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How to keep computer cool?

My computer gets really warm for no reason. I will be watching a YouTube video and it will start screaming. Even playing games like WoW which are not that hard to run my computer will scream. I have a cooling pad but my computer still screams. I want to take it apart and clean the fan but I am afraid I will mess something up and hurt it even more. BestBuy will charge like $100 to do it. I don't really know what I am doing. I also have an HP laptop, so that could be the problem to...

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  • jason
    Lv 5
    7 years ago
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    laptops get hot when they do stuff. if its dusty you could probably just use compressed air. try google or youtube on where to blow the air for best de-dusting.

  • 7 years ago

    HP's and Sony's blow outs too much of heat (sorry nothing personal, thats what users said and i experienced). Get your laptop's internal things cleaned. Always use cooling pad. Never use it while it is on bed, pillow, blanket or any thing that totally closes the vent's of you laptop. Air must easily get in and get out. Before you practice this get it cleaned. if you are well knowledgeable about cleaning procedure go ahead and do it. all you need is a soft brush and a right screw driver and an organized mind to know what part goes where after you dismantle. thats it..

  • 7 years ago

    Use a Vacuum Cleaner and put it at the place where the air comes out. This works good on laptops.

    There is lots of dust in there.

    To clean a computer box, open it and use the vacuum cleaner there, but BE CARFUL, don't use full effect or touch anything in there.

    Sorry for my English :P

  • 7 years ago

    first clean ur laptops fan and then buy a cooling fan for it.

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