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    Amilo XA 3530 fan cleaning

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by Arminator, Sep 27, 2010.

  1. Arminator

    Arminator Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone knows how to reach cooling fan on Amilo Xa-3530?

    I removed back plate but can`t reach the cooling fan to clean the dust from it...

    Reason for doing this is that laptop is overheating an d losing performance because of the high temperature.
     
    Arminator, Sep 27, 2010
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  2. KLF

    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    The fan itself does not really need cleaning (you need to actually remove motherboard to reach it) but the dust gathers between fan and heatsink, blocking the airway.

    Remove heatsink: take off the screws over chipset/GPU and loosen the screws at the CPU. Lift the heatsink upwards and remove it. Clean it and take the finger-sized dustball from the fan if it didn't come with the heatsink already.
     
    KLF, Sep 28, 2010
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  3. Arminator

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    Ok...

    Thank you for your response...

    I will share my experience with others...
     
    Arminator, Sep 29, 2010
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