My laptop, NEC Versa P8210, have not been serviced for about 2 years already and the dust are too much already. The heat is unbareable as without switching on my table fan, the laptop will switch off by itself within 15 mins when watching movies. Even when doing nothing, the sound of the cooling fan can be heard clearly coz very loud. Then after thinking, why not just replace the 1 GB RAM to 512 MB RAM.
Luckily the accesable part behind the laptop is very large. So, after opening up my laptop, do a bit of cleaning hoping that it will help a little, then suddenly i notice there are a few screws that can be opened easily. Those screws are connected to the cooling fan. So, without further notice, i quickly grab my small screwdriver and open up the cooling fan panel.
Upon seeing the dust inside there and blocked output exhaust, no wonder the laptop is so hot. So, i quickly clean it gently. After finish cleaning, i fixed back the part back properly and use 1.5 GB of RAM.
Woh, it is very nice with a clean cooling fan. It is just feel like a new one. haha. Yesterday, i even watch 1 episode of prison break without turning on my table fan. very nice and very happy. really make my day. Since now i already know that i can clean my cooling fan myself, then i no need to waste money to send my laptop to the service centre already. Really a time and money saver.
Pictures below are taken after I have finish cleaning. If not, not nice showing you people the dusty and messy laptop.haha.
The backview of my laptop
Up close to the accesable area of my laptop without the fan cap
The circles indicate the screw i needed to open to
clean the inside part of the cooling system
The gold/chrome/bronze colour metal thingy is the cooling system of my laptop, attached to the cooling fan
The circles indicate the air intake of the bottom part of my laptop
My laptop is almost 3 years old. I got it before I came to KL for my studies. The specifications are as follow:
Core Duo T2300E/1.66 GHz
1.5 GGB DDR2
80GB HDD SATA
DVD-Supermulti
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB hypermemory to 512 MB on Window XP
15.4" WXGA SSV
Bluetooth
DVI Port
Remote control
Subwoofer
2.9 kg
Not to forget, my latest speaker, E-View EV-532 speaker with 2.1 super bass surround.
Till now, i quite satisfy with my laptop coz i still manage to play the latest game in the market, such as Need For Speed Undercover.
