You've probably noticed that the laptop starts to warm up over time, and maybe even turn off during the peak load on the processor. At the same time, its cooling fan rotates at maximum speed, but the movement of air from the ventilation hole in the case is either not felt, or instead of a cool breeze there is a hot blowing. Don't rush to the store for a new laptop. Excluding rare cases of warranty repairs, most likely, you just need to clean the laptop of dust.
Necessary
small watch screwdriver, thermal grease, vacuum cleaner
Instructions
Step 1
The service of cleaning a laptop from dust is provided by many computer companies engaged in the service and maintenance of equipment. Depending on the laptop model, the complexity of its disassembly and the established prices in a particular city, the cost of this service ranges from 1-2 thousand rubles. Therefore, if you want to save time and trust the professionals, use the laptop cleaning service in a specialized company.
Step 2
However, if you are confident in your abilities and do not want to pay money for what you can do with your own hands, arm yourself with the small screwdriver from the clock repair kit and get ready to clean the laptop of dust yourself. First of all, unplug it and remove the battery.
Step 3
On the rear side around the perimeter of the case, unscrew all fixing screws. Various components: RAM, hard drive and others, can be hidden behind separate covers. After removing these fasteners, disconnect anything that may interfere with further dismantling of the laptop case.
Step 4
Further steps depend on the specific model of your computer. The fact is that the design and arrangement of devices inside laptops from different manufacturers differ. To clean your laptop from dust, you need to remove the processor cooling fan. But to get to it, sometimes you need to unscrew only three screws, as on some Acer models, and sometimes you have to disassemble almost the entire laptop (HP, Apple). Which of the options is yours, you should find out in advance by reading the corresponding manuals for servicing and repairing a laptop from the manufacturer.
Step 5
Once you have removed the fan, carefully clean the area around it to remove any felt-like dust. Here it makes sense to use a vacuum cleaner with a small nozzle, turned on at a low suction power, so as not to damage other devices. Wipe down the fan itself if it is heavily soiled.
Step 6
When cleaning a laptop from dust, also replace the thermal paste on the processor, as it dries out over time and does not cope well with the functions of cooling the main "brain" of the laptop. Reassemble the laptop in reverse order, without applying excessive force when tightening the small screws.
