Keep your Dell Studio XPS 1640 cool with a new fan.
If you allow your Dell Studio XPS 1640 to overheat, the entire electronic system can be destroyed. If you've tried cleaning the dust out of the vents and the computer still runs hot, then the thermal fan is probably shot. Replacing the thermal fan isn't difficult, especially since the internal components of this computer are accessible from the base. You can perform this procedure in about a half hour and get your computer cooled down.
Instructions
1. Shut down the computer and disconnect the power cable.
2. Disconnect the peripheral devices from the system.
3. Turn over the computer and extract the 10 screws from the base cover.
4. Lift the base cover off the computer from left to right to expose the internal components.
5. Slide the battery out of the computer.
6. Touch an unpainted metal object periodically to keep the static electricity from damaging the computer.
7. Locate the rear caps on the back of the computer on both sides of the outside of the battery bay. Slide the left rear cap to the right and pull it off, and slide the right rear cap to the left and pull it off.
8. Extract the seven screws on the copper heat sink conduits and lift the heat sink out of the computer.
9. Extract the two screws on the thermal fan.
10. Disconnect the fan cable from its connector on the motherboard.
11. Remove the thermal fan from the computer.
12. Follow the instructions in reverse order with the replacement fan to assemble the computer.
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