Use canned air, not compressed air... Compressed air that has not been treated can generate huge amounts of static electricity. We have seen a lot of such "cleaned" computers arrive dead in our shops.
Use something with Difluorethane Gas (Dust Off) or one of the substitutes in a can. RayBay ________ Perfection is unattainable. .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... Cicero 106 BC On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Michael Geary <[email protected]> wrote: > The first thing to try is cleaning the fan with compressed "air" (gas). Use > the straw and aim it through the fan vents (with the ThinkPad powered off). > You should be able to spin up the fan - that won't hurt it. > > It's possible that this is all it needs, and it's a good thing to do > regularly anyway. > > -Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Smith III > > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 8:24 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Thinkpad] (no subject) > > > > My wife's six-month-old T500 is running quite hot to the > > touch, and I think I hear some fan noise. I've replaced fans > > in T4x and R4x machines; anyone done it on a T500? I'd rather > > not send it in if I don't have to. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
