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Re: I suppose I'll be picking up a can of compressed air after my English Final today. Bergioyn Send a noteboard - 05/05/2011 03:43:35 PM
Will it be okay to just spray it in through the vents or will I need to disassemble the bottom of my laptop to allow the dust to escape?


It's better to open the laptop. Also, make sure the fan can't move when you clean the thing, it might break if you do not (the fans aren't designed to spin with the kind of speed spraying it with compressed air would cause it to spin with).

EDIT: Aemon has a valid point about the warranty though.
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Computer is overheating while playing WoW. j-whitt987 - 05/05/2011 03:58:40 AM 769 Views
what're your computer specs? LadyLorraine - 05/05/2011 04:21:39 AM 523 Views
My old one would overheat playing SC. Turns out it just needed a good dusting (compressed air). *NM* Japhy - 05/05/2011 04:47:41 AM 244 Views
Almost certainly something clogging the fan. Get some compressed air and clean it out. *NM* Ghavrel - 05/05/2011 05:45:49 AM 257 Views
That's what I'd recommend as a first step. TaskmasterJack - 05/05/2011 09:34:10 PM 530 Views
There are a few things you can do. Aemon - 05/05/2011 06:07:03 AM 703 Views
Frankly, there's no way that a clean computer playing WoW should overheat, period. Ghavrel - 05/05/2011 07:35:23 AM 532 Views
Re: Frankly, there's no way that a clean computer playing WoW should overheat, period. Aemon - 05/05/2011 02:25:04 PM 554 Views
It shows that WoW is not only bad for YOUR health, but also your computer... Zalis - 05/05/2011 02:25:01 PM 639 Views
I suppose I'll be picking up a can of compressed air after my English Final today. j-whitt987 - 05/05/2011 03:07:23 PM 579 Views
Just the vents should be fine. Aemon - 05/05/2011 03:41:08 PM 524 Views
Re: I suppose I'll be picking up a can of compressed air after my English Final today. Bergioyn - 05/05/2011 03:43:35 PM 522 Views
This ing computer seems determined to keep me from playing. j-whitt987 - 06/05/2011 03:57:19 AM 531 Views
maybe ianski - 06/05/2011 06:36:20 AM 570 Views
Re: maybe j-whitt987 - 06/05/2011 03:36:53 PM 699 Views
May have to do a fresh install. TaskmasterJack - 06/05/2011 09:32:51 PM 532 Views
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