HP/Compaq nx6310 heatsink clean

[Eric The Viking]

Old laptop, overdue for a Hoover out:

Three screws - 1 Pozi, 2 Torx - keyboard then unclips to expose fan and heatsink; two Pozi to remove fan. It took longer to find the right nozzle for Henry.

I'm no fan of Compaq, but credit where it's due: good industrial design. And it's running quiet and cool again.

E.

PS: I'm not being anal - I had a processor fail last year when a desktop overheated.

 

[cambournepete]

That's the difference between a good, well designed laptop and a cheap one - it comes apart easily for such maintenance.

It does surprise me though that many of them seem to have a finer grade of mesh on the outlet side than the inlet side so are bound to trap fluff...

 

[Eric The Viking]

Yes on both counts.

I took someone's iMac apart a month or two ago - fairly recent, but not bang up-to-date. Sometimes you wonder if they do it deliberately... sigh.

E.