Hey, recently my laptop has started overheating ALOT. Do any of you Digiex Techies know how to repair a laptop fan without taking it too much apart?
Can you actually open your laptop and get to the fan? If you Google you might find the service manual for your laptop which shows how to take it apart. If your laptop is anything like mine you will have to just about take everything out to get to the fan / heatskink. I manage to take mine apart but I couldn’t get the parts anywhere to fix it, in the end I had to send it back to Acer. I had no extended warranty so it cost me £40 for them to collect it, £10 for the new part, £10 labour and another £40 to send it back to me.
Yes!! Such a rip off, when I originally sent it back I was lead to believe the £40 charge for them to pick it up would cover sending it back too. When I got the laptop I was told Acers were good but the customer service was terrible, I see why now! The shipping charges were 7 times more than the actual part its self... great times.
InsaneNutter, my laptop is just like yours. You need to take EVERYTHING apart. Should I just call Dell? I dont want to use a vacuum. Sorry Burnz xD
dont know the acer but try the vacuum - the vents to the fan can get clogged up with dust . if you do start pulling your laptop or pc apart remember to earth yourself to stop the old static to RAM zap (been there)
The vac is a good suggestion to try, it will get clogged up with dust after a few years of use. If you have a warranty it can’t hurt to call dell if all else fails.
I'd recommend a can of compressed air. Remove the keyboard and blow the crap out of everything you see
Reallly? How would you take out the keyboard? Mine sort of has a slot in it and do you just pop it out?
Dells support is good, they will pick it up, sort the problem out and return it. When you bought your laptop they usually put the 3 years warrenty on it, and you have to opt out to only be covered for a year. If your still under warrenty, get them to sort it out for free
Don't know about your laptop but mine has three screws on the bottom and 4 clips between several of the F# keys and it pops right out, can get to everything
I have dell on- call. They will drop by my house to repair. Cost 400 dollars for the 3 years term. Should I just call them? If I manage to clean out the heatsink and the fan, should I still call them? They might replace it if im lucky