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Hi all,

 

Hope this is right place.

 

My laptop is getting quite old now. I got it in December 2011 and it is currently getting pretty hot when playing games, even low key ones like GTA SA, whilst playing IV it actualy shit down a couple of downs afte rlots of whiring and heat coming of it.

 

I have raised it on a book helping the fan to breathe, but I feel this ain't enough. Should I have a look inside and try and clean out battery, fan etc? Or take it to a shop to get it professionally cleaned, as it has been never cleaned in two and a half years!

 

So just some advice please, thanks a lot,

 

fbo194

 

By the way it is a Toshiba and I will post specs if helpful.

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Hi all,

 

Hope this is right place.

 

My laptop is getting quite old now. I got it in December 2011 and it is currently getting pretty hot when playing games, even low key ones like GTA SA, whilst playing IV it actualy shit down a couple of downs afte rlots of whiring and heat coming of it.

 

I have raised it on a book helping the fan to breathe, but I feel this ain't enough. Should I have a look inside and try and clean out battery, fan etc? Or take it to a shop to get it professionally cleaned, as it has been never cleaned in two and a half years!

 

So just some advice please, thanks a lot,

 

fbo194

 

By the way it is a Toshiba and I will post specs if helpful.

I'd advise having somebody take it apart and clean it. Compressed air is just going to blow the dust further into the computer, and it wouldn't reach the GPU fan (if there was one) anyway. Consider getting a cooling fan pad for your laptop too.

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If your laptop can breath, I would advise that you call a professional! But in all seriousness, it's probably a dust build up, you can take it apart and clean it or use a compressed air can like said above, I got my PC back in 2010 and I haven't cleaned it since, thanks for reminding me :smile:

 

Edit: I also have the whirring and overheating issue, gotta clean it soon :unsure:

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I found it's worked perfectly for me, but I guess Unr3al disagrees and I believe he's probably more experienced than me anyway. To be sure, I'd just get someone to clean it properly for you.

 

Okay thanks Tom I probably will get someone to do it probably for me! And then if maybe use can in the future.

If your laptop can breath, I would advise that you call a professional! But in all seriousness, it's probably a dust build up, you can take it apart and clean it or use a compressed air can like said above, I got my PC back in 2010 and I haven't cleaned it since, thanks for reminding me :smile:

:) Thanks and yours must be a bit grim inside!

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Compressed air is very effective; if you go to someone to clean the computer, that's what they'll use. However, Unr3al's point was that compressed air is generally best used after taking the computer apart. You don't want to blow the dust further into the computer, and you can't even get air everywhere it's needed from the outside.

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If you want to save some money, look up your computer name on YouTube, and find a video of taking it apart. To keep the screws separate make small cups for different screws. Once you get inside the computer locate the fan, take the fan apart clean out with compressed air, and any other dust built inside the computer. Hope this helped!  :smile:

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Okay so basically disassemble it with the service manual, clean using compressed air and remove dust/gunge?

 

Don't forget to reassemble it! hahaha :tongue:

 

But yeah, basically that.

& make sure you're putting everything back the same way it was, screws & such.

And after you disassemble it (or better, before disassembling), & before touching anything, touch a metal surface (steel bar, etc.) to remove any built up static in your hands.

 

After you've done that, buy yourself a Laptop cooling pad, those help.

I bought mine a few months back & now my laptop stays more cooler than before.

If you want ultimate laptop cooling, then there's always the "AC Duct up the Laptop's arse" trick, lol  :teehee:   (but it does have disadvantages, one of them is your Laptop basically becomes a PC since you can't just carry the AC Duct everywhere with you).

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Hi all,

 

Hope this is right place.

 

My laptop is getting quite old now. I got it in December 2011 and it is currently getting pretty hot when playing games, even low key ones like GTA SA, whilst playing IV it actualy shit down a couple of downs afte rlots of whiring and heat coming of it.

 

I have raised it on a book helping the fan to breathe, but I feel this ain't enough. Should I have a look inside and try and clean out battery, fan etc? Or take it to a shop to get it professionally cleaned, as it has been never cleaned in two and a half years!

 

So just some advice please, thanks a lot,

 

fbo194

 

By the way it is a Toshiba and I will post specs if helpful.

I also have a Laptop, What I use to keep mine cold down is;

I have a Brownie Container, Fill it with ICE

Then put your Fan on top of the Brownie Container (MAKE SURE FAN WILL NOT FALL IN!)

Then put Laptop, Wait a little Then Enjoy your Game Play, You FRPs will also stay more

Stable N' Laptop is Coded down.

Hope you do this, Works for me!

 

Sergeanto!

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Okay guys thanks again, what I will do this first time is get a professional to do the stripping and cleaning (and reassembling!) and then get a cooling pad for my laptop. Obviously when I get more confident with it I could start doing it myself, but hopefully that won't be needed for a while!

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Compressed air is very effective; if you go to someone to clean the computer, that's what they'll use. However, Unr3al's point was that compressed air is generally best used after taking the computer apart. You don't want to blow the dust further into the computer, and you can't even get air everywhere it's needed from the outside.

At my previous job as a computer technician, we actually used a high powered anti-static vacuum that had a forward and reverse function for the suction depending on what needed to be done. It doesn't run any of the same risks (although risks are minimal) as holding the can improperly and it's an infinite supply of air. Once the laptop is apart, compressed air will work fine, yes. But personally I hate taking laptops apart because any model can be radically different depending on the brand, and even upon the year. The worst PC laptops to take apart or service are the Dell Inspirons, specifically the N4010 and its bigger 15 and 17 inch brothers. You have to do a complete tear down of them in order to do a simple hard drive replacement.

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At my previous job as a computer technician, we actually used a high powered anti-static vacuum that had a forward and reverse function for the suction depending on what needed to be done. It doesn't run any of the same risks (although risks are minimal) as holding the can improperly and it's an infinite supply of air. Once the laptop is apart, compressed air will work fine, yes. But personally I hate taking laptops apart because any model can be radically different depending on the brand, and even upon the year. The worst PC laptops to take apart or service are the Dell Inspirons, specifically the N4010 and its bigger 15 and 17 inch brothers. You have to do a complete tear down of them in order to do a simple hard drive replacement.

At my current job as a computer tech, we do use compressed air to clean computers (we don't normally see a computer where the main issue is dust buildup; it's more a "while we're taking this laptop apart *anyway*, to reseat cables, swap in known-good stuff, and the like, may as well dust it."

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At my current job as a computer tech, we do use compressed air to clean computers (we don't normally see a computer where the main issue is dust buildup; it's more a "while we're taking this laptop apart *anyway*, to reseat cables, swap in known-good stuff, and the like, may as well dust it."

Yeah a dusting always occurred during internal component service. It's good practice to do it yourself routinely but hell if that'll happen with most people.

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