That I don't know.

if what i hear is correct, there is a newer version to 3700, so that should be the revised version. But i think the main problem is the i5 chipset first gen. It's just too energy consuming and heaty.

My advise is use your dell warranty and buy yourself a Notepal U3. Mine should be arriving anytime soon.

BTW, this might be a newbie question, but does a Vostro 3700 use more energy compared to a 12 inch laptop for instance? ;o). I presume yes, but how can i calculate the difference?

Yesterday one guy from Dell came to my place and fixed the overheat problem, and the fact is there're no new revision of motherboard or heatsink for Vostro 3700. The reason for overheating is that after long period of use, a lot of dusts are stuck inside the heatsink and the vend, hot air has been blocked by dusts and can't go out from the vend, so end up causing the overheating.

He replaced me with a new heatsink and motherboard, now my 3700 runs very cool, no more overheat and shut down when gaming, very happy with it. cala you better call Dell and ask them to service your 3700, if your 3700's heatsink is full of dusts, getting a new laptop cooler won't help.

Newbie here when it comes to laptop disassembly.. I checked out the manual from the link. When does the thermal paste comes into action?

After you removed the heatsink, clean the paste on the CPU and GPU die and heatsink. Then you put the new paste on the CPU and GPU die and put back the heatsink.

hey guys,

just wanna ask, i'm still using the vostro 3700,

but i'm having overheating problems as some people are facing. but just my luck, my warranty died. does dell provide cleaning services at a chargable price?

i bought a vostro 3750 recently. the price was rm2000 with a i7 processor and 8gb of ram (dell refurbished unit with unnoticeable minor dent). everything is so nice except the LCD screen (1600x 900) is really bad..its viewing angle is too narrow and dim. finally i decided to upgrade it to a HannStar HSD173PUW1-A00 (1920x1080). WOW, it is so nice for movies now!

This post has been edited by allanzairen: Feb 27 2012, 05:16 PM

I dunno y dell design in this way, u all to dissambly all to clean the fan.

my vostro 3700 RAM is 3gb & i want to upgrade it...
is it ok if i upgrade it to 8gb?? @ better below than that?? sorry im noob about pc

Anyone interested to sell your adapter?can pm me
Model: LA90PE1-01
Output Voltage: 19.5V
Output Current: 4.62A
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anyone knows where is the usb 3 port in 3750?

Yea..Dell technician once replaced a new heatsink for my 3700, he need to dissemble almost everything just to replace the heatsink lol..and now my 3700 is overheating again and I've called a technician to replace a new heatsink for me..

Every year need to change one new heatsink..luckily I got 3 years warranty..next time need to clean and apply new thermal paste myself..

My fan is totally not working, I guess I really need to send to Dell service center, and pay. My warranty is expired.

Hi guys, a question to ask.
installed a 8GB DDR3-1333mhz RAM on my vostro 3700, it will just auto shut down or restart while the windows is loading. Is it not compatible with vostro 3700?

u installed 2X4GB or 1X8GB? from the link below, looks like it can only support 4GB per slot

http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/Dell-memory...0-upgrades.html

http://www.memoryupgrade.pro/vostro-3750-l...hz-upgrade.html

ur machine is running on 32 or 64 bit?

This post has been edited by endau02: Nov 5 2012, 11:55 AM

my usb 3 cant work