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how to clean fans of my notebook??

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-clean-fans-of-my-notebook.155539/

CommanderShawnzer
CommanderShawnzer Original post #1
Apr 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Im encountering overheating probs in my Acer 5742G laptop so i've decided to clean the fans.are there any online tutorials to guide me in this?? this will be the 1st time i'm opening my laptop so i'm a bit sceptical
here's the confiq
intel core i3-380M
nvidia GT540M
3gb RAM
500bgb HDD
also,i've read that i will need "compressed air" to clean my lappy's fans,is there any other way to clean it?
i will post pics of my lappy soon,please help me guys!!
saswat23
saswat23 #2
Apr 14, 2012 at 1:06 AM
Check these: Cleaning laptop fan
Well, is that i5-3rd gen. proccy (IvyBridge) you have mentioned in your signature?
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #3
Apr 14, 2012 at 1:26 AM
Don't forget to reTIM. And yeah, whats "i5-3360" ? :?
saswat23
saswat23 #4
Apr 14, 2012 at 2:08 AM
^^ IMO thats 3rd gen.i5. There is a 3rd gen. i7 available @ flipkart. Its model is i7-3xxx.
So, might be this too is a 3rd gen. one.
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #5
Apr 14, 2012 at 3:29 AM
saswat23 said:
^^ IMO thats 3rd gen.i5. There is a 3rd gen. i7 available @ flipkart. Its model is i7-3xxx.
So, might be this too is a 3rd gen. one.
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Are you crazy ?
CommanderShawnzer
CommanderShawnzer #7
Apr 14, 2012 at 1:21 PM
the config in my siggy is just imaginary/just for bragging, the config which i specified in the OP is the real one
put real config in siggy
Sujeet
Sujeet #8
Apr 14, 2012 at 8:16 PM
dashing.sujay said:
Are you crazy ?
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LOL dont you know about Ivy Bridge.
Intel Slides Officially Detail 3rd Generation Ivy Bridge Processors Architecture, Launch Dates and Performance Estimates versus i7 2600K
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #9
Apr 14, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Sujeet said:
LOL dont you know about Ivy Bridge.
Intel Slides Officially Detail 3rd Generation Ivy Bridge Processors Architecture, Launch Dates and Performance Estimates versus i7 2600K
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I very well know about that but I was shocked on mobile Ivys which are still not out AFAIK.
Sujeet
Sujeet #11
Apr 15, 2012 at 1:05 AM
dashing.sujay said:
I very well know about that but I was shocked on mobile Ivys which are still not out AFAIK.
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Lol.
I thought you were shocked over existence of 3rd gen intel ivy bridge.:wink: