By: Remko
On my M4500 dust had accumulated between the fan and the pipes where the air blows out on the side. I had to remove the heatsink and then remove the fan to get the dust out.
View ArticleBy: Ingmar
Hi Remko. Good one! I’ve added a step for removing the fan and pictures of the dust accumulated on the inside (http://www.ingmarverheij.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/P1020057_thumb.jpg).
View ArticleBy: Jacqueline
Just wanted to say thanks very much for this article. I have been having terrible overheating problems with my Dell m4500 lately and tonight I got the blue screen of death. My laptop almost burned me...
View ArticleBy: redgatormds
Thank you very much. My IT-supplied M4500 was becoming uncomfortable to operate as it was getting very hot, and your tutorial was very handy. I did not remove the headpipes: I was concerned about...
View ArticleBy: Teddy
Have replaced fan and heatsink with new one and it is running a lot cooler, old fan wasn’t coming on all the time. Computer is working, but shuts off after 20 minutes or so. When rebooting it reports...
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By: Juan B. Gutierrez
Great tip. My M4500 started overheating. Usual temperature was 75, shooting up to 90 after any intensive video use. Now it runs all the time at 58. You think you had dust? See the picture of my laptop...
View ArticleBy: Adam Perry
Thanks for the write-up. I recently acquired an M4500 for daily use, and was dismayed that it did not have individual bottom-side panels for components like I am used to seeing on Dell machines. But it...
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