Raistlin5 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 My d620 with a core2 duo 1.83 ghz,a10 custom bios from osx latitude, intel 950 graphics, 2 gig ram, and a seagate hybrid xt harddrive runs at 44 degrees at idle.For normal operation it is fine but last night while encoding a video and burning to disc using imovie and idvd, cpu temps were recorded using istat as high as 76 degrees celcius. This also causes the computer to slow down dramatically. The fan is operating and I can feel the air flow from the exhaust. I was wondering whether the temps are relatively normal, and if there is an issue. I have set the speedstep program from edp to on demand performance. Was wondering if this is a software or hardware issue?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 9, 2011 Administrators Share Posted October 9, 2011 it's more like a your running osx on a dell issue...lol.. it has to do with power management not managing the hardware 100% and osx not responding correctly. you can try nullcpu and sleep enabler to see if it helps your temps a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin5 Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Thanks I will try that tomorrow. I was wondering if the d630 was more compatible than this d620.I found one with 2.53 ghz CPU,2 gig ram,nvidia quattro 110,120 gig hard rive, and the store also has a broad com wifi card for it.What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin5 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Disassembled my d620 using this guide http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-latitude-d620 and discovered my fan vent was clogged. So I removed the dust, put arctic silver paste on the cpu and reassembled it. Should work awesome now !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 10, 2011 Administrators Share Posted October 10, 2011 yeah i had to do the same but was not sure in you where willing to go that far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin5 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Cpu fan just stopped working.....time for a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 12, 2011 Administrators Share Posted October 12, 2011 oh boy... not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raistlin5 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Just my luck.... cpu fan is 45 bucks here in canada.Managed to pop a key off my keyboard too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted October 13, 2011 Administrators Share Posted October 13, 2011 you try evilbay... i hate when those buttons pop off it's a bitch sometimes to put back on... my home button is holding bye double face tape''' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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