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    Cleaning XPS 1330 Faceplate

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by seracht, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. seracht

    seracht Notebook Guru

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    The 1330's faceplate [above the keyboard] attracts a lot of dust. How do you guys clean it? Sometimes, I find it hard to get it between the holes.

    Any advice?


    edit: air canister works
     
    seracht, Jan 16, 2009
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  2. mystery905

    mystery905 Notebook Deity

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    This doesn't always work, as I still have dust bits trapped there, but try some scotch tape or packing tape.
     
    mystery905, Jan 16, 2009
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  3. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    well, to take it off, you just need to take off the battery and remove TWO screws.... then the thing snaps off... use compressed air to blow it on, and snap it back on, then screw it back on
     
    paper_wastage, Jan 16, 2009
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  4. jnewell

    jnewell Notebook Consultant

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    Use a vacuum. You want to suck dirt that can affect cooling out of the machine, not blow it into the machine. Vacuum the cooling vents on the edges and underside as well.
     
    jnewell, Jan 17, 2009
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  5. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    dont use a vacuum .... you might get static discharge on your laptop, or your suction might pull something off the motherboard or something...
     
    paper_wastage, Jan 17, 2009
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  6. jnewell

    jnewell Notebook Consultant

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    You're not going to expose it to any greater damage from static by using a vacuum unless you disassemble the computer. If you could damage the computer so easily by static discharge, every time anyone who worked in an office with carpeted floors you'd have to replace the machine. As far as pulling things off the machine, if that happens either Dell put it together wrong or you're using something that came from a science fiction movie ("The Vacuum That Sucked Up Los Angeles").
     
    jnewell, Jan 17, 2009
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  7. blazom

    blazom Notebook Consultant

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    Try some soft brush
     
    blazom, Jan 18, 2009
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