Just finished looking at my fan for any dust in particular from the outside. There it was, the dust gathering on the sides of the fan blades. i guess because of turning fan on the high always. Looks like dell doesn;t want me to touch the fan part since it is not on the manual. so no help there. anyway i am worrying about the fan cloggin and overheat as a result. should i "vaccum" it out (putting the vacum on the fan and suck it up) or go for the spray cans and spray the inside? i want to stay away from opening my notebook up and do it externally. thks
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Do not use a vacuume. It creates static electricity.
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My Compaq fan collects dust all the time, I always keep an air can nearby to spray through the vents... does the trick every time!
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Use compressed air to blow it out. Remember though to stick a toothpick or something to immobilize the fan, as using compressed air to shoot at a fan causes it to overspin its rated RPMs by a huge amount and wear out. So immobilize the fan while you blow the air in there.
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If it is a Vostro 1400, you can easily remove the cover on the bottom and clean up the heat sink.
Vostro Fan Clogs
Discussion in 'Dell' started by someone777, Jan 19, 2008.