cooling

[suenbob2]

my laptop inspirion 5100 has been running hotter lately. i live in a very dusty enviroment is the cause but what can i do to clean it i have taken my top cover ofdf my desktop but not this easy with a laptop! any suggestions on how to clean the inside.
bob

[ror_b211]

Well it could damage it, but try putting the end of a vacuum cleaner on the exhaust vent and turning it on...

[suenbob2]

i thought of that but i looked an the inlets an exhaust are not clogged with dust. this does run alittle warm as it is it doesn't have a moblie chip in it i think P4 2.66

[rcvalencia9]

I tried once using a paint brush. The small size. Tilted it by 45 deg. Then brushed off the dust. Im afraid to use a vacuum. If some of your componets are covered with dustt it prevents air flow. There are some notebook coolers out there.

[David M]

Go to your manufacturers website and look up the instructions for separating the case. Get a can of compressed air and carefully blow out the inside. Static from a vacuum cleaner could damage your computer.