Subject: Re: Alienware M7700
Name:
clickjocky Date: 9/8/2008 4:18:08 PM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 75.139.175.39 In Reply to: Re: Alienware M7700 posted by
ludi Message:
I have taken the cover off before and looked at the fans. I just didn't remove the whole heatsink/heatpipe. It was almost impossible to see the clog without removing it.
I tried re-seating everything at least twice with the same result and only 2 cables one for the memory fan and one for what looks like a peltier attacned to the heatpipe cooling 4 (rectifiers?) directly before the processor.
I am worried that it fried the MB. The processor is a P4 3.6 and doubles as a space heater. It is the most idiotic processor for a laptop ever. If I would have only known when I ordered that way, I could have went for the mobile and had a decent machine. Any ideas on how to check if the MB is still viable? It is somewhat difficult to get out of the laptop.
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