laptop inspiron 5150

My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any
problem.
But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till
the screen stays black.
I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
What 's the matter ?
With kind regards

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other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it in the
office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac apater,
anything?

"ALPI" <> wrote in message
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> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any problem.
> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till the
> screen stays black.
> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
> What 's the matter ?
> With kind regards
>
> --
> Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
>
>

thermal sensor. it seems obvious that the temp is much hotter and his
vents must be blocked. perhaps he needs his fan and heat sink blown out.


Christopher Muto wrote:
> other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it in the
> office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac apater,
> anything?
>
> "ALPI" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
>> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any problem.
>> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
>> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till the
>> screen stays black.
>> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
>> What 's the matter ?
>> With kind regards
>>
>> --
>> Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
>> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
>>
>>
>
>

And maybe his laptop does too!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay B [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> Posted At: Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:10 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: laptop inspiron 5150
> Subject: Re: laptop inspiron 5150
>
> thermal sensor. it seems obvious that the temp is much hotter and his
> vents must be blocked. perhaps he needs his fan and heat sink blown
> out.
>
>
> Christopher Muto wrote:
> > other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it
> in the
> > office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac
> apater,
> > anything?
> >
> > "ALPI" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
> >> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any
> problem.
> >> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing
> the
> >> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on,
> till the
> >> screen stays black.
> >> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
> >> What 's the matter ?
> >> With kind regards
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
> >> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
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> >>
> >
> >

LOL

Tom Scales wrote:
> And maybe his laptop does too!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jay B [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
>> Posted At: Sunday, December 02, 2007 2:10 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: laptop inspiron 5150
>> Subject: Re: laptop inspiron 5150
>>
>> thermal sensor. it seems obvious that the temp is much hotter and his
>> vents must be blocked. perhaps he needs his fan and heat sink blown
>> out.
>>
>>
>> Christopher Muto wrote:
>>> other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it
>> in the
>>> office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac
>> apater,
>>> anything?
>>>
>>> "ALPI" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
>>>> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any
>> problem.
>>>> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing
>> the
>>>> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on,
>> till the
>>>> screen stays black.
>>>> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
>>>> What 's the matter ?
>>>> With kind regards
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
>>>> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

it is a possible reason but i wouldn't say that the 'obvious' one.... could
be that he has a dead power outlet in the office (switched off by a wall
switch perhaps for some reason) and a nearly dead battery in the laptop.
this combination would produce the same behavior of starting to boot,
showing the bios splash page, and then shutting right down...

"Jay B" <> wrote in message
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> thermal sensor. it seems obvious that the temp is much hotter and his
> vents must be blocked. perhaps he needs his fan and heat sink blown out.
>
>
> Christopher Muto wrote:
>> other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it in
>> the office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac
>> apater, anything?
>>
>> "ALPI" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
>>> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any problem.
>>> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
>>> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till
>>> the screen stays black.
>>> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
>>> What 's the matter ?
>>> With kind regards
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
>>> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
>>>
>>>
>>

Après mure réflexion, Christopher Muto a écrit :
> it is a possible reason but i wouldn't say that the 'obvious' one.... could
> be that he has a dead power outlet in the office (switched off by a wall
> switch perhaps for some reason) and a nearly dead battery in the laptop. this
> combination would produce the same behavior of starting to boot, showing the
> bios splash page, and then shutting right down...
>
> "Jay B" <> wrote in message
> news:VpD4j.988$...
>> thermal sensor. it seems obvious that the temp is much hotter and his
>> vents must be blocked. perhaps he needs his fan and heat sink blown out.
>>
>>
>> Christopher Muto wrote:
>>> other than tempature, what else might be different when you start it in
>>> the office vs the garage? conencted to a printer, a usb drive, an ac
>>> apater, anything?
>>>
>>> "ALPI" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
>>>> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any problem.
>>>> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
>>>> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till
>>>> the screen stays black.
>>>> I remove the DVD player but nothing changes
>>>> What 's the matter ?
>>>> With kind regards
>>>>
>>>> -- Ceci est une signature automatique de MesNews.
>>>> Site : http://www.mesnews.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

Thank you for your help.
No difference between the configuration in the garage and in the
office: laptop alone.
I have the same results between garage and office when my laptop is
connected with a ac adapter.
With kind regards

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"ALPI" <> wrote in message
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> My inspiron 5150 has a strange behavior :
> In my garage (temperature 15 °C), the laptop starts without any problem.
> But im my office (temperature 20 °C) it starts a few second showing the
> start screen Dell 5150 series, then stops, then starts and so on, till the
> screen stays black.


I've seen similar symptoms on overheating 5150s. Those were the subject of
a lawsuit (see www.lundellsettlement.com). I suspect that's what you've
got, but you could try temporarily turning down the thermostat in the office
to verify for yourself that overheating is the problem. If it is, I don't
know that there are any really satisfactory remedies. (All the lawsuit did
was force Dell to extend the warranty a little longer for this model. It
didn't really fix the problem.)

A friend has a 5150 with a slightly different problem. Maybe. Her laptop
suddenly shuts down from seconds to 15 minutes after start-up. Just random.
Obviously the shutdowns 5 seconds after pressing the power button aren't
heat related. It's off warranty and she was advised that it's probably a
motherboard issue.