DIY Laptop Cleaning

This is how to clean your laptop with a toothbrush and a screwdriver. I get asked this question all the time and here it is. Enjoy.

[@dannyg3400]

Go take your brother's toothbrush... that's now the most important thing to keep in mind while going through the process

[@AnonymousMod.]

Quality reference

[@mohammed_mubashir]

😂😂😂

[@dannyg3400]

@@internet8080 even better

[@aimansbaa7708]

@@internet8080 u have sister😀

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@Redwan777 Make one yourself.

[@Genta.Aditya]

I am someone who's used to disassembling laptops and pc just to tinker around or cleaning up. Not watching this for the guide, but watching the process of cleaning a filthy laptop is just so satisfying.

[@ducttaperulestheworl]

Especially that dust cake pull. Poor laptop finally get to breathe. It's like digging a satisfying booger outta your nose satisfying.

[@DacLMK]

Me too. Plus I work at a laptop/desktop repair shop and my company is also a licensed Dell repair for my country. Built up a good work experience for the year and a half I've been working there.

[@aradhyad73]

Same

[@Ch92ID]

Exactly, watching other people clean up a laptop/computer is so satisfying 😅 doing it myself is exhausting 😂

[@we-drive]

​@@Ch92IDnah its actually more satisfying when doing it yourself, for me at least.

[@docolemnsx]

Make sure to take note of any potential quick upgrades you can make while it's open, it may come in handy one day. I took my mom's laptop apart for cleaning a couple years ago, a whatever-generation dual core from Intel with 4gb ram and running windows 8 from a friggin hdd, so I quickly found some sodimm locally and a 500gb ssd and threw those in as well. Could have upgraded the cpu as well, since it was socketed, but the only mobile quad core I found in the entire country - that had a somewhat similar wattage - was about $150 so I gave it a pass. Installed win10 on the new ssd, and with the memory now maxxed out at 8gb it still runs smooth today!

[@gamerboi4182]

Deblot windows?

[@mohammedfuadh9096]

Its insane how much an ssd and a few gigs of ram helps with general performance.

[@yourbigfan1777]

W upgrade

[@Deadeye313]

​@@mohammedfuadh9096yeah. Especially the SSD. I have some work laptops that are over a decade old with intel 2600s in them. They practically run like new with thanks 90% to just dumping the HDD for an SSD.

[@harrysharma9561]

I have my t430 running windows 10 on a 256gb ssd and files on hdd with 16gb l soddium actually they're intercompatible with this laptop i guess. Wow what performance increase it is with ssd. Boot up time lowered. The only bad news is fan is about to die the bearing is broken it rattles even at slower speed, one hinge leg broke in screen side. But laptop still works fine

[@PAD32]

It's overkill to clean it every 3 month. Even with heavy use, it's gonna take years to clog like in the video.

[@EpicBunty]

no its not. as he said, it depends on usage and environment. keeping it on the bed will definitely make it dirty faster.

[@fazejohncenachristogamerfaze]

​@@EpicBuntyyeah, faster. Unless you use ur laptop on bed 6h a day each day its probably overkill

[@Freestyle80]

@@EpicBuntyif you use it on your bed 12h a day then yeah every 3 months sure lol If you are using it normally in a clean environment on a table and such, once a year is more than fin For my desktop even after a year sometimes I dont aee much dust buildup, i keep it above on a table and my room isnt dusty

[@muncherofpizza]

Better to prevent a runaway case than to have to deal with one.

[@earth2k66]

I clean it every 4 months and I changed the thermal paste 6 months ago.

[@thelongboarddude95]

You operate it in a clean environment and do this every 3 months?? You are the type of person to do an oil change every 1K miles 😂

[@EpicBunty]

it depends on usage and environment stop posting stupid az comments the man clearly knows when he needs to service his laptop. the dirtier it gets, the higher the temp the more the fans spin and will collect more dust. if he is gaming on it and wants decent temps doing it 3 months is not a big deal at all.

[@abdou.the.heretic]

​@@EpicBuntystypid az comment 😂 stfu with your paragraph n shit

[@josiahdabotYT]

@@EpicBuntyhe literally said in a clean environment

[@saintgtx]

Agreed. In a clean environment once a year is plenty. I live in a dusty area and cleaning it once every 6 months and my temps are fine

[@sugoi5240]

I clean mine every 2 months

[@charginginprogresss]

That bed part felt personal. I keep my laptop on my lap tho.

[@najeebshah.]

Heat can slowly neuter your balls, look it up

[@charginginprogresss]

@@najeebshah. My vent doesn't blow in the crotch so dw

[@najeebshah.]

@@charginginprogresss the vent doesn't have to, the heat from the bottom material of the laptop while doing heavy tasks or gaming is enough if its directly on your lap xD

[@bsaa101]

buy one of those bed desks, it's worth it

[@Sheryar1468]

Yo don’t do bro I used to do the same thing and eventually I got big dark purple marks on both of my thighs because because of heating and keeping it there for too long

[@minemasterSAM]

I’ve never opened up my laptop (or any functional computer) before, but hearing you clean it every three months even though you’re not in a dusty environment is making me consider doing it. I’ve owned my laptop for 2 years now, never cleaned it.

[@steampunkastronaut7081]

It is the first time I clean my laptop in 8 years

[@cryptorial]

2 years is a long time But 3 months is excessive I'd say clean it every 6-12 months depending on the environment

[@successshampoo]

Every 3 month is absolutely unnecessary. You do it that frequent and you'll probably end up fucking up the threads in your housing. Don't play on your bed and it will stay clean even after a year.

[@Gamcoaster]

I wanna clean but my mom won't allow me to open it. Bought in 2020. Been 4 years. About half a year since the guy who got her the laptop opened it to install a new ram, he put 3200MHz when the previous was 2666 MHz. We gave him that coz the internet was not working and he had to reinstall windows. Didn't know if he cleaned the vents or not. Obviously my mom doesn't trust me for doing that.

[@CatKot]

MY 3 YEAR ASS - ( I OPERATE IT UPON MY LAP... as it's a laptop... )

[@Ice_2192]

I’ve changed my ps3 thermal paste last year and that thing became as silent as a series X. Holy cow was that a game changer. 11 years and the old thermal paste was like as hard as an old eraser that just smears the lead rather than removing it off the paper.

[@KingFizzY29]

How do you remove the old thermal paste??

[@Vinydoge]

@@KingFizzY29 gently wipe with rubbing alcohol wipes

[@ARandomPCGuy]

...no shit, it's been 11 years. It should have been maintained at least after 5 - 6 years.

[@ARandomPCGuy]

​@@KingFizzY29by looking up a tutorial instead of asking a random guy in KZbin comments.

[@BitchlessNigga]

​@@ARandomPCGuy shut up bro

[@keeganplayz1875]

Hey, that's the model I have! Thanks for the cleaning advice. I will clean the laptop properly now.

[@69SlayerGaming69]

what a coincidence huh? this is a general cleaning tutorial yet you found something EXACTLY for you

[@keeganplayz1875]

Interesting coincidence indeed

[@69SlayerGaming69]

@@keeganplayz1875well then is your laptop clean?

[@keeganplayz1875]

@@69SlayerGaming69 for living in a 30 year old dust filled house with 4 pets, yes it is.

[@69SlayerGaming69]

@@keeganplayz1875 awesome

[@akinahara]

As much as I want to take apart the laptop to clean the fan, I'm too scared to even take the screws off because of the consequences

[@abdou.the.heretic]

You'll have worse consequences due to lack of action.

[@abdou.the.heretic]

@@Crooked.crooked I'll screw/unscrew a different thing if you keep calling me papa 😂

[@abdou.the.heretic]

@@Crooked.crookedayoo stay the fuck away from me.

[@yourbigfan1777]

​@@abdou.the.hereticnow that's gone too far, okay?

[@yourbigfan1777]

The only consequence of removing the screws might be losing them, but you can avoid that by storing them in a box or glass. By the way, the casing and motherboard screws are most likely different lengths, so you need to separate them. Just telling in advance, in case if you wanna take the motherboard out

[@PondWaterEnjoyer]

I used a pocket knife and and lost a screw. Laptop runs much better tho 👍

[@Necromaniac.]

I don't have a brother's toothbrush but I do have a sister's toothbrush. Will it do the job, mister?

[@lairlair2]

Learnt to do that on a second hand PS4. Dramatically improved the quietness and also I probably had enough dead skin dna samples to clone the previous owner

[@raffiaijaztabata]

I dont have a brothers. So i will take my wife toothbrush

[@protim9947]

I recently bought a second hand hp 8470p. It had so much dust in the heat sink it was overheating like hell. The thermal paste was rock solid. I opened it up, cleaned the heatsink, applied some new thermal compound and boy the changes were noticeable. To all laptop users, always take good care and time to clean your devices.

[@fadhil4008]

Exactly! People on reddit always try to change the paste once every 3 months or so but in reality the fans are usually the problem. Just gotta clean them up

[@noahboat580]

Kinda odd anyone would replace the paste every 3 months instead of cleaning it

[@edgeemer3231]

Usually, you need to remove the thermal interface to access fans to clean them so that you can combine those processes. But new ones have liquid metal, and generally, you cannot do this at home (I do not recommend it, at least). Also, installing a thermal interface after removal in the same place without reapplying the thermal agent is a bad idea.

[@anxarts7424]

remember...bed is your enemy...always use a laptop on a table with no table cloth ...cloth is your enemy too

[@Ginger_Hrn]

Why

[@vincenthills5024]

He did not make the thermal paste change video

[@eldendong4956]

my temps dropped by more than 20 degrees. wtf. i was hitting 90 degrees on cyberpunk but now they dont even reach 70. so worth it.

[@mr.potato6466]

What's your specs?

[@akioyuja9206]

Another note as to why keep the fan still when using compressed air. Spinning fan is a generator. You might blow something in your laptop doing that. So better keep it still (if you can remove it it's better) sometimes. Overheating problems arise even if you do this and that's because the fan gets slower due to no oiling for long time. Get a syringe and pump the axe with some machine oil to lossen the fan and voila. Hopefully it helps other people too

[@JFTSwiertz]

Hi! Rookie mistake, yeah. Blowing the fans can fry the motherboard if you fuck up just right. It's me I'm the rookie who made that mistake

[@mdzaid5925]

If I remember correctly, then fans (atleast pc fan) have diodes which prevents it from acting as a generator. Otherwise, due to momentum, these fans will always inject some current during poweroff.

[@ARandomPCGuy]

It's completely fine as long as the fan is not plugged into the board.

[@kyfa4966]

Is it dangerous if im brushing the fan and let it rotate

[@ElaBellll]

Been doing laptop cleaning for a long time, never once has anything bad ever happened from letting fans spin from compressed air.

[@jasonsgroovemachine]

It's a good video for sure, but the idea that HP is gonna give you ANY information about how to fix anything on their website was the best joke you ever told ever.

[@SreenikethanI]

lmao fr

[@R1IY2N]

Exactly lol

[@Y6ea]

‏‪0:20‬‏ I didn't clean my laptop for 6 years do I have to change parts?

[@AshokaJr.]

Took my sister's toothbrush. My laptop is no more to clean again.

[@razerfrost69]

i dont have a brother but i took my sisters toothbrush to clean my predator...thanks for the tip 💗

[@daffendorf8620]

some tips for the screws take some adhesive tape and use the sticky side to put your screws so you'll not forgot which screw goes where

[@null7639]

1) first 2) assumption: laptops are designed for cooling, but this assumption fails because iirc there was a toshiba satellite (model L-500?) laptop which had the igpu die on the mobo and the copper heatpipes went from the fan to the cpu to the igpu (with no direct connection to the singular fan), which led to igpu catastrophic failure

[@SalemTechsperts]

A good laptop design will prioritize the cooling to get the max amount of performance out of the laptop but there are of course many failures like the one you mentioned where they didn't anticipate or didn't care about the longevity that proper cooling would provide

[@CalvinTan-p5l]

This tips is really helpful. I had bought a laptop for 7 years and I just get courage to open my laptop by myself recently

[@pepengjelek8599]

Friend: Hey you got air compressor? I want to clean my laptop, its dusty Me: _Use lung_

[@Zack_Zander]

Would’ve been nice to have this video last year when cleaning my laptop, but I’m keeping this tabbed for when I would need it again

[@juliandevinny7173]

Brilliant idea, I don't often check my laptop fans or anything inside of the computer in general, I learned the importance of maintenance when a desktop I had went down 🤣🤣🤣

[@DZIKl]

If you need tutorial to do such a simple thing, then good luck in adult life

[@Zack_Zander]

@@DZIKl What?

[@juliandevinny7173]

@@Zack_Zander Just ignore it, just a weirdo tryna start internet beef, don't respond and keep it moving brother 👍

[@DZIKl]

@@juliandevinny7173 take your pills schizo

[@SkyNinja357]

OF COURSE I opened up my laptop to clean dust from the fans and closed it back up BEFORE I saw this video. GOD DAMN IT, bad timing.

[@VITAS874]

Now you can't easily open and clean you laptop. Bravo designers.

[@alexisflory6496]

Get a different laptop. Mine is a year old and the bottom assembly is almost exactly like the video. I thought it was the same model until I saw the logo.

[@fablednaomi]

What if it’s cleaned, but the one fan is slightly loose and wobbly 😭 then what do I do

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

Why do I feel like you're getting tips and tricks from my channel? Hahaha Everyone yells at me for talking about using fingernails...

[@SalemTechsperts]

Hah! What a small world, I recognize your name. I’ve used your tear down videos countless times when dealing with a new device. Fingernail gang!! Those fools need more calcium in their lives.

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

@@SalemTechsperts awesome! Haha

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

@SalemTechsperts Fingernails are awesome tools. How people can just cut them off is beyond me. They might as well go a little further and cut their fingers off as well. There are always prosthetics lol

[@brokegamingofficial]

ofcourse hp is affiliated with overheating😂 hp = heat problems😂

[@alisherozodov]

If you screw the screws with different bits, you are screwed up

[@FanboyKisser]

Or just get a PC at 1/3 of the price.

[@GabrielKleinCH]

I tend to use a vacuum cleaner. I tried it on my keyboard too but it was not a good idea...

[@obi-wankenobi2936]

İ might have used the wrong bit and stripped some of the screws a bit. İs there any way to fix it by any chance or did i screwed it all up 💀

[@InsertName74284]

I am no expert but you probably damaged some component, and I would guess that poor component was the motherboard in which case you might want to go to a repair shop

[@obi-wankenobi2936]

@@InsertName74284 There doesnt seem to be any damage to any component but i fucked up a couple screws and i cannot unscrew them. Those screws dont create immediate problem but they are restricting me from disassembling the laptop for future cleaning the laptop and changing the thermal paste which is pretty annoying

[@EpicBunty]

look into how to get stripped screws out. also order replacement screws. first make sure you are using the right bit. then put a rubber band over the screw and try unscrewing it. if that doesnt work then experiment with different sizes of a normal straight edged screwdriver, most screws should catch that one. if not then there are other methods...

[@Char0n13]

I put the hair dryer in cold mode and put a latex glove on the end. I cut off the tip one of the fingers and used it as an air blower. Worked pretty well to me lol

[@yourbigfan1777]

I just use my lungs and a small brush. Same effect, maybe even better

[@Char0n13]

@@yourbigfan1777 you think you can blow air stronger than a hair dryer? xd

[@Tensai0]

Will it work with a sister's toothbrush?

[@Blenderverse420]

no

[@redstomee]

I haven’t cleaned mine in 4 years shit

[@antonio_luis_]

This shows exactly why i dont buy HP, my Acer's screws are all the same, super easy to clean super reliable

[@EnglishGamer2019]

Off topic question: Is it possible to have a removable bios chip mod to a laptop? The chip will have the same specifications as the existing one and it will be relocated elsewhere inside the laptop by extending it via wires to each contact (it’s like modding a ps2 with a chip style). I’m doing this as an experiment and I don’t care if the laptop gets totaled. It has already served us well for over a decade and times have now changed. Some context: Guinea pig in question is a Toshiba satellite c855 with an i3 3120m and I’ve managed to unlock the factory bios BUT I bricked the bios after pushing the settings too far and for some reason the chip dosen’t respond to my CH341 programmer right now. I’ve tried to bridge pin 1 to ground n found that the laptop still turns on but it won’t post (I think you know this too). So it got me thinking of doing said mod because I plan on tweaking the bios further and it’s gonna be a pain to reflash it each time I find a limit. Having a removable one would make it easier for me.

[@Inuitman]

That laptop is bricked :(

[@EnglishGamer2019]

@@Inuitman i have the original bios backed up beforehand 😀

[@SalemTechsperts]

Unfortunately I'm not qualified to answer this question as I don't indulge in any board repair or board level component / modification. I'm a hardware guy and software troubleshoot fixer guy. This question is suited towards a computer engineer or someone who does board level mods and programming.

[@EnglishGamer2019]

@@SalemTechsperts thank you for your time. I do recommend you try experimenting on sacrificial laptops or hardware if you ever have the chance

[@rahulraj39]

First thumb rule is never play with bios

[@hafwan5851]

Got a question : which new laptop or recent ones at least that are easy to maintain in regards to repairability and/or opening it?

[@yorimirus]

Framework laptops have the best repairability. Asus laptops are decent too from my experience, unless it's an ultrabook. Dont know much about other brands though.

[@andrive]

Framework laptop or a Thinkpad

[@hafwan5851]

Ok thanks for the replies mates! Gonna look into both of those

[@hafwan5851]

Sad .framework doesnt ship to my country

[@alexisflory6496]

My omen is exactly like the construction of the HP in the video.

[@abdoun8214]

If u see this HP pavilion Gaming laptop, run away.

[@omarsamahy4586]

Hey i also got a pavilion gaming and i had a problem, i was gaming and it overheated (not the first time ) and then it shut down automatically, but when i tried to open it up again it would start and it kept flashing white from the charging port i read somehwere that that means the battery is not connect or something, what should i do ?

[@AkuNaRahman]

A bit question... You mention using Brother's Toothbrush... Can I do the same result using my sister's???

[@gilman7608]

The Greatest Technician That EVER Lived!👌👍😁

[@Bri_1219]

THANK YOU! I didn't know I could or should be cleaning inside my laptop. Now my baby will live longer.

[@UrbanBulletRDP]

My dad gave me his 12 years old laptop to me i can say it has been lastly cleaned 3-4 years ago

[@samtejwani6247]

The way he said use your brothers toothbrush😂😂😂

[@cuestionatushabitos]

It is not only about cleaning the laptop, but cleaning the house too. This amount of dust can only come from a really dirty environment.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Not really

[@TurdBoi-tf5lf]

or maybe a really open windy area

[@LANSCE]

Damn didn't realize you can damage the fan bearings if you let em spin while cleaning. I'll note that down, thanks.

[@gecko6212]

Oh, I used compressed air on the fans, but i didnt hold them so they spinned. Atm its working fine, i hope didnt damage anything.

[@herohunterofficial736]

Can i use a blower straight at the back panel after removing fans ?? Please help i am your old subscriber 🥸

[@nehalrandive802]

Most Important note :"You gotta take your brother's toothbrush"😂😂

[@Ruboka]

you mean i can find official documents where they tell me which bits i have to use? they dont sell the laptop anymore.and the one video i find does never say what to use. this would be nice but i have to hope the philips i use is the right one(it never is and the screw god hates me)

[@TacStickbug]

02:40 can we please get this video? (If you've made one, I apologize for my stupidity as I cannot find it.)

[@Aarush_0001]

brother, this video is fake as the greatest technician that's ever lived didn't go racist.

[@SilverDashies]

I would love to clean my laptop more often but it soooo complicated, there so much need to be done just to get to fan, Im afraid that i will damage something through disassemble.

[@cybercop47]

come to bangladesh you would have to clean your pc/laptop every damn week

[@Zane-f9z]

I don't have a brother, i have a sis is that ok? Can i use my sis' toothbrush instead?

[@Walkertale_Official-Industry]

0:43 *"The greatest Sans thats ever lived"*

[@Radio_Active_Sapien]

"Sister's Toothbrush" 🗿🗿

[@ZachDunno]

Can i ask you advice mr the greatest technical that ever live My acer nitro 5 is always laggin and has a sound bzzzzz whenever i plugged in. Is it the battery or The faulty laptop charger cuz i have use my laptop for 5 years

[@dlewis9760]

Some laptops used to be able to run without the battery in them but would continue to run with the charger. More often back in the day when you could unclip the battery externally and not have to take the back off. It may be that works with some models with the battery permanently attached under the screws. You could try that, remove the battery plug it in and see if it boots up. If it doesn't, nothing but a bit of time lost. If it does and no noise, maybe the battery. Does the buzz go away if you turn the speakers off? If you used a HDMI cable to a monitor or TV and turned off the internal sound and screen does the noise go off with it?

[@mincoin]

I Have that exact laptop! So thank you for teaching me how to not f up the repairs.

[@loneghost]

Uhmm I don't have a brother , can I use my Girlfriend's Toothbrush 👀?

[@infinitedragonsunlocked]

That should work averagely but if you want a good deep .. hard clean you'll need to get a brother

[@jaklin8961]

Your brother toothbrush 😂😂😂

[@Always_Red]

Say if my fans were dusty would one be able to run but the other makes a strange hissing type sound? I’ve had a look under my laptop and I can see one of the fans moving while the other starts makes a noise then stops… any ideas?

[@Raffy-wo4ph]

It's dead

[@LyuboA]

i loved back in the day how gaming laptops were made especially Clevo laptops very easy to service and clean now all laptops are made with very crappy cooling cause they try to make them look pretty and thin and don't care about functionality and performance that much plus these laptops die alot faster so ppl have to buy new one more often

[@Jay_1038]

I’ve considered doing this, but knowing that I will most likely forget where everything goes is what’s making me rethink, I’ve already accidentally broken a fan because I wanted to take it apart for fun cuz I was bored so that won’t happen again

[@Person.aMedia]

I laughed way too hard at the instruction to grab your brother's toothbrush

[@searuxianstudios9200]

God 3 months?! ... I haven't done mine since like maybe late 2019 2020 That actually explains alot. Probably will do a clean soon

[@latias6745]

I have a 14 years old laptop that was never cleaned since purchase, just opened it and retired all the dust, it was dirty but not like the one from this video.

[@clowreed5583]

I don't recommend blowing air with your mouth into the laptop because the air we blow has water (saliva actually) particles in it, and you can accidentally cause a short-circuit if you happen to leave some moist inside the PC

[@mofkergt]

Isnt that why eating bread before blowing is a thing?

[@EpicBunty]

as long as you do it cleanly and re asemble after some time (which it takes to completely service and close the laptop) it shouldnt be a problem. hasnt been for me but yes one should take care of that. for heatsinks and fans you can do that. dont blow on the mobo though lol.

[@alt666]

One of my laptops bigger fans started making a grinding noise and I clean it regularly... Instead of buying a new fan set for like 100 dollars I unplugged it and bought a gt500 cooler lmao. But good to know I can clean the thing using a toothbrush.

[@EpicBunty]

remove the fan, unscrew it as far as possible, clean it and oil it. it'll be good as new.

[@WhoisHR]

Thanks now my laptop won’t even turn on 😂

[@frfrongong9712]

If only we could do that without voiding warranty

[@Alexifeu]

I opened my GIGABYTE G5 RTX 3060 2 times. 1 time I installed a 2TB ultra ultra fast m.2 ssd it's one of the fastest but i didn't have a screw for it but luckily i had a computer next to me they gave me the exact one for free. And one time to install 32gb crucial ram and I sold the 16gb I had from it for nearly the same price you'd get the 32gb for. XD I did clean my PC these 2 times but it was not dusty at all cuz I keep my electronics clean.

[@LuislnYT]

short, straight to the point, perfect

[@habbyhouse]

I opened my laptop and some Arabs with camels jumped out. That's how dusty it was.

[@friendlyneighborhoodartist]

I'll be honest, why do ANY of these 'how to clean videos' not tell you how to properly clean a PC USB port on laptops OR pcs?

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I've never seen pubes in the laptops ive repaired. I think that really depends on your clientele. I don't work in L.A., Hollywood or NY. Therefore (so far in 20 years) no pubes. Of course, i don't repair machines that teenagers use, so that could be a factor as well. Smokers laptops are the worst, or a laptop that has been used in kitchens or work sites get gross. When i work on laptops i also wear a plastic bag over my beard, head, armpits and pubes, so as to prevent cross pollination. I'm not weird, you're the one working on pube fair laptops.

[@Fire-wu3jp]

I love these vids, they always have some sort of humour while educating people about tech. Keep it up bro

[@Malmezo]

I have the same HP gaming pavilion laptop. I had unscrew it once and never unscrew it again. It's f difficult and I don't know where are those other screws. From this video, it's under the rubber thing that I miss.

[@SaiMorphX]

I've been building and cleaning my computers since 1996, and I've always just let the fans just zip away while blowing them off with the compressor. I never thought it would hurt the bearings!

[@cristiii7605]

Tried this but for some reason both fans have a screw that won't come off while the other ones came out just fine😭

[@EpicBunty]

if your bit fits then it should come off...

[@robbieforrister2795]

Great advice. I have cleaned and applied new thermal paste to 5 laptops and significantly reduced their avg. Running temps

[@sugarshane1985]

The only part of this video I dispute is the pubes. 99% of clogged gaming laptops or PCs we see are due to cat hair.

[@christopherdecker3830]

No kidding about the screw sizes...you get that wrong and you are SCREWED 😂😂😂! Trust me, I know...

[@dlewis9760]

Another reason, if your laptop is a bit older and a fan goes, good luck getting a replacement quickly. The bearing went on the CPU fan on a 5 year old laptop. Amazon prices were "High". I ended up EBaying someone in China. Downtime was 2 weeks. Ordered 2 even though only 1 went bad. The edges of both fans by the heat pipes looked like a felt carpet pad. My particular fan had its own ASMR video a couple of years ago. A Chinese KZbinr presented with music a box of these fans with the count of 132 of them. I guess it was click on the KZbinr to get in contact with him. The fans were 20 bucks apiece. I bought the 2nd as insurance. Install a temperature app. You don't have to run it all the time. If you have cleaned up system, note the temp. Surfing the web right now is about 43C. When the bearing went, I didn't have a app on the laptop. 15 minutes after turning it off, you'd burn your fingers on the heat pipe. I'm taking 43C as my baseline. If the laptop isn't doing all that much and the temp is much higher with a random check, it will probably be time to clean the guts again.

[@joshd108]

If you strip the screw before you French try you’re gonna have a bad toime

[@Unbeknownstx]

1:23 does it works with my sister’s toothbrush?

[@ml_serenity]

Yeah, cleaning modern laptops with liquid metal on GPU is certainly a very bright idea.

[@leomusicianforlife3971]

super helpful mate! i have a hp pavillion aswell! mine has a 10thgen i5 and a gtx 1650ti what about yours?

[@SalemTechsperts]

I believe this had the exact same specs, it was my customers not mine

[@BASGAN29]

Moved to college recently n decided to clean up my fans coz they were in desperate need of it… instead of pubes, it’s nice to see my cat lingering in my stuff still. His hair was all over 😭

[@resurekt97]

I haven't cleaned my laptop's interior since I got it way back in 2016 💀 But I do clean what can easily be seen like the screen and keyboard.

[@nikoxykittehs]

My dad tried using a compressor for bike wheels onto my laptop during last year, and I'm not exactly sure if it helped or not. I wouldn't do all of this myself, but if I let him do it, would it be easy to put the laptop back together again? (I own an Acer Nitro 5)

[@ashkenaze]

1:22 go take your brother's toothbrush

[@HelloKittyFanMan]

...Or just don't be blind while trying to look at the screw shapes.

[@EpicBunty]

wrong. screws are not just of different shapes but also different sizes. looking at its shape is not enough of an indicator to know what size is needed. and it is the wrong size bit which strips the screw. essentially if at any time your screwdriver uncatches itself from the screw while screwing or unscrewing, it means you are using the wrong size and have essentially partially stripped the screw. make sure the bit catches the head properly. then work on it.

[@HelloKittyFanMan]

@@EpicBunty: WRONG. There isn't anything _wrong_ about what I said. Their shapes _include_ their sizes, duh.

[@EpicBunty]

what you said was beyond stupid and ridiculous. keep doubling down on your foolishness and eyeballing your screws and see where that gets you, but please don't share that advice as if what you said was the smartest most obvious thing in the world, cos I can tell that for you it is.@@HelloKittyFanMan

[@Mu7eD-Stream]

NEVER USE A TOOTHBRUSH TO CLEAN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, USE A HORSE HAIR PAINTERS BRUSH!!!!!!!! Toothbrushes are made from plastic and when plastic heats it melts becoming conductive. So any bristles which drop of the brush poses a risk to internal components. This is one of the very first things you are taught if you actually take a repair course. Compressed air is great as it very safe however ensure that whatever is supplying the compressed air is also grounding it. During the compression and movement of air static electricity builds within the air and again this can damage your components. The air as it is forced to collide into itself causes friction which in turn builds the electric charge. If you want to use a brush use a paint brush made from horse hair as horse hair does not melt. It will burn to ash and be vented by the air circulation. Try to steer away from air in cans, they are bad for the environment and can also drip water on the the thing being cleaned due to the air being released from under pressure being freezing cold. Just think about your deodorant and when you finger covers the hole. Just incase of water of anything else conductive, always remove the battery when doing something like this again he forgot to mention this. To be fair everything I have written above is first year repair technician course stuff. If he couldn't remember this then he clearly is not the greatest technician lol.