Laptop help!

[Filo]

Got a Toshiba sattelite pro and I think the cooling fan has stopped working or jammed and my laptop overheats and shuts down within a few minutes, any advice folks?

[lifes-better-red-and-white]

Got a Toshiba sattelite pro and I think the cooling fan has stopped working or jammed and my laptop overheats and shuts down within a few minutes, any advice folks?

take it apart and leave it for 48 hours,try that.

If not you will have to replace the fan...

[Filo]

I managed to poke something thin through the vents and un jammed the fan, then I got a hairdryer and blew it full blast through the vents, all is well now, I think a good blast with some compressed air will to the trick better, I think you can buy cans of compressed air, I might give that a go

[Dagenham Rover]

You can get cans of compressed air but the prices vary from about 4 to about 15 quid and vary in quality as some spray a fair bit of liquid.

One of the better cheaper ones is sold in some asdas not terrifically powerful but does the job with a minimum of liquid, don't turn upside down and use though.

Maplins own brand is quite decent but at the upper end of the prices

yes a resident expert on air dusters you find it all on here

[RobTheRover]

You should also get the hoover attachment against all the air vents on your laptop on a monthly basis.  You'd be amazed at the amount of dead skin cells inside the average laptop, and it coats everything and acts like a layer of insulation.

[Rios]

And if you don't believe him have a shifty through this lot... it gets worse on every page!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/13/ventblockers/