dell laptop...fan seems on alot more than usual

steveo3002 · 2 November 2007 at 10:27PM

i have a dell 6400 inspiron laptop

just latley the fan seems on alot more than usual and its ran at the high speed that ive never noticed before

i typicly have msn messenger and internet explorer open

other than blowing the fan grilles out is there anything i can do to make sure its all in order and not overheating for some reason

steveo3002 · 3 November 2007 at 2:56PM

any ideas?

Browntoa · 3 November 2007 at 3:01PM

I'd go with a can of comressed air and blow out the vents as you say already

Jo_anne_2 · 3 November 2007 at 4:28PM

Get a laptop stand so that it is raised off the desk, and can cool more efficiently?? It seemed to work with mine.

Little_John · 3 November 2007 at 4:33PM

Asda have cans of air for £4.44, tesco no longer seem to sell them.

steveo3002 · 3 November 2007 at 5:02PM

^^ great i'll take a look, still seems dear for a can of air

Little_John · 4 November 2007 at 9:54AM

Its better than PC World at £15 I think it was £15 maybe £12/13 most other places sell them for about £10 the asda ones are only 350ml but they are cheaper than the alternatives.