Gateway MX6920 Notebook "dust" Questions

DUSTY FAN PROBLEM When the CPU overheats then it will shut down (i.e. thermal overload) and won't boot up again until it has cooled down. If this is the problem is not fixed then the CPU will ...

...screen comes up. Wont allow safe mode either the most common is that your heat sink is full of dust, so the air blowed from the cooler can't pass through so can't cool the processor ( I'm sure ...

...feel hot before it shuts off? If you have an air compressor, blow into all the open vents, as dust can block fans (especially the bottom ones), and cause more heat

...become too hot. You should check your notebook ventilation, clean it up as necessary to remove dust. You may need to open your notebook to get it clean. If cleaning up is not enough and your ...

...getting very hot on the bottom? You could try using some canned or compressed air to blow out some dust. Also laptop cooling pads work

...to keep your laptop running smoothly. get a can of compressed air turn off the laptop and blow the dust bunnies back through where the air exhausts out through the heat sink.In simple terms the fan ...

Taking apart MX6920 for cleaning My laptop undoubtedly has a lot of dust plugging up the heat sinks and vents. How can I take it apart to clean it without breaking anything? Im uploading you a service

...works properly, then it could be that the fan and heat sink need to be cleaned internally due to dust build

...in and will snap easily, try using a can of compressed air first there could just be a bunch of dust in the fans so try that and if not well get ready for an adventure if your going for the cpu ...

...hard drive IDE,SATA the leads from your (motherboard to your hard drive) make sure they have secure dust free connections and are not faulty if its a 40 pin flat ribbon type it will be the first ...