dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

Here are the symptoms of my studio 1558:

1)It used to heat up to high temperature from starting. but then it was winter(India)

2)Now in summer it gets hot and during persistent heavy work it shuts down abruptly and suddenly after some time



* Is this heating leading to shutdown ?

* If yes, then what should i do for heating. If no, what to do for both ?





It's only 4-5 months since my delivery date.

It's in warranty.

Fan's working perfectly fine. no problem with it.

Reply 1 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

Sounds like you're heat sink/fan assembly is clogged-up with a lot of dust and fluff.



You have two options to clean this out:



a) Get a can of compressed air and spray it in the cooling vents.



b) Completely disassemble your laptop and get some cotton swabs inside that fan assembly for that extra-clean feeling.



For disassembly instructions please consult your 1558 manual:



http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/sm/index.htm



more specifically for your case:



http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1179839



Good luck! If you go for option b) you will be amazed at the difference it makes.

Reply 2 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

Have you tried blowing out the heatfins and heatsink with canned air?



What are your temperatures like? Ambient room temperature?

Reply 3 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

As i said my lappy is almost new. and don't think there's dust collected there. Thought will open t up and check it out.

Reply 4 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

haven't checked it on temperature monitor software but it gets really hot. like as in u touch it's back side and u feel d sting

Reply 5 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

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Originally Posted by aditya_2kx As i said my lappy is almost new. and don't think there's dust collected there. Thought will open t up and check it out.

I find that even after just 4 months of use I have loads of fluff stuck in my heat-sink.



A quick way to find out is to put your hand a few inches away from the heat-fins when your fan is working hard and you should be able to feel a considerable amount of air hitting your palm if there are no obstructions.



If you don't feel much air, chances are you've got a lot of dust in there.

Reply 6 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

Check if thermal paste was mounded on. You might need to repaste it.

Reply 7 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

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Originally Posted by Tsunade_Hime Check if thermal paste was mounded on. You might need to repaste it.

good point, the paste that dell usually applies is pretty poor.

Reply 8 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

The best thing for you to do is actually to contact Dell and report random shutdown problem with your Studio 1558. It is a common problem with the Studio 15 range as the design of the fan/heatsink is poor, coupled with the inefficiency of proper ventilation.



I would suggest that you ask Dell to come in to change the motherboard, the fan and heatsink. On top of that, please get a 9 cell battery. I can assure you that you will not have any problems with random shutdown anymore.



Besides that, as what other contributors have mentioned, take it apart after six months or a year and clean the fan + heatsink with a spray can.



I could remember that Dell technician came in to replace those parts which I have mentioned three times...



Oh yes, one more thing though. If you want to flash your BIOS with 8GB of system memory, you would have to downgrade it to 4GB before you can flash into the new BIOS. It goes the same to installing Dell's QuickSet 64 too.



Good luck!

Reply 9 : dell studio 1558 heats up & after 30 mins shuts down

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Originally Posted by mavericke Besides that, as what other contributors have mentioned, take it apart after six months or a year and clean the fan + heatsink with a spray can.

There are two important things to remember when using spay cans:



1) Make sure the system has been shut down and completely cooled down before spraying. The gas that comes out of the can is very cold, and the thermal shock of a blast of freezing air hitting hot components can damage them.



2) If at all possible, hold the rotor (fan blades) to prevent them from moving when you spray gas on the fan. Otherwise you can easily spin the fan blades much faster than they were designed to turn. This can damage the fan.

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Oh yes, one more thing though. If you want to flash your BIOS with 8GB of system memory, you would have to downgrade it to 4GB before you can flash into the new BIOS. It goes the same to installing Dell's QuickSet 64 too.

I have 2 1558's with 8GB of RAM and have upgraded the BIOS on them multiple times, as well as installing QuickSet 64. What sort of issues did you experience?