Have you just tried blowing compressed air into the fan vents?
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
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Dana - Apr 06, 2010 9:46:28 am PDT #13525 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
megan walker - Apr 06, 2010 9:48:50 am PDT #13526 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Have you just tried blowing compressed air into the fan vents?
Yeah, I tried that awhile ago. Naturally, one of the repair guys I just spoke to said "whatever you do, don't use compressed air". But it clearly didn't break the fan or whatever.
Dana - Apr 06, 2010 9:49:49 am PDT #13527 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Naturally, one of the repair guys I just spoke said "whatever you do, don't use compressed air".
Seriously? I've never heard that.
Anyway, we took apart my laptop. I think you'll be fine. Just be sure to put all of the screws somewhere safe, and keep track of what goes where.
Gudanov - Apr 06, 2010 10:05:23 am PDT #13528 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I've taken one apart to replace a fan. Give yourself plenty of time and keep the ungodly number of screws organized.
Zenkitty - Apr 06, 2010 10:21:54 am PDT #13529 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm going to have to do this same thing with my old desktop. Get a magnet (nowhere near the computer itself, of course) to hold all the itty bitty screws. Otherwise one shall surely be lost.
javachik - Apr 06, 2010 10:22:57 am PDT #13530 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Good idea on the magnet! I was also going to say, when you open it up, take a pic with your digital camera that you can use as a resource if you get lost putting it back together.
Dana - Apr 06, 2010 10:24:05 am PDT #13531 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was also going to say, when you open it up, take a pic with your digital camera that you can use as a resource if you get lost putting it back together.
Oh, good one. Or several pictures.
megan walker - Apr 06, 2010 11:03:25 am PDT #13532 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm glad you all seem to think I'm not insane. At least, not for wanting to do this myself. Good idea about the pictures and magnet.
However, this site is making me rethink the whole idea: [link]
beekaytee - Apr 06, 2010 12:41:30 pm PDT #13533 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Megan, whenever I feel daunted by a task like the one pictured on that site, I remind myself that 'finding a needle in a haystack isn't hard, if you are willing to look one straw at a time.'
It might seem a bore, or overwhelming, but the outcome seems worth it.
dcp - Apr 06, 2010 2:22:11 pm PDT #13534 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Also easier if you have a magnet.