Fan Cleaning on an all in one computer.

[Koolkenty]

HP Pavilion All-in-One - 24-xa1007na

Hi, Do I need to clean the fan on an all in one computer and if so how?

[BeemerBiker]

All computers accumulate dust bunnies.  Keep a can of compressed air handy and use it once a month more or less.  Dust can harden with heat making it difficult to remove but that generally applies to gaming towers with heavy duty power supplies.  Blow the dust out a few times a year on your system should be ok.

[Koolkenty]

Many thanks for your response. But I have an All-in-One computer and I can't get inside it to clean the fan, unlike a tower computer. So do I need to clean the fan and how do I do it? 

Thanks.

[BeemerBiker · Accepted solution]

The fan has vent holes.  This is what I did on my Surface Pro 4:  I went to the opposite side away from the vent holes and blew air into the  usb slot, ext display slot and simm slot.  Later, I did not have to do this because the battery had swelled up so fat I could easily put the air tube anywhere in the tablet.

Do you hear the fan turning?  It should make a light noise and you should feel air coming out.  If fan not turning you need to open it up and fix the problem asap.