My computer is a Dell Latitude D510, and its original specs are:
1.6 Ghz speed, 256 RAM but over the past year I've replaced the original 256 RAM with two 512 cards to give me 1 G of RAM.
I've downloaded a fan moderator lately and it records temperatures of up to 60 * C when running one of my favorite computer games (world of warcraft). The fan stays on forever because my computer just gets so hot.
Is it possible my RAM cards are incorrect incompatible with my comptuer making it overheat? My paging file size is 1532 MB also.
That and my fan is also very noisy now, I think it's sort of going dead but it still does work.
Not sure where to start with this one..
(By the way how much does it cost to replace a laptop fan?)
2007-01-30 19:51:20 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. Arnold 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Although Doggzilla (what a wack name!) is laughing, he probably shouldn't have spoke! RAM makes your CPU use less electricity? What fantasy are you livin' man? LOL. Although having enough RAM allows for your CPU to run more smoothly, it will not have any noticeable effect on using less electricity (except in a newer laptop that has speedstepping). Even then, the difference is negligible.
Like the first poster said, you probably have a lot of dust inside the laptop (not just on the CPU fan). There are several vents in every laptop, and often there are at least two fans (one for intake, one for exhaust). You can only assess the dust build-up by taking the laptop apart. Blowing air into the vents just moves it around in most cases and doesn't solve the problem.
You can also go out on Dell's website and download the latest BIOS revision. The BIOS has settings (that you can't always adjust) to control the fan in a laptop. Dell has a tendency to release bad versions (often shipped with laptops) that inadequately control the fan's speed. So it's possible that by upgrading your BIOS, you can give your Latitude better heat management.
2007-01-30 20:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your fan is clogged with dust. Even desktop computers have that problem. The fan noise increase is from the dirt.
You can try using a can of compressed air on the fan vent but it would be better to take the laptop to a shop so they can disassemble the computer for a proper cleaning. The fan shouldn't cost much $10 U.S. or less. You'll probably pay $40 or more for the labor charge.
Increasing RAM doesn't add any extra heat to the CPU, but I'd stop using your computer if the CPU temperature is really at 60 degrees celcius.
2007-01-30 20:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by Balk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latitude D510 Specs
2016-12-12 19:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I myself anticipated this happening in my laptop and I bought a chill pad--it siphons away the heat from my computer. I check it every once in a while and it's rarely even warm when I have the chill pad on. Cost about 20 bucks at Officemax, and I like it a lot.
2007-01-30 20:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by specialone18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you in a appropriate ventilated area? if no longer you have airborne dirt and airborne dirt and mud improve it particularly is suffering with the fan from working outstanding. The followers calm down the pc. in the experience that your pc is getting too heat together as on for an prolonged time take a harm for a on the comparable time as.
2016-11-23 16:49:26 · answer #5 · answered by nordland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, ram cannot overheat your cpu. Ram actually makes the cpu run better, and use less electricity.
If its a laptop, 60c is pretty normal.
2007-01-30 20:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋