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    Notebook Spring Clean

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by itsthemechanic, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. itsthemechanic

    itsthemechanic Notebook Consultant

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    After seeing the gunk in my M570RU, I decided to go ahead and clean my Sony.. here is what I found...

    Cover off - you can already see how grimy the fan is.

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    Almost completely plugged with gunk - the CPU heatsink.

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    The heatsink rinsed out and restored to its original splendor.

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    Fan after scrubbing it for 10 minutes with moistened q-tips.

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    Cleaned bottom plate

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    Everything like new - voila!

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    It is TEH SHINEH!!

    This is the dirt that came out of it, not counting what came out of the heatsink:

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    :O ...ewwww!!!
     
    itsthemechanic, Apr 1, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Wow! How long did it take for that stuff to accumulate? I cracked my vaio open for the first time last May (about 4 years since I bought it) and found almost nothing (of, course, it is a Z1A :( ).
     
    Shyster1, Apr 1, 2008
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  3. itsthemechanic

    itsthemechanic Notebook Consultant

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    Almost exactly 1 year now... but then I chain-smoke, live in a dusty room I also sleep in, and run my boxes about 14-24 hours a day.
     
    itsthemechanic, Apr 1, 2008
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I suppose that'll do it; since I don't "qualify" under any of those criteria (my smoking is limited to strictly outdoors - self-imposed if anyone cares :D ).
     
    Shyster1, Apr 1, 2008
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  5. hanko panko

    hanko panko Notebook Evangelist

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    You don't wanna know what you lungs look litke then...
    Q-tips won't work there :)
     
    hanko panko, Apr 1, 2008
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  6. Garandhero

    Garandhero Notebook Deity

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    and the above is exactly why i dont smoke... cause if ur computer looks like that... imagine what ur lungs look like and as Hank Panko said u cant just wipe ur lungs clean with q-tabs.... sorrr :\
     
    Garandhero, Apr 3, 2008
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  7. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    For me Spring Cleaning,since I have a gaming laptop,happens every 50days-2 months.
    Nice job,it looks new :D
     
    eleron911, Apr 3, 2008
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