Tuesday, January 29, 2013

How to clean your laptop's cooling fans

I've written about this subject in years past, but it's so important I feel obligated to repeat myself for those who might have missed it.

Your laptop may be choking to death.

You see, like desktops, laptops can suck up lots of dust. And because everything in a laptop is packed together so tightly, dust is even more dangerous. When the cooling fans have to run constantly, it's just a matter of time before the machine start to overheat. When that happens, it may lock up. It may damage system components. And it might even kick the bucket.

Fortunately, as I've mentioned before, this is easy to fix. All you need is a small screwdriver and a can of compressed air (or an air compressor—though tread lightly with that, as noted below).

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Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2021499/how-to-clean-your-laptops-cooling-fans.html

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