Noisy Laptop

Ancientpencil · 19 Apr 2018 at 10:42

We have a basic HP laptop (for children's school homework/online gaming!) which is now a year on and the internal fan is getting noisy. We bought an Air Duster Can but there's no where to put it to clear the airways. Can anyone please advise?

willhub · 19 Apr 2018 at 10:49

You're probably going to need to open it up to clear the internals to be honest. Laptops are generally noisy beasts anyway.

Daaaavvveee · 19 Apr 2018 at 10:50

Open it up a bit and give it a blast!

JimboJet · 20 Apr 2018 at 14:20

Personally I prefer using a regular vacuum with a brush attachment help dislodge the fluff and dust buildup. An air cam is fine but can just move the dust and detritus further into the machine.

reflux · 20 Apr 2018 at 14:28

Might even help to open it and reapply the thermal paste, depending on how much effort you want to go to. The stock stuff is usually not very good.

Ancientpencil · 23 Apr 2018 at 13:07

We had a problem finding out how to get the stupid thing open at the weekend. Didn't have much time and no success, so going to Google it this week.

joey1211 · 23 Apr 2018 at 14:28

On mine you use the battery removal slider buttons. The first slide releases the battery. The second slide pops the back cover.

Ancientpencil · 23 Apr 2018 at 14:39

joey1211 said:
On mine you use the battery removal slider buttons. The first slide releases the battery. The second slide pops the back cover.

Thanks, I'm going to check this and see if ours does similar.