Re: Speedfans problems?

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Tom wrote: 
Hello to computer know-how people,

Thanks for letting me ask questions here!

First of all, my laptop is a Dell brand Inspiron 5100 for Home use. In recent weeks, whenever I turned on my computer, my fans would start working immediately. However, nothing would show on my computer screen, everything blacks out. I could not find anything at all by clicking on my keyboard to log onto my desktop. And usually two lights right next to my laptop "Power" button would be on shortly afterwards. One light with a symbol "A" is for "Capitalize" letters and another with a "downarrow" (I have no clue what that is for). Anyhow, if these two lights come up, it means I cannot do anything with my computer except power off. When I power back on shortly afterwards again, it usually would do the same, and the fans at the bottom of my laptop would just keep on running, the air out from the air vent would gradually go from warm to hot. Many times it seems like the fans would run for over 2 hours of time without stopping once. Then sometimes I waited for the 2 hours to pass by and sometimes I ended up shutting down my computer after some time and letting it cool down till the next day or hours later. And when I turn my computer on again the next time, everything would be just fine, my XP system loads up the log on screen and I can log onto my desktop and use my Internet without any problems.

One possible cause for this problem is that in the last few months I used my laptop way over 5 hours each time or day, I think passing the laptop time use limit. I believe my laptop instruction says that user should shut down the computer every 4 hours or so to keep it in good shape.


But could you please tell me what is going on with my fans and how do I fix the problem? I would really appreciate your help!!! 

It would be unusual for both the caps lock and the scroll
lock indicators to light up during the boot process unless
there is something wrong with the motherboard or possibly
the power supply. Nor does the Dell Inspiron 5100 really
gets that hot although excessive heat from a variety of
reasons, such as clogged ventilation vents, would hasten a
breakdown situation. Time to get the Dell examined by a Dell
service. The solution might be as simple as a good, thorough
cleaning to replacing parts that have become intermittent.

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