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    Computer issue solved....

    Had the issue where my computer would stop working after 15-30 minutes. I looked and checked everything I could think of...without success. For fun I opened the case and found layers of dust all around the cpu heat sink. It had been a few years since i last checked. So much dust....it was hard to believe the environment is so dusty!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Wintle View Post
    Had the issue where my computer would stop working after 15-30 minutes. I looked and checked everything I could think of...without success. For fun I opened the case and found layers of dust all around the cpu heat sink. It had been a few years since i last checked. So much dust....it was hard to believe the environment is so dusty!
    Do you have a CPU temperature monitor program? There are many, one could alert you to the need to clean.

    Laptop or desktop? Last week I had the Dell on-site service guy come and replace some components in this Precision 7510 laptop and he found more dust around the fans than I had expected. Fortunately, the it didn't affect the heat sinks on the processors. I downloaded a temperature monitor program to keep an eye on things.

    JKJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by John K Jordan View Post
    Do you have a CPU temperature monitor program? There are many, one could alert you to the need to clean.

    Laptop or desktop? Last week I had the Dell on-site service guy come and replace some components in this Precision 7510 laptop and he found more dust around the fans than I had expected. Fortunately, the it didn't affect the heat sinks on the processors. I downloaded a temperature monitor program to keep an eye on things.

    JKJ
    It is a desktop which up until a few days ago had clunked along without any problem. Then it would stop working after 15-30minutes with no indication the CPU was getting hot. I now have a cpu temp monitor in place.

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