Comments on: How To Replace A Dell Inspiron Laptop Heat Sink And Fan Assembly http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/ Everything new in technology news Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:32:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: warthogg http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-152844 warthogg Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:14:09 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-152844 I replaced the fan and found your step by step instructions to be right on, thanks. However, when i rebooted the laptop, it starts to boot up and I can here the fan running. The fan runs for 20 seconds, then stops running and nothing happens, the computer never finishes booting. The hard drive light flashes once during the initial booting and then never relights. The power light stays on even after the fan quits. Can you give me any insights? I replaced the fan and found your step by step instructions to be right on, thanks. However, when i rebooted the laptop, it starts to boot up and I can here the fan running. The fan runs for 20 seconds, then stops running and nothing happens, the computer never finishes booting. The hard drive light flashes once during the initial booting and then never relights. The power light stays on even after the fan quits.

Can you give me any insights?

]]> By: Computer Repair Jacksonville http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-152361 Computer Repair Jacksonville Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:08:46 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-152361 This will help me a ton! This will help me a ton!

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]]> By: justawonderer http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-133801 justawonderer Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:59:58 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-133801 I will add for those confused about the zif socket if you look on the left side of the cpu looking from top and front of the laptop you will see a screw. it locks unlocks the zif socket. Counter clockwise is unlocked clockwise it is locked. And I also suggest once you take out the heatsink assembly you take the cpu off of it clean it and lock it back in put on a tad of new artic silver and then reseat the fan and cooler assembly. It is very easy to bend the pins putting the thing back as a unit. It is tight in there and all it takes if 1 wrong wiggle and you have a bent pin. And when you go to relock the zif put ever so slight pressure with your finger on the cpu DO NOT push real hard on it. Besides why go to all this trouble and not put new grease on the cpu/heatsink? If you are going to do it do it right and spend 4 bucks for the grease then it will run even cooler. When they put the 1150's together they used old technology grease use new good stuff. Your cpu will thank you lol. That arctic silver 5 is so much better at heat transfer than that old white crap they used to use it is unreal. And it only takes just a tad of it so a tube will last a long time. This is a very good article I just thought I would add things I have discovered in last many years working on laptops/desktops. I will add for those confused about the zif socket if you look on the left side of the cpu looking from top and front of the laptop you will see a screw. it locks unlocks the zif socket. Counter clockwise is unlocked clockwise it is locked. And I also suggest once you take out the heatsink assembly you take the cpu off of it clean it and lock it back in put on a tad of new artic silver and then reseat the fan and cooler assembly. It is very easy to bend the pins putting the thing back as a unit. It is tight in there and all it takes if 1 wrong wiggle and you have a bent pin. And when you go to relock the zif put ever so slight pressure with your finger on the cpu DO NOT push real hard on it.

Besides why go to all this trouble and not put new grease on the cpu/heatsink? If you are going to do it do it right and spend 4 bucks for the grease then it will run even cooler. When they put the 1150’s together they used old technology grease use new good stuff. Your cpu will thank you lol. That arctic silver 5 is so much better at heat transfer than that old white crap they used to use it is unreal. And it only takes just a tad of it so a tube will last a long time.

This is a very good article I just thought I would add things I have discovered in last many years working on laptops/desktops.

]]> By: Carla @ Numbness in Left Hand http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-109138 Carla @ Numbness in Left Hand Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:25:37 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-109138 This is great info. I had a Dell Laptop a few years ago that continually overheated and eventually got fried. If I had this info I would have been able to keep it for a lot longer amount of time. This is great info. I had a Dell Laptop a few years ago that continually overheated and eventually got fried. If I had this info I would have been able to keep it for a lot longer amount of time.

]]> By: Edward http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-98401 Edward Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:56:37 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-98401 Hi Guys , Thanks for the info. Easy swop I had another dell to salvage fan from. One issue I did have was with the heat sink was it pulled processor cap off and I could not reattach it properly until I discovered the screw to the left hand side for re seating it. Then it started up with no problems. Hi Guys , Thanks for the info. Easy swop I had another dell to salvage fan from. One issue I did have was with the heat sink was it pulled processor cap off and I could not reattach it properly until I discovered the screw to the left hand side for re seating it. Then it started up with no problems.

]]> By: Bart http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-43369 Bart Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:19:40 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-43369 Has anyone tried adding a second fan in the place at the rear of the case to see if that helps keep it cooler? Bart Has anyone tried adding a second fan in the place at the rear of the case to see if that helps keep it cooler?
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]]> By: Amy http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-30683 Amy Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:00:17 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-30683 Hi! I just replaced the fan on my new used inspiron and my screen is now black. I went searching around and someone said that I need to reset the video card? I'm new at this opening up computer thing and can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any suggestions? Hi! I just replaced the fan on my new used inspiron and my screen is now black. I went searching around and someone said that I need to reset the video card? I’m new at this opening up computer thing and can’t seem to figure out how to do this. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Computer Repair in Ithaca http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-22222 Computer Repair in Ithaca Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:50:12 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-22222 wow.. this has helped me a lot! wow.. this has helped me a lot!

]]> By: WebMax http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/comment-page-1/#comment-19886 WebMax Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:43:59 +0000 http://www.joetech.com/2007/10/10/how-to-replace-a-dell-inspiron-laptop-heat-sink-and-fan-assembly/#comment-19886 Jenny, that's exatcly what I did for a client. I left the CPU socket unplugged and they called me agian saying the laptop doesn't come on. I had to travel back 15 miles again to find out that I had left the socket out! Hard lesson learnt I guess! Jenny, that’s exatcly what I did for a client. I left the CPU socket unplugged and they called me agian saying the laptop doesn’t come on. I had to travel back 15 miles again to find out that I had left the socket out!

Hard lesson learnt I guess!

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