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    Need tips, cleaning dust in Studio 1555

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ton247, Mar 16, 2010.

  1. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    So I've been noticing that my internal temps have increased over the past few months, and I would like to open my 1555 and clean out potential dust. But there's just one problem...I have never done this before (on a laptop I mean).

    So, I'm a little anxious. Little screws, sensitive computer parts, voiding my warranty, yeah...I need some tips, advice, help, pictures, videos, you name it!

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    I could buy one of those compressed air cans and spray it into the air vent on the back to clean the dust out? I'm mostly just concerned about the GPU temps, but if this is an easier fix than a newbie fumbling with his laptop components, than I'd rather do that.

    Help!
     
    ton247, Mar 16, 2010
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    Compressed air, blow it through the vents to dislodge any dust
     
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    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    Will do. I'll go buy a can tomorrow and report back if my temps changed a bit.
     
    ton247, Mar 17, 2010
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    Hah, wow. So I sprayed some air into the vents, and my game temps dropped 12-15 degrees. Pretty nice!
     
    ton247, Mar 17, 2010
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