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Cleaning laptop vents?

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  • arriva
    arriva Posts: 407 Forumite
    I always thought that compressed air pushed through the vents damages the fans bearings...
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  • karl-123
    karl-123 Posts: 360 Forumite
    cans of air do damage computers especially as you are spraying moisture/water into the computer

    take the back off its not that hard or just remove the memory and hard drive covers ,if you are not that confident

    with a small posidrive screwdriver, a compressor is the best option, if you do not have one use a can of air £5 asda, but do not get too close with the straw..........take care karl x
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    karl-123 wrote: »
    cans of air do damage computers especially as you are spraying moisture/water into the computer

    I've yet to. You are spraying a solvent in which evaporates virtually instantly.
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    steve1980 wrote: »
    If you go to a pound shop you can buy a plastic tray (with lots of airholes) which sits underneath the laptop and has a fan attached to it which you plug into a USB port.

    ...which achieves absolutely nothing other than emptying your wallet if the gap between the fan and CPU heatsink is blocked.
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