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| Guru Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Olalla, WA   |  Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-11-2008, 10:05 PM
No, I don't think you can use thermal paste. Those pads are very thick, and the imprint into them wasn't very deep. |
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| Junior Member Posts: 18 Join Date: Oct 2008 | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-12-2008, 01:55 AM
bad news for me. I just tore mine apart and all my pads were fine. My problems are getting worse too. I can't play video more than around 20 minutes without problems. :cry: |
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| Guru Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Olalla, WA | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-12-2008, 03:40 AM
Well, it's still got a warranty.. Send it back.. |
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| Senior Member Posts: 112 Join Date: Nov 2008 | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-15-2008, 10:52 AM
Just a quick question about the display issue you mentioned. I have only had the mini for 2 weeks now, but one day earlier this week I had an issue where the display would flicker between the normal position and a point about an inch to the left of where it should be. This happened very fast and continuously until I rebooted the machine. Is that the same problem that you encountered? Hacked MacBook Air SuperDrive. Real HD LED. Quad booting OS X, Ubuntu 8.1, XP Pro and Windows 7. |
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| Guru Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Olalla, WA | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-15-2008, 03:51 PM
Yes. I only encountered it twice, both after watching videos for a very extended time. The second time it did it, the battery was below 10% and when I plugged it back in, it stopped doing it. But it hasn't done it at all since fixing that thermal pad on the heatsink. |
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| Member Posts: 80 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PINAY - North Jersey   | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-19-2008, 05:47 AM
silly question about heatsink... i was looking for a 2gb ram and one of them says it has heatsink... do all rams have heatsink or better ones has it? http://www.dayene-photos.blogspot.com http://www.dayene-iphonetography.blogspot.com Dell Mini 9 => White, Windows Ulitimate, 16GB SSD, G. Skill 2GB RAM, 1.3MP webcam. |
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| Guru Posts: 1,744 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Olalla, WA | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-19-2008, 03:55 PM
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| Member Posts: 80 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PINAY - North Jersey | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-22-2008, 02:46 AM
ah ok. thanks, una. http://www.dayene-photos.blogspot.com http://www.dayene-iphonetography.blogspot.com Dell Mini 9 => White, Windows Ulitimate, 16GB SSD, G. Skill 2GB RAM, 1.3MP webcam. |
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| Member Posts: 61 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ridgecrest, CA, USA | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-22-2008, 02:59 AM
Well when I was inside mine working on the BT card, I found that one of my thermal pads was actually torn, looking like it had been repositioned or something in assembly. I don't think it's a problem though from my perspective its still covering the surface and making good contact.  |
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| Expert Member  Posts: 867 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA | Re: Heatsink problem found while deep inside my Mini9 -
11-22-2008, 11:50 AM
When I had mine open recently all the pads but one were positioned properly. The one on the chipset was a little off, but I re-positioned it with no problems. Former Inspiron Mini 9 Owner, Modder, Enthusiast |
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