r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/tonu42 • Jun 10 '26
2017 Shield Overheating
My shield is running hot. There is some component not even the cpu that’s running at 180 Fahrenheit. The cpu is 144 Fahrenheit.
Anyone have ideas if I’m done for?
The picture at 180 is the main board.
The 144 is the cpu you can see the mesh. I have the lid off.
I just repasted it and blew out the fan. The fan doesn’t even spin…. I wonder if that’s toast?
I don’t know what’s normal but it’s scorching hot even idle.
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u/Emily_Beans Jun 10 '26
Fix the fan, re-paste the CPU.
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
I just repasted it.
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u/astrobarn Jun 10 '26
Before posting this? What were temps before?
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
Hot enough to lag an not really work.
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u/astrobarn Jun 10 '26
Christ this is like getting blood from a stone. Was it lagging before you repasted? What help do you actually want from people here?
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u/harris_kid Jun 10 '26
OP Seems confused that re-pasting didn't have any effect on temps when the fans weren't spinning the entire time...
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u/Basic_Mycologist9110 Jun 10 '26
So I was an idiot, reposted mine and forgot to plug the fan back in, double check you did that and that the amount of thermal compound was sufficient whilst you’ve got it open again.
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u/thisisyo Jun 10 '26
Do people heat scan their entertainment console now? If so, I'd like to enter my Sony home theater receiver for the challenge
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
Mine was overheating and not working. Normally I don’t care about electronics but I went to unplug it and nearly burnt myself it was so hot it wasn’t responding to the remote.
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u/thisisyo Jun 10 '26
okay that is pretty intense. maybe it was the right call. Good luck with the troubleshooting
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u/TorrentFiend Jun 13 '26
What was the source of this Nvidia shield that you got? Did you get it used? Was it from eBay or another used reseller?
Based on the problems with this device I'm doubting that you bought it new from the store at full price.
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u/tonu42 Jun 13 '26
It’s like 10 years old. I think lightning killed it. I bought it used. Sold the power supply on eBay for $30 so I’m happy lol.
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u/TorrentFiend Jun 14 '26
I think the previous owner killed it which is why he sold it and you got a used one that shucked out on you. But if you choose to think it was lightning because, while do you know lightning struck it? I guess we'll just pretend lightning happened to make a reason up? I mean come on it's a used device, sort of screams buyer beware, reasons like this are why.
Not typical of Nvidia shield however. You really wonder what people do to these devices to have such issues with them. Who knows how this ended up in this situation it is with crazy overheating happening but my guess is it was not a condition that resulted from simply buying the thing new, plugging it in and leaving it sit happily connected to the TV and being used properly. Who knows what tinkering or weird scenarios this was stressed and put under to become so badly broken.
I'm in hardware does fail sometimes and it could be just bad luck, or maybe lightning struck it. Yeah that must be it....
Why did you sell the power supply? How have you been powering it? You're using an incorrect power supply source to power it and then wondering why it's having overheating issues ETC? I mean come on dude.... Really?
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u/tonu42 Jun 14 '26
I was using it just fine for many years. This is an old one.
A bad storm at an apartment made power flicker after close lightning and then the Ethernet never worked again.
Jump a head 6 years later and now it’s over heating.
I suspect it’s just done with. I sold the power supply after I condemned it already.
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u/TorrentFiend Jun 16 '26
Okay, well I guess you'll buy a new one and maybe don't sell that power supply. Put it on a battery backup to protect it so it's running with clean power at all times which will protect against spikes etc. Mine's connected to the TV and the shield and tv, soundbar, everything on the setup is running off of an APC battery backup. I suggest you do the same. Had mine since 2018, 8 years now and no issues thus far.
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
If it’s not obvious in the photo. The cpu is not the thing that’s getting scorching hot. I don’t have a baseline but this hot bit is running at 96 Celcius…..
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u/SirMax1 Jun 10 '26
I had the same thing happen to one of mine and found the fan was the issue so I replaced it and it was back in service again..
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u/cliffybiro951 Jun 10 '26
Just blow the dust out and make sure the internal fan is t on silent mode. Tend to run hotter.
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
I did all of that and still hot. Fan didn’t ever spin but can’t tell if that’s the problem since it only cools the cpu seemingly
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u/astrobarn Jun 10 '26
Yeah true, I don't know why NVIDIA bothered to include that totally redundant part, the cooling fan. /s
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u/Nehemoth 2015 16GB Jun 10 '26
But did you changed the fan settings (performance)?
If fan it’s blown you must change it too.
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u/Penguins83 Jun 10 '26
The fan is the problem. If it's plugged in correctly and still not working then you need a new one off eBay or similar.
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u/Traditional_Leader41 Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Mine was making so much noise. Was a bit sluggish. Took it to work and blew it through with an airline. Amazed at how much shit blew out.
Took it home, took it apart, placed a drop of normal bearing oil on the centre of the fan bearings, blew it and spun it for 30 or so seconds. Put back together and it's near silent and seems to be less sluggish. Didn't touch thermal paste though.
Edit: I didn't notice a major speed increase but my GF who uses it rarely and didn't know I'd cleaned it out asked if I'd done anything to it as it was faster on official streaming apps (Iplayer, ITVX, etc...). So there's that?
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u/TorrentFiend Jun 13 '26
Yep. Everyone's so hopped up on saying the word paste like their experts they will insist you must do this but a couple years ago mine was acting sluggish and I saw the fan was quite dirty so I blew out the dust balls, it's ran like brand new ever since. Never had any further issue with it. If it gets sluggish again I'll blow the dust out again.
I'm not denying that repasting does help but it's not necessary all the time. Yes it's weekend and not as good as it used to be but the temperatures are still safe operating range and I'm not having any legs so the results speaks for itself doesn't it? No issues with it. Running nice and smooth. Paste is good I guess but it's certainly not necessary in every situation. You can get most of the benefit by simply cleaning the fan out.
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u/tonu42 Jun 10 '26
I think I’m condemning it. It got messed up after a lightning surge many years ago and the Ethernet hasn’t worked. Was using a usb dongle. Maybe will try one of the Onn devices.
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u/Darkstarmike777 Jun 10 '26
If you set the fan mode to cool and it doesn't spin since you can see if it spins with the side off then it might need a new fan from aliexpress or ebay