[Blackpool] Fwd: RE: Saturday 4th July 2015

Les Pounder lespounder at gmail.com
Fri Jul 3 14:22:20 UTC 2015


Dell 1558 service manual

http://153.127.244.43/pdf/2013-02-02/74376.pdf

Best
Les

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 3:16 PM, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ay carumba! All those replies!
>
> From memory...
>
> Disassembly - I've stripped the laptop down before to try to remove dust
> and fluff etc, so I'm fairly comfortable with that. I haven't removed the
> heatsink and fan, though, and I haven't removed/applied thermal paste
> before, so that's where I'm wanting to be more cautious.
>
> Laptop - it's a Dell Studio 1558 running an i7 720QM. It's been running
> warmer than usual for a good few months now - just browsing or using Word
> it will run at ~65 degrees. If it gets busy it will run into the 70s. I had
> its maximum processing state set to 85% (I've reduced it to 80% this
> afternoon). I use BatteryCare to manage and monitor power settings,
> particularly as Speedfan freezes the laptop whenever I've tried it.
>
> Preparation - I have Arctic Silver thermal paste and a bottle of
> isopropanol (shots all round if the procedure is a success!).
>
> I'll probably drop in around 11ish.
>
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
> James
>
> On 3 July 2015 at 14:50, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org> wrote:
>
> > Doesn't seem too bad, we can probably do abit of diagnostics on it first
> > before we take it apart
> >
> > NB mine is running alittle hotter than normal at the moment due to the
> > heat, so it's normal.
> >
> > Olly
> >
> > On 03/07/15 14:46, Les Pounder wrote:
> >
> >> IIRC James has a Dell 1735/1737 laptop like my beast!
> >>
> >> Here is the service manual for the CPU cooling.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://blog.parts-people.com/2011/12/05/dell-studio-17-17351737-cpu-cooling-fan-removal-and-installation/
> >>
> >> Les
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:
> >> olly at ollyclark.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >>     Subject:        RE: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
> >>     Date:   Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:38:40 +0100
> >>     From:   Olly Clark <olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>>
> >>     To:     Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> >>     <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>>
> >>     CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>     <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >>     <blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     If memory serves me James it's an Intel Core 2 Duo laptop isn't
> >>     it?  When you say it's running hot, how hot are we talking? The
> >>     BIOS should give you some temperatures, plus there are a couple of
> >>     free apps you can use to monitor CPU and motherboard temps, maybe
> >>     worth playing around with those tomorrow.
> >>
> >>     Regards
> >>
> >>     Olly
> >>
> >>
> >>     On 3 Jul 2015 14:29, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> >>     <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>        My 2p is:  Don't take the laptop apart yet!
> >>
> >>        Take a look at the "maximum processor state" setting and
> experiment
> >>        with turning it down (assuming it's Windoze, but I am sure
> >>     Linux has
> >>        a similar tweak).
> >>
> >>        You haven't overclocked it and forgotten have you?!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>        A
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>         > Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:05:55 +0100
> >>         > From: olly at ollyclark.org <mailto:olly at ollyclark.org>
> >>         > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>     <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >>         > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
> >>         >
> >>         > Hi James,
> >>         >
> >>         > I'll be there tomorrow, I don't mind helping you take your
> >>     laptop
> >>        if you
> >>         > want, do you have any thermal paste and rubbing alcohol?
> >>         >
> >>         > Regards
> >>         >
> >>         > Olly
> >>         >
> >>         > On 02/07/15 17:01, James Page wrote:
> >>         > > I think I need to stick some new thermal paste on my
> laptop's
> >>        CPU. Cleaning
> >>         > > out the vents etc hasn't helped to decrease the running
> temp.
> >>        Will there be
> >>         > > anybody around who could guide me through it? It's not
> >>        something I've done
> >>         > > before.
> >>         > >
> >>         > >
> >>         > >
> >>         > >
> >>         > > Best wishes,
> >>         > > James
> >>         > >
> >>         > > On 2 July 2015 at 13:02, Arthur Garlick
> >>        <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> >>     <mailto:arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >>         > >
> >>         > >> Hi,I've just been asked to help out on a Scout camp this
> >>        Saturday so won't
> >>         > >> be there :o(.
> >>         > >> It's been too hot to be indoors hacking this week. I've
> been
> >>        in my garden
> >>         > >> trying to get as far as I can hacking the tree stumps and
> >>        roots before
> >>         > >> deploying the chemical warfare.
> >>         > >> It's bad form to use a chainsaw on anything but clean wood,
> >>        even if you
> >>         > >> powerwash the roots the grit remains and ruins the chain, a
> >>        man should look
> >>         > >> after his tools and the chain can pickup something sharp
> and
> >>        fling it at
> >>         > >> your head... But the convenience and speed of a chainsaw
> >>     makes
> >>        cutting a
> >>         > >> stump out a lot less of a chore (actually it becomes an
> >>        enjoyable job!). I
> >>         > >> was doing this with two expensive chains and sharpening the
> >>        chains between
> >>         > >> runs last year, which is tedious and it doesn't take long
> >>        before the grit
> >>         > >> ruins the way the chains run in the saw and they have to be
> >>        dumped anyway.
> >>         > >> Cheap Chinese goods to the rescue yet again, at £5 a pop
> >>     for a
> >>        new chain it
> >>         > >> makes it economical to use the chainsaw (it's still scarily
> >>        unsafe though,
> >>         > >> plenty of protection req'd). I have two cheapo chains and
> I'm
> >>        still on the
> >>         > >> first one, I'll probably resharpen them once and then dump
> >>        them as running
> >>         > >> them too long is probably damaging the saw itself.
> >>         > >>
> >>         > >> After looking at the Makerspace progress I had another
> >>     look at
> >>        my lower
> >>         > >> ground floor space and decided I am going to do a proper
> job
> >>        same as Mike.
> >>         > >> I'll take the walls down to brick, tanking slurry, 25mm of
> >>        insulation,
> >>         > >> battens and probably I will go for OSB walls in this
> >>     workshop.
> >>        Floor is
> >>         > >> screeded, I have read that should go back down to the
> >>     concrete
> >>        slab for the
> >>         > >> tanking slurry to really bond in. I don't have any major
> damp
> >>        issues in
> >>         > >> this room and I'm loath to take out the screeded floor as
> >>     it's
> >>        quite well
> >>         > >> done. So I won't get a good tanking fillet between the wall
> >>        brickwork and
> >>         > >> floor (I believe the tanking will not bond in with the
> >>        screeded floor but I
> >>         > >> will come it from the wall for about a metre with the
> tanking
> >>        anyway). I
> >>         > >> am thinking of using the sheet you use to tank a shower
> >>        wetroom to overlap
> >>         > >> the wall/floor join by a metre or so. 25mm foam insulation
> on
> >>        the floor on
> >>         > >> top of the wetroom style tanking sheet and a floating
> >>        chipboard floor.
> >>         > >> Door frames will stay as is, most people including myself
> >>     will
> >>        fit under
> >>         > >> them without having to duck! OSB walls will be a great base
> >>        for a shelving
> >>         > >> and storage system. It's not a massive space so the costs
> >>        won't mount up.
> >>         > >>
> >>         > >> I will be at Preston Raspberry Jam with my soldering iron
> >>        helping out
> >>         > >> younglings with a soldering project. I have promised
> someone
> >>        I'll have the
> >>         > >> ESP8266 project done and written up on the blog by then
> >>     too...
> >>        we'll see
> >>         > >> how that goes.
> >>         > >>
> >>         > >> Regards
> >>         > >> Arthur
> >>         > >>> From: mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk
> >>     <mailto:mikehull2008 at hotmail.co.uk>
> >>         > >>> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> >>     <mailto:blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >>         > >>> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:49:22 +0100
> >>         > >>> Subject: [Blackpool] Saturday 4th July 2015
> >>         > >>>
> >>         > >>> Tyldesley Road will be open as usual Saturday from 10am.
> >>         > >>>
> >>         > >>> Best regards
> >>         > >>>
> >>         > >>> Mike Hull
> >>         > >>>
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