Just complaining…
Some time ago I bought Latitude D620 and was completelly happy about it – it was fast, relatively small and not too heavy. And everything was working. Until I’ve re-installed the operating system. Even with Dell drivers I don’t have bluetooth now, I had approximatelly a week of hardcode fucking with wi-fi, and it is overheating now. Even when idle. If I’ll install Linux will it explode?
I can’t believe things can be such bad in 21th century!
Reader. Reaper. Piper. 
November 28, 2007 at 9:28 pm |
I am a support analyst at Dell headquarters.
The symptoms you’re describing here shouldn’t be the result of reinstalling the operating system. What OS did you install? That overheating issue is a troublesome one, and definitely shouldn’t be linked to an OS installation.
If you decide to install Linux, I can say with certainty that it will not cause a system explosion, but I can’t really assure you that all the hardware will be supported.
John
Dell Customer Advocate
November 28, 2007 at 10:33 pm |
Yes, I know that shouldn’t be the OS problem. I’ve disassembled the notebook, removed a lot of dust out of it and now I have approx 55C idle CPU temp but still rising to 70 and above when both cores are 100% loaded.
Also, I had to install some third-party software to force cooler to 4K rpm on high load.
Remark about the Linunx was a joke.
November 30, 2007 at 9:52 pm |
Yeah, I knew it was a joke ;-)
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