Monday, June 21, 2010

Clean up your laptop : )

It is said that 70 percent of laptop damage caused by dirt. Whether because of dust, crumbs, hair or cigarette ashes that accumulate in the laptop. Well, so keep your laptop is ready to help the tasks you clean up any agenda is compulsory.

Let's do it!

Before beginning this activity, you should manually re-open the book of your laptop. From there you will know what the recommendations and procedures in the manufacturer's recommended cleaning the laptop. Usually, anyway, once a year you are required to clean.



So, what are the tools used? Cloth, certainly. But wait, because you should really choose a soft cloth, especially if you want to clean the screen. The most secure, yes the special cloth screen. Cleaning fluid is also important. There is also a special liquid that is sold in computer stores. What is important, do not carelessly use cleaning fluid. Sprayer or a low power vacuum is also required, in addition to Q-tips that can be used to clean the sidelines of the keyboard.

Do not forget, before you start cleaning, turn off the old laptop and unplug the power outlet!

Exterior

Dampen a soft cloth with cleaning fluid. Do not directly spray the cleaner directly to the surface of the laptop! Clean with damp cloth. If there are still stubborn dirt, repeat once more. If your laptop does not accumulate a lot of dirt, just slightly dampened cloth. This method is much safer and certainly capable of making your laptop back to cling like new.

Fan

This is where usually a lot of dirt. At the time of spinning, the fan will suck in the surrounding dirt. Now, when the dirt has been piled up, the more severe fan rotation. Whereas the function of this fan is very vital because they have to make the temperature of the "brain" of this laptop so stay awake to work with excellence. That is why, to clean the fan shall be done at least once a year.

To clean a laptop fan, you have to be a bit difficult. However, you can do it yourself. Capital is just one tool, small screwdriver. But before you start, read the first book of its manual to find out where the location of the fan. Generally, hell, is behind the laptop with the features air vents that steam is used to remove heat when the laptop to work.

After the lid is open, you simply clean the fan with the way sprayed with low air pressure so that dust away. If not possible, you can clean with a damp cloth. After the fan is clean, wash well with the impurities in the surrounding soft brush, then close the back of your laptop.

Keyboard

There are types of keyboards are flat and sealed so that dirt can not enter. But if your laptop has not yet adopted this technology, you are obliged to clean it. Dirty keyboard keys can make one of his jams. You do not want to, do, if suddenly one of the keys do not work even though you press hard.

Turn the laptop's position to a position below the keyboard. Spray so that dirt out of the nest. Spray around the corner of the keyboard. If you do not have an electric compressor, you can, really, use manual sprayers commonly used to clean the camera lens.

To clean the sidelines of the keyboard, do it with a cotton bud carefully. Replace the cotton bud that has been soiled with the new.

Screen

This is important. You also have to be extra careful to do it. And the point is not to carelessly use a cleaning rag. Select a special cloth or wet wipes. Then spray a lot of special cleaner is sold in computer stores. Wipe from left to right and from top to bottom clean.

Port

Outlet ports such as USB, LPT1, and others also should be cleaned. Because there are many holes and indentations are usually so narrow dirt nest. If dirt accumulates, it will disrupt the connection with the device you connect. Use a cloth, soft brush or cotton bud to clean up these ports.Nova

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