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Yes, the CPU fan starts at full speed. I have the laptop open, so I can try replacing the thermal paste when I buy some.

Yesterday, my Dell XPS 9350 kept turning off as soon as I attempted to turn it on. The fans would run at full speed and the computer would POST before powering back off. At one point, I was able to get into BIOS before it powered off and a message about overheating flashed before I could fully...

Thank you for your reply. I will try another monitor and post if it happens again, but I don't have another graphics card to try. My motherboard is a ASUS P8Z68-V LE. If this issue occurs with the monitor, I will try plugging into the back. Once again, thanks for the tips!

Sometimes when plugging in my headphones, my computer screen starts rapidly flickering with different colors. This has happened with more than one pair of headphones/earbuds, and never happens when I tap the headphone jack against the computer case first, which makes me think it is almost like...

Joli OS is a Linux distrobution that is very lightweight, and almost everything is cloud based (so it can run on low spec systems, and so your mom doesn't have to worry about anything but a browser).

My SSD died shortly after backing up, I RMA'd it, and got a new one. Thank you to both of you!

Lately, my computer has been acting up. Sometimes, I am unable to open programs and get all kinds of IO errors. Also, UEFI doesn't always detect the drive on boot. Also, the screen sometimes turns black overnight and never comes back until I force the computer off. The GNOME Disk Checker says...

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Are there any other modifications/things to consider, or is my computer good to go?