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    hp dv6 3000 series stuff dropping out of the ventilation

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ismeagain, Apr 8, 2011.

  1. ismeagain

    ismeagain Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    anybody encounter my sitituation? there is some clear crystal like beads drop out or struck in between the grid.

     
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    JunkStory Notebook Consultant

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    hdt Notebook Geek

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    Looks like silica gel. Check your laptop bag. You may have a bunch of these beads inside your laptop bag (formerly in a tyvek bag, which broke).

    Use a toothpick & pry them out of the vents, throw them away. Check your fan to make sure nothing is there. The beads are too large to get into some of the heatsink fins, but it could wedge your fan, which would not be cool.
     
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    ismeagain Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the reply, i dun think is from the laptop bag as i dun use laptop bag. it is a desktop replacement, and the beads is coming from the machine itself.
     
    ismeagain, Apr 9, 2011
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    Unless more appear without you placing the laptop in obscure places, then i highly doubt it. A laptop typically gathers more dust inside of itself rather than expel such large beads. As the previous poster stated: toothpicks + your vent + removal of beads = profit.

    Just remove them asap, throw them away, and keep us up to date if more of those appear. Otherwise, you don't seem to have anything to worry about.

    Also, if you can't remove them, then i suggest a full cleaning of the internals by disassembling the machine so you can get to the grills. If you do not know how to do this properly or safely, i'd suggest calling up a local IT/Tech shop.
     
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    ismeagain Notebook Enthusiast

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    cool thanks Bag3l, i did sent it back to hp services center due to this issues, however after cleaning they did not find any problem with it though they found quite a lot of beads inside. they recommended me to keep monitor it, i usually got this beads after a long session of gaming.

    somehow i suspect that is the LCD or some other liquid that melt and crystalise
     
    ismeagain, Apr 9, 2011
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