Dell Inspiron 1525 freezing - clearly an overheating issue

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Thursday, 20 January 2011 16:01

The laptop was freezing and generating all kind of errors - the only way of making it work again was hard reset. One's first suspicion would probably be a software fault, but that’s not the first similar case that we come across…

The laptop looks amazingly clean from the inside... so, is overheating caused by clogged fan still a possibility?

Surprise, surprise…. a thick blanket of dust is preventing the processor from cooling!

We apply thermal compound after cleaning the dust.

Five screws later the laptop works like a dream!

Remember - consultation with an engineer is always free, call us on 0207 047 1917 even if you have the slightest doubt about the strange things your computer does:)

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