kiddingguy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Just a question... my notebook fan is spinning like crazy and producing a lot of hot air. And also my notebook randomly freezes (mostly during bootup) Is this a sign that my notebook is dying on me? I have it for a little longer than 3 years... and I am using it on a daily basis (10h+) Speccy is not displaying red labels on my hardware components. Specs are in sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Could be dust build-up inside. Open the case if you can and clean it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hmmm Could be dust build-up inside. Open the case if you can and clean it well. Hmm... I have to totally dismantle this notebook. I think it's not gonna happen ;) Any other options maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 ^ Then you may want to back-up your hard drive, and get ready to replace the laptop. You most likely have a fan/heat problem, caused by the dust. You only need to take off the area covering the fan, to clean out the dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Try cleaning out the fans yet with compressed air or a vac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 I three years an "average lifespan" for daily computer usage for a notebook? No real heavy tasks are performed, but just the fact that is "on and used" can taken its toll, right? Try cleaning out the fans yet with compressed air or a vac? I cannot/willnot screw my notebook open, so basically the air is going IN with compressed air; I don't think this is really good for the rest of the internal hardware?! I can use a vac. Keep you posted on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 http://www.mikescomputerinfo.com/cleanlaptop.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thx Hum, but the article doesn't state whether or not to open up the back part to get to the vent/CPU etc. Or van this be done purely from outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I cannot/willnot screw my notebook open, so basically the air is going IN with compressed air; I don't think this is really good for the rest of the internal hardware?! I can use a vac. Keep you posted on this. Computer compressed air isn't even really air, just hold the can upright and spray it inside the vents to clear any dust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member Posted February 11, 2014 Member Share Posted February 11, 2014 Just want to note, vacuums generate a lot of static electricity. I'd never personally put one near any electronics. EDIT: also, you could generate electricity via electromagnetic induction if you caused the fan to spin rapidly, so there's another point against vacuuming ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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