaptops · 3 years ago

v.redd.it

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AjaxSid · OP · 3 years ago

I Thought Undervolting would fix the issue, but most of the time we ignore the dust settled in there. Dell G15 has an overkill cooling system but won't work properly if not cleaned. I urge you to get your laptop cleaned also dell has made it more impossible to clean it by ourselves. Almost 15°C difference. Sorry for the shitty video quality.

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sir_chadwell_heath · 3 years ago

How did you undervolt?

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AjaxSid · OP · 3 years ago

I thought of doing it but I didn't, I just turned the aggressive mode off in processor management. And cleaned the vents.

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DrPikaJu · 3 years ago

Also for the love of tech. Don't use your laptop on your bed

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AjaxSid · OP · 3 years ago

I usually don't but since my leg got hurt, my ortho recommended me to take bed rest. Also I am not blocking the vents.

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Gwetify · 3 years ago

Why not?

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swoloch · 3 years ago

im unplug my cooling system and wash with shampoo))

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[deleted] · 3 years ago

yea clean the vents once per week .

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Sonicmasterxyz · 3 years ago

I read that it should be done twice a year. Maybe that's a problem...

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Standard_Pause_1697 · 3 years ago

I just use two erasors to lift up the rear

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3NT3RNam3 · 3 years ago

I use a box of ice breakers sours

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sambarvadaa69 · 3 years ago

The problem is because of the shitty standby mode that dell uses. I personally still face heating issue on standby. I simply hibernate instead of sleep, since S4 standby mode doesn't properly stop the internals from working.

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r/Dell • [9]

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My laptop keep overheat when I just turn on

Posted by DueMathematician1142 · in r/Dell · 3 years ago

What can I do to fix getting overhead (and shutdown) when I just turn it on

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S4_GR33N · 3 years ago

Is it a 9520?

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DueMathematician1142 · OP · 3 years ago

Ehhhh I don’t know . My laptop is black , quiet big and having likes the back look like metal

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S4_GR33N · 3 years ago

Mind sharing a picture?

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BinaryGrind · 3 years ago

we're gonna need a hell of a lot more information then "Its big and black".

If you look at the bottom there should be a label that lists a model and a number, like Inspiron 5550 or Latitude 5490 or XPS 9310.

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gargamel314 · 3 years ago

How do you know it's overheating? What are the symptoms?

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laptop overheating issue (solved thanks to tech support)

Posted by jakeyxjakey · in r/Dell · 5 years ago

So finding out after speaking with tech support, there's something called "Intel turbo boost" that's automatically turned on in the Bios. After turning this off my laptop immediately ran 50 degrees Fahrenheit cooler at least, unfortunately it topped out at 1.5ghz which was half the speed when it was on (3.6ghz) but it's worth my board not frying. When reading online it said that this turbo boost is only used when needed, but the second I turn it on and idle at desktop I'm already at 160 degrees Fahrenheit so clearly it is doing something at all times.

Posting this to hope the many other people with the same issue find this as I did not see this as a solution online.

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yorick5151 · 5 years ago

Please don't use fahrenheit when discussing computer/laptop temperatures
I think most people know letting your CPU run slower will generate less heat.

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mariussiu · 5 years ago

I don't know how old your laptop is and i'm not at all an expert, so i'm not refering to you

and please correct me if i'm wrong;

Isn't this unacceptable to you all? I mean why do you have to compromise anything at all? If there's a problem not caused by you, they should fix it by not downgrading anyhing or they should replace/reimburse, right?

I just don't understand how people settle for this kind of things when they still have warranty

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one-mb · 5 years ago

What you describe is not a "solution", but a circumvention of your overheating issue.

So I also don't know what you are thanking the tech support for. Just in case you didn't need 3.6 GHz initially, why buy it at all?

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