Inspiron 1501 getting hot - HELP!!

googler

donny-gal wrote: »

I have had the Dyson round it, and it has helped a little

Use the fine nozzle on a can of compressed air in tandem with the Dyson.

donny-gal

Will get a can of compressed air when I go shopping. DG

donny-gal

OK - you started it, now I have the laptop half in bits, and hit a problem

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1501/en/sm_en/display.htm#wp1051276

#9 these look like they are welded to the mini card.????

DG

GunJack

the display cable sits in the channel, usually under a few plastic tabs which keep it flush and save it getting caught. The tabs are part of the moulding, so don't break them off You have to gently ease the cable from underneath those tabs, tweezers are usually good for this.

Also, you may find there's some double-sided tape or sticky pads at spots along the channel, which also help keep the cable in place....it won't be welded down

donny-gal

The cables are free, and the display cableis disconnected. it is the aerial cables, which go onto the wireless lan mini card, they have copper ends, and I am not sure if they are soldered on or not and don't want to break that?? Or do they just go into a hole on the card? DG

GunJack

the ends of the wifi aerial cables have micro-RF connectors on the end, which plug on to the recepticles on the wifi card. USE THE END OF A SMALL FLAT SREWDRIVER OR SIMILAR TO GENTLY POP THEM off the wifi card. see the image here to give you an idea.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=wifi+card+connectors&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=585&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=XRdkV3QzGhlWaM:&imgrefurl=http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/I-broke-two-black-wires-what-do-they-do/td-p/34341&docid=oHVcuSoa8uolPM&imgurl=http://www.rfcoaxcable.com/mini_coaxial_cables/ipex_coax_cables/ipexmhf.jpg&w=300&h=300&ei=B-3MTsWUJo7CswbukMD5DA&zoom=1

Oops, caps lock, sorry

paddyrg

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/26/ventblockers_2/

Beware - dirty pics...!

GunJack

paddyrg wrote: »

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/26/ventblockers_2/

Beware - dirty pics...!

I've had this in my web favourites for some time, pure class

donny-gal

I am now replying from a dust free Inspiron 1501, in the end I just left those cables connected and the small connector at the side of it, a bit of a juggle but managed, and apart from the first try of clipping the keyboard ribbon cable in (hadn't come across one of those before) but second time lucky and fully working again. Thanks DG

macman

Well done. Don't keep us in suspense-what came out, and is it running cooler now?