Cleaning laptop vents?

arriva

I always thought that compressed air pushed through the vents damages the fans bearings...

karl-123

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

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

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.