I thought I would float my plan for comment and input. I have established to my satisfaction that overheating is (99% certainty) the only problem. Whether it is because of a clogged airway, poorly bedded heat sink, or bad fan, I cannot tell.
The laptop repair place on Clairmont Mesa quoted $85 for diagnosis applicable to parts and labor on any repair. At the time, they were talking about replacing the HD. $85 is a good price for a lobotomy, but it's still a lobotomy. And the HD does fine until the temp spikes. When a CPU is flakey, a HD seems flakey. I have reached the end of my ability/experience to disassemble this machine without risking pile-'o-parts or damage. A replacement fan on line (dealer, not ebay) is $35 or so. So ... I will take it to the laptop repair shop with these instructions. - diagnose away, but it's heat. I will not pay for any repair that doesn't address heat. I am unlikely to pay for any part other than a fan. - I don't know if it's a fan, a cleaning, or the bedding, or all three (rebedding the heat sink is part of the basic $85 anyway, or so they say). I do know I can buy a replacement fan for about $35. - I can justify $100 - $150 for this repair - call me when you know Feedback on this devilishly cunning plan? -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
