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    From David@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, July 30, 2026 11:27:10
    I am having cooling problems with a Dell XPS laptop.
    As far as I can tell the fan isn't running (which is the opposite to the
    main problem of the fan being too noisy).

    I will be investigating further, but this has made me consider a laptop cooler.

    Does anyone use one, or know of a good brand?

    13" laptop.

    Cheers



    Dave R

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  • From Philip Herlihy@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 31, 2026 12:02:57
    In article <nd0qoeFqipfU1@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
    says...
    I am having cooling problems with a Dell XPS laptop.
    As far as I can tell the fan isn't running (which is the opposite to the >main problem of the fan being too noisy).


    Dell Support Assist diagnostics (or diagnostics available from the boot
    menu) may be able to detect if there is actually a problem with the fan
    (s).

    I doubt a cooling stand will be sufficient to avoid internal
    overheating.

    Useful tip: to access the boot options menu, in a terminal window,
    type:
    shutdown /r /o /t 0
    ... and it'll take you there.

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  • From David@3:633/10 to All on Friday, July 31, 2026 14:31:06
    On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:02:57 +0100, Philip Herlihy wrote:

    In article <nd0qoeFqipfU1@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
    says...
    I am having cooling problems with a Dell XPS laptop.
    As far as I can tell the fan isn't running (which is the opposite to the >>main problem of the fan being too noisy).


    Dell Support Assist diagnostics (or diagnostics available from the boot
    menu) may be able to detect if there is actually a problem with the fan
    (s).

    I doubt a cooling stand will be sufficient to avoid internal
    overheating.

    Useful tip: to access the boot options menu, in a terminal window,
    type:
    shutdown /r /o /t 0 ... and it'll take you there.

    --

    Ran support assistant and it found loads of firmware updates but didn't
    report any hardware problems.
    I took the back off the laptop and then spun the fan a couple of times and
    it then started spinning on its own.
    Weedy looking thing at the end of a long heat sink (at least that was what
    I think it was; was getting hot).

    I am now trying out a Tecknet cooler and we shall see how it goes.

    The fan still isn't spinning fast enough to be audible.
    Not that I recall it ever being audible.

    Anyway it is working in a limited way at the moment so I will try and
    track if it is overheating.

    Couple of days I will never get back.

    Cheers



    Dave R

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  • From Philip Herlihy@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 01, 2026 13:09:29
    In article <nd3ptaFk0s0U1@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btinternet.com
    says...

    Anyway it is working in a limited way at the moment so I will try and
    track if it is overheating.



    Speccy seems quite good at reporting temperatures. https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy


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  • From David@3:633/10 to All on Monday, August 03, 2026 14:48:23
    On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:27:10 +0000, David wrote:

    I am having cooling problems with a Dell XPS laptop.
    As far as I can tell the fan isn't running (which is the opposite to the
    main problem of the fan being too noisy).

    I will be investigating further, but this has made me consider a laptop cooler.

    Does anyone use one, or know of a good brand?

    <https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0164R64Y8?th=1>
    This Tecknet cooling pad seems to be doing the business.
    Cool as a cucumber now.

    Cheers




    Dave R

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