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Posted 12 June 2012 - 08:37 PM
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 08:52 AM
Not usually the fans failing, might just need a good blowing out. The cost to replace both fans in a laptop may be quite high, nowadays it is almost cheaper to buy a new one. PM me if you want anymore info or assistance!!
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Not sure who to call. Laptop saying that the fans are bad in our laptop. Any recommendations?
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 09:05 AM
Or you could just buy an external fan.
I bought mine for about $10. I just plug it into the laptop and let it do it's thing.
I bought mine for about $10. I just plug it into the laptop and let it do it's thing.
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 01:02 PM
Thanks everyone!!
Hubby says he can't hear the fan coming on anymore.
I didn't know you could buy external fans for laptops!!
Hubby says he can't hear the fan coming on anymore.
I didn't know you could buy external fans for laptops!!
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 01:05 PM
mysterious, on 13 June 2012 - 09:05 AM, said:
Or you could just buy an external fan.
I bought mine for about $10. I just plug it into the laptop and let it do it's thing.
I bought mine for about $10. I just plug it into the laptop and let it do it's thing.
Where do you buy one of those?
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 01:37 PM
dragracemom, on 13 June 2012 - 01:05 PM, said:
Where do you buy one of those?
I got mine at Target.
Very easy to use.
I will see if I can find a link.
CORRECTION....I got mine at the Shack.
http://www.radioshac...laptop+fan&sr=1
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 01:53 PM
I would still get a can of compressed air, take the bottom cover off and blow the dust out. It's amazing how much dust can collect in one of these things over time.
Even with an external fan, the buildup of dust can keep the computer from cooling efficiently.
Even with an external fan, the buildup of dust can keep the computer from cooling efficiently.
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 03:13 PM
markdavd, on 13 June 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:
I would still get a can of compressed air, take the bottom cover off and blow the dust out. It's amazing how much dust can collect in one of these things over time.
Even with an external fan, the buildup of dust can keep the computer from cooling efficiently.
Even with an external fan, the buildup of dust can keep the computer from cooling efficiently.
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My son lost his laptop to overheating due to dust buildup. My other son and I both had sudden shutdowns that we believe were due to overheating due to dust buildup and heavy CPU loading. We cleaned them immediately and haven't had a problem. I assume yours is not under warranty since you are not taking it in so it shouldn't be a problem taking the bottom off. For mine, since it's a work machine, I blew air in the exhaust, a big cloud of dust came out all over the machine.
All of them seemed to have problems after about 2 years of pretty heavy use.
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