Computer fan really loud (10)

1 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-11 02:40 ID:LbSTs0f5

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I'll try anyway. So I have been using my current laptop for almost 3 years now, and at the beginning of this year the cool off fan starts to become really loud. Before, it would just be loud when the CPU is working at its full capacity, but now it is loud at all times, and I am starting to worry that the laptop might overheat and just breaks.

THis is definitely not normal, right?
What can I do to let it cool down? (Because even now, I'm opening only firefox and itunes, it is still so loud and when I touch the surface, it is really hot.)

2 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-11 16:46 ID:Shyw0dJc

3 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-14 06:55 ID:AQkxXhYC

You have three years worth of dust covering the air vents, which restricts airflow and cooling.

Clean your laptop. There might be take-apart guides, Google can probably help.

4 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-16 01:16 ID:x+dFMQx6

Give it a good shot of canned air, get the dust out, if that still doesn't work, replacing the fan might be needed.

5 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-16 04:15 ID:/PfsGRkK

or you can use a mini vacuum cleaner .....

6 Name: 3 : 2008-07-25 14:55 ID:AQkxXhYC

By the way, don't use compressed/canned air to get rid of dust without taking it apart first. It should be obvious that blowing the dust into the computer isn't what you want to do here, but might as well mention it.

I wouldn't use any sort of vacuum cleaner while the laptop is running (and the fans spinning) either, since I'd be worried about damaging the fans / motors, but maybe that's just me.

7 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-07-26 01:19 ID:MnoUlHGA

I'd remove the heatsink and flush it out with water. (Not the fan or other parts, just the chunk of copper.)

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9 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-08-06 20:55 ID:vo/lVQS8

>>7

how fucked up that may even sound, it works, use hot (near boiling might be best) water and dry everything before reassembly

10 Name: 4n0n4ym0u5 h4xx0r : 2008-08-07 15:32 ID:YJ592p11

hahahahhahahaha..........

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