Dell Inspiron 1100... OMG

[mjolnir1134]

Just wondering, I have that old Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop that came out in 2003, and yes, that fan is LOUD. Though, at the beginning of when I got it, I could run simple 3D games like Half-life 1, Warcraft III, and the fan wasn't too loud, and my lap wasn't hot, well just warm at the bottom of the inspiron. NOW, fast foward to today, I can hardly run HL1, so I uninstalled it, and the dang lappy nearly burns a hole in my pants when I try to run WARCRAFT 2!!!! A 2D game at tiny resolution!!!! And the fan is louder than the laptop at full volume! Though, its okay if this problem is irreversible, or w/e, anybody have any ideas on what could reduce the hotness and the fan getting loud once in a while so I could run a simple 2D program (no more 3D, I have a desktop for that now)? I want it to really stop doing that, fan getting loud and heats up. (Might I add that in the past few months its heated up so bad so many times that it abruptly shuts off on me!)

Dell Inspiron 1100
1999Mhz
256mb RAM
20GB HDD, like 75% used
8lb laptop!
Beginning processes take up 212mb RAM, after ending it everytime, It uses 170mb. (if that helps, but it still acts up after no matter what.)

IF theres anything else I have to say for specs, tell me, this is all I know so far...

[mike_sanfil]

Spyware, Viruses, new programs? Any of these could be using up your system resources. Try running some scans and see if you installed any new programs that have something set to run on startup.

[mjolnir1134]

Well, ok. Hopefully this laptop can survive a full system scan without overheating and burning out!

[mr.jiggyfly]

Laptops are designed to run at full load without overheating. Maybe the fan is borked?

[John Prophet]

maybe scan it in safe mode....seems safe mode would be cooler

[shavelieva]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 and its about the same specs as mjolnir1134's

-- Dell Inspiron 1100 --
Processor-- Intel Celeron (2.00 GHz)
RAM installed-- 512 MB DDR SDRAM 333
Hard drive-- 30 GB IDE
CD / DVD type-- 8X DVD read CDR+RW
PCMIA --
Weight-- 7.9 lbs
Dimensions (W x D x H)-- 13.2 in x 10.8 in x 1.9 in
Cabinet form factor-- Portable
Display-- 14 in TFT active matrix
Max resolution-- 1024x768
Video RAM installed-- 64 MB
Video output-- AGP 4x
Audio output-- Sigmatel Sound card
Networking type-- Broadcom 10/100 Network adapter
Modem-- 56 Kbps Fax / modem
Battery installed-- 1 Lithium ion
Mfr estimated battery life-- 3 hour(s)
OS -- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

Anyways my problem is sound plays but its not audiable, winamp and windows media player confirm this with the display of visualizations. There are no problems litsed under dvice manager, etc. itts just that no sound is audiable at all. . . .any ideas?

[drenai]

I just sold mine on eBay so i could convert to mac, i now have a G4 powerbook 12", the silence of the fan is almost eerie compared to the 1100.

[dchw_dude]

Try dusting the fan. Get some canned air and go "surgeon" on it to clean it, if your warranty is gone. BTW, My Thinkpad 770E burns a home in my lap by default. Especially when running FaD.

[Micky758]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjolnir1134

Well, ok. Hopefully this laptop can survive a full system scan without overheating and burning out!

run the scan in your fridge

[originel]

I'd say it's a problem with the fan. I also have an 1100 (typing on it right now) and even when compiling software in linux (which is unbearably slow compared to my desktop) it never heats up that much. Does your fan ever turn on at all? Blowing it out might be a good idea as well.