- In order for our laptop to work correctly and we can extend the useful life of the elements inside it, it is essential to clean the dust.
- Luckily, there are alternatives to keep the PC clean of dust, although we must take into consideration some things, depending on the manufacturer of our computer.
One of the great enemies of any technological product is dust, and worst of all, it is everywhere. Obviously, in some places we will find more than in others, but this silent enemy is always present. It is very important to clean the dust from a laptop , because the more it accumulates, the more it will overheat the PC and we can face very unpleasant situations..
Cleaning dust from a laptop
The vast majority of laptops, especially new ones, are not designed so that the average user can open it. Obviously, this represents a rather serious problem.
For that matter, a desktop computer is easy to open, disassemble, clean, and put back together. We can even open it, use compressed air from time to time and we will be able to remove a large amount of dust without having to completely disassemble the PC..
Some laptops have a bottom panel or panels that can be unscrewed to access the internal parts. We'll have to go through it, including the manual to confirm if it's possible.
If so, we will have to turn off the computer and remove the battery before starting. We would need to have the service manual close by to guide us through the process. We should also keep in mind that opening the panel may void the warranty..
Once we have the laptop open, we will have to take it somewhere where we don't mind getting dirty. Consider that we are going to remove some dust and the place where we are will be quite dirty, it would not be ideal to do it on the same desk where we use the laptop.
We will use the compressed air to blow from different angles, the idea is that the dust comes out and not that it stays inside. So we will have to see where we blow from to extract it correctly.
What do we do if we can't open the laptop?
Many manufacturers don't want us to be able to open our laptops. However, the dust will continue to accumulate, regardless of whether we can or not.
Despite not being able to open it, we can still remove some of that dust. The first thing will be to take the laptop to a place where it does not matter to leave part of that dust, as we mentioned before, we do not want to leave dust on the desk where we use the PC.
With a can of compressed air, we will aim at the vents of the laptop and give a few short bursts of air. With any luck, we'll get most of the dust through the vents.
Obviously, we are not going to get all the dust out of the computer. But at least, we are going to be able to uncover the vents, fans and other elements. It wouldn't be the ideal way, but it's something.
We recommend not aiming at a fan because you could cause it to spin too fast and end up taking damage, let alone hit it too long, they always have to be short and waiting to make sure the fan isn't spinning.
In case we continue to have serious overheating problems. There will be no other option than to contact the manufacturer to take it to the official technical service in case of having a guarantee.