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Inspiron 8600 burning smell
I went back 10 pages and didn't see any questions about this. I've had my laptop for just over 2 years and today it began to give off a burning plastic smell. Its strongest right over the keyboard and at the headphone holes. Any idea what would cause this? There's no overheating and no smell near the battery. I really just want to know if its something that will pass or if I should really be worried about my computer crashing or something.
thanks for any help.
tigerwolf7
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September 11th, 2006 17:00
Mary G
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September 11th, 2006 17:00
Message Edited by Mary G on 09-11-200602:46 PM
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September 11th, 2006 18:00
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1d49f54a95134b2
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September 12th, 2006 06:00
The laptop could catch fire!!!!!!
bweed6
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September 12th, 2006 14:00
the burning smell will go away eventually - usually a day or two after the fire department leaves.
no - just kidding. as noted by the other posters, you should call dell and tell then your system is emitting a burning smell. they will want to check it out and make sure it is safe.
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September 12th, 2006 14:00
Message Edited by bweed6 on 09-12-200610:57 AM
1d49f54a95134b2
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September 12th, 2006 15:00
I think it was just a figure of speech.;)
bweed6
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September 12th, 2006 17:00
no, a figure of speech is "hotter than a 5 dollar pistol" or something like that. that was a mis-statement, presented as fact. she says:
"It's not the battery itself that overheats and causes fires. It's the heat of the computer or leaving it in a hot place like a parked car."
when indeed it IS the battery itself that overheats and causes fires (in the recent cases anyway). :smileywink:
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September 13th, 2006 06:00