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Laptop internal dust removal
Hey I'm a noobie when it come to the internal components of a laptop, lately my laptop has been overheating and a guy I asked at geek squad said an air compressor should be more then suffient to remove dust ( I even specifically said it hasn't been dusted for a year and I believe it is clogged with dust). My first question is, what is a heat sink? Is it connected to the fan?
And also, is removing the fan and cleaning it possible without needing any special items (such as needing thermal paste for a heat sink)
What happens if you don't use thermal paste, what's wrong with just putting everything back together? And is it the heat sink that's a problem in my situation or is it my fan or both?
Last edited by PinoyForTheWin; 11 Jun 2012 at 22:58. Reason: More information