laptop problem

http://icrontic.com/articles/clean_laptop_heatsink

dont know if it helps, I just googled " how to clean laptop ventilation.

yep, my old dell used to collect dust like a vacuum cleaner...

http://www.ifixit.com/ if it's a mac, folow instructions on that site to open it up^^ n(^ù^)° 

Originally posted by : dtr

yep, my old dell used to collect dust like a vacuum cleaner... 

ok but can i use a vacuum cleaner to extract the dust? :p 

another one bite the dust....   :p

Originally posted by : gozno

hey so my laptop is making a strange noize...i'm pretty sure it comes from the ventilation...so what to do? how do you clean a laptop from cigarette ashes and dust?

can i use an aspirator?

and if it is the ventilation thingie that's "uncentred" what can i do?

coz i'm kinda scared of opening my laptop (it doesn't seem as easy as an detscop :p ) 

crush it against a wall

Hello gozno :-)

I had a laptop some years ago...it made noises and me too i was thinking it was the ventilation ... finally it was the harddisk, and some days after, it didn't work anymore... so the first thing i can say for now: SAVE ALL YOUR FILES on dvd, external harddrive or whatever!

But i hope it's "only" the ventilation ... i think you can use an aspirator ... but very very very carefully :)

Greetz from Luxembourg, Packo Gualandris 

Originally posted by : gozno

hey so my laptop is making a strange noize...i'm pretty sure it comes from the ventilation...so what to do? how do you clean a laptop from cigarette ashes and dust?

can i use an aspirator?

and if it is the ventilation thingie that's "uncentred" what can i do?

coz i'm kinda scared of opening my laptop (it doesn't seem as easy as an detscop :p ) 

Originally posted by : gozno

Originally posted by : dtr

yep, my old dell used to collect dust like a vacuum cleaner... 

ok but can i use a vacuum cleaner to extract the dust? :p

YES