Hp Pavillion DV6000 Dust in Fan...

[ampz21]

My laptop has been running quite alot louder and seems to be using the fan more too. I can see quite alot of dust when looking underneath my laptop...

And so Im looking for a guide to disassemble my laptop to clear the dust from the fans, its the dv600 series, and the exact model is 6680.

Thanks. 

[Knute]

Many times a laptop overheating is directly related to the cooling of the processor. The main culprit is the fan. The fan sucks in air from the bottom and blows it out the side. It will also suck in hair, dust, and other debris. That stuff often gets trapped by the heat sink and over time builds up in a layer which chokes off the cool air going to the processor making the fan work harder.



Check this out:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01657439&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_u...



What I recommend is getting some canned air and blowing out the vents in the side and bottom of the laptop. If after doing this you still have problems with over-heating, and your laptop is in warranty, you can take your laptop to a HP Authorized Service Center and ask them to clean the fan and heatsink. You can check your warranty here:

http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/ewarranty/warrantyResults.do?admit=109447627+1286541891570+28353475



If it is out of warranty, consider searching for the maintenance manual for your specific model, in the manual there are schematics for taking apart the laptop. Cleaning the fan is much easier that removing a motherboard, so don't feel to intimidated by the idea. Also you can remove the heatsink and then remove the thermal grease and apply a new layer which also helps alleviate heat related issues.



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[tanthe123]

that tip sounds realllly good   where can i buy compressed air though??

[Knute]

Just about anywhere, it comes in a can with a long straw attached, much like WD40, anywhere that has computer stuff should have canned air as well.

[Rakhmad]

I'm highly recommend you to assembly the notebook, clean the heat sink and replace the thermal paste with the good one.

Go to local computer store if you cant do it your self. Above steps only effective temporary, the dust will stuck again eventually.

[Knute]

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Rakhmad wrote:

I'm highly recommend you to assembly the notebook, clean the heat sink and replace the thermal paste with the good one.

Go to local computer store if you cant do it your self. Above steps only effective temporary, the dust will stuck again eventually.

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If you read the above steps you would have seen that I told him to have it done under warranty, if applicable, or to disassemble it himself as well as apply fresh thermal paste.

[HaggisCat]

Knute said :

 "If it is out of warranty, consider searching for the maintenance manual for your specific model, in the manual there are schematics for taking apart the laptop. Cleaning the fan is much easier that removing a motherboard, so don't feel to intimidated by the idea. Also you can remove the heatsink and then remove the thermal grease and apply a new layer which also helps alleviate heat related issues."

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 I am confused, you have to remove the mother board to clean the fan and heat sink fins. You did mention this, but the mother-board still has to be removed for access, or at least on the HDX, dV8, dv7 series.

 I am also going to add that if there is this amount of build up in there that compressed air is not going to clean it out as the link may suggest.

 http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01657439&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_u...

[Knute]

On some models the motherboard must be removed as it is 'upside down' but for most as you know, it's just as easy as taking off the keyboard bezel and keyboard and then unscrewing the screw that holds in the fan.  I don't mean to sound confusing.  Additionally I work with business machines more so than home user based models so forgive me if I am not as familiar with the series you listed.

I concur as well that compressed air is not the end-all fix-all for these types of issues.

[HaggisCat]

Well to turn that around, I have no experience with business class machines. Trust HP to design consumer class laptops where you have to tear the whole thing apart to clean the cooling fins.