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Vacuuming a laptop?
fohfoh:
I've been told that vacuuming a laptop isn't good for it because it has a chance of screwing up fan alignment.
kostya:
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--- Quote from: halfelite on April 21, 2010, 08:03:49 PM ---most laptop keyboards just snap out they usually are not screwed down there is pins that you push and it just pops out. Makes for cleaning a lot easier.
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My laptop, my girlfriend's laptop, as well as all the laptops used at my old job had the keyboard attached with a bunch of screws. It is always a good idea to find a repair manual for the laptop and see the manufacturer's disassembly instructions.
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really what brands if you dont mind me asking? I have not seen a keyboard held down with screws in a long time.
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My laptop is a (6 year old) Toshiba Satellite. My girlfriends was a Gateway (no sure of the model). The ones at my work were Dell (Latitudes for the most part I believe). They varied in age from about 5 - 6 years old to brand new.
Takeshi:
In case any of you are interested - I vacuumed my old laptop and while it didn't work for the first 5 minutes, it did work after that. It seems you'll want to give it a small break after it. I didn't attempt on my new one since I am still eerie about it. Just used some ear wax sticks to clean the keyboard.
Maybe it was my mind playing tricks, but I somewhat sensed a decreased heat when I encode stuff.
namaiki:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on April 22, 2010, 03:48:38 AM ---I've been told that vacuuming a laptop isn't good for it because it has a chance of screwing up fan alignment.
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Yup, watch out for this. T_T
kyanwan:
--- Quote from: namaiki on June 23, 2010, 05:26:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: fohfoh on April 22, 2010, 03:48:38 AM ---I've been told that vacuuming a laptop isn't good for it because it has a chance of screwing up fan alignment.
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Yup, watch out for this. T_T
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I've never had problems with using vacuuming a fan - however - I've always vacuumed fans from above, not the side.
( man, I hate laptops. /me kicks his laptop. )
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