I need to clean the fans in my HP laptop and I need to disconnect from internet service and wifi. I need simple directions on how to do this and what I would need to do to get back on both connections. Thank you.
1) Shut down your laptop as you would normally.
2) Unplug POWER from laptop
3) Disconnect all cables attached to laptop.(Make a note of where they plug in.)
4) Service your laptop.
5) Reconnect 3,2
6) should be back in business.
LET US KNOW HOW YOU MADE OUT.
Thank you, Tom, for the ino. I haven't cleaned the fans yet, I will be doing it either today or tomorrow. I will let you know how everything goes.
Tom, I was able to perform the fan cleaning yesterday using your explicit instructions. I also removed the battery as recommended in the HP Support forum. They said that it was reported by some users that the power started while cleaning the fans.
I'm not sure if it cleaned the fans propertly. I used compressed air in every necessary vent....but the fan runs continuously. It does not make any noise except for a low sounding hum of the fan. It also doesn't get real hot. I've never noticed anything hot on the exterior of the laptop and it only discharges warm air from vent every so often. So I don't know if anthing is wrong or if it is okay for the fan to run continuously when there doesn't seem to be any problem. Would a cooling pad, or whatever the correct name is, help. And, if so can you recomment a reasonable cost pad.
Thanks again for your help. It's really appreciated.
Josey
Most laptops run their fans at a low speed to ensure there's some cooling besides passive cooling, and to keep the noise down to cover for heat generated by spikes in hardware utilization. As long as the CPU/GPU isn't being baked, you're fine if the fan is constantly running at a slow speed.
