Proper way to clean inside of Inspiron 6000?

I currently own a Dell Inspiron 6000 for 2 years now. With the exception of a small dead pixel in the lower right hand corner of my screen, I have to admit it has worked almost flawlessly. Until......

The fan began making noise a month back. The noise comes and goes, and doesn't start up every time I use my laptop. Another forum suggested I open up my laptop and clean the insides using compressed air, because that could be causing the fan to act up. Do you suggest this? I feel a little apprehensive opening up my laptop, but if it's easy, I may do it.

My question is, can someone lead me to a place online with the proper steps to open my Inspiron 6000 and cleaning it out with compressed air? I would need access to the fan as well in order to clean it.

Thanks in advance!!!

PS.

Please include any other info regarding having to keep touching a metal non painted service during the cleaning (I read that somewhere online).

 

Here is a guide to disassembly:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6000/en/index.htm

What you want to do is to discharge any static electricity in you by touching a non painted metal surface before and periodically when you work on the laptop. I.E: Heating duct, radiator, etc.

Be sure to use a CAN of compressed air, not air from an air compressor.

Greg

 

First, if you have a warranty, don't open it open and contact Dell instead.

Now, if you don't have a warranty, make your way to Dell's site and find the manuals for that laptop. I know they are there because I used them to open my own laptop up several times. Getting to the fans is pretty easy although you do have to remove several screws. The fan is located in the upper left portion of the laptop. You can take the fan out if you want as well to clean it, it is attached by two screws and a power cables if I remember correctly. I would do that, and clean the fan outside of the laptop. Then just blow some air through the heatsink fins that the fans normally would blow through, this should help as well. I realize this probably doesn't make complete sense off the bat, but once you open it up, you will see what I am talking about.

Hope this helps a bit!

 

Woah, wait. Can I access the fan by removing the bottom casing instead of following all the steps Dell states, which includes removing a series of components that I would rather not touch?