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Fan cleaning on laptops with no acces to the fans?

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August 18, 2014 12:23:13 AM

Hello! I have an ASUS G46 laptop. From what I gathered it's very hard to disassemble this laptop in order to gain acces to the fans. Could someone who has a similar problem tell me pls how does one clean the fans on such laptops?

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August 18, 2014 12:30:24 AM

Blow air in thru the cooling vents to blow the dust out.
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August 18, 2014 12:32:49 AM

You can use compressed air through the vents.
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August 18, 2014 1:01:54 AM

Compressed air is best but i would also advise poking a needle in to the fan so it doesn't spin when you blow air through it as you can burn the fan motor.
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August 18, 2014 1:50:59 AM

kajjot said:
Compressed air is best but i would also advise poking a needle in to the fan so it doesn't spin when you blow air through it as you can burn the fan motor.


the needle tip is great thx:D 

in which direction should i blow the air? angled near the border so that the dust goes out of the vent?
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August 18, 2014 6:53:49 AM

If this is the first cleanup i don't recommend compressed air. If there is a thick dust clog in there, it may be moved between the palets of the fan and it gets stuck. And that shall fry the fan. Insead, take it apart and clean it with a brush carefully, and also change the thermal paste from the heatsink. I'm telling you this because i've had a case like this. Fan very dirty, cloged with a thick layer of dust like a piece of fur, owner blew it in the fan, fan stuck, fan fried, owner sad....
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August 18, 2014 7:23:46 AM

V1ctor89 said:
If this is the first cleanup i don't recommend compressed air. If there is a thick dust clog in there, it may be moved between the palets of the fan and it gets stuck. And that shall fry the fan. Insead, take it apart and clean it with a brush carefully, and also change the thermal paste from the heatsink. I'm telling you this because i've had a case like this. Fan very dirty, cloged with a thick layer of dust like a piece of fur, owner blew it in the fan, fan stuck, fan fried, owner sad....


I'm going to keep that in mind.
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