One of the problems that laptops often have is that they are much harder to clean than a tower. The reason? Well, plain and simple, we can’t take them apart to the same degree and so there are places where it’s impossible to clean them. The biggest problem we can find? Well, we find insects on the laptop and also smaller fauna that can be harmful to the PC circuitry.
We at HardZone have often recommended doing regular maintenance of your PC, which not only involves updating the drivers, but also cleaning the internal components of the computer and avoiding extreme cases such as the appearance of all kinds of insects. Of course, it could be that a used tower has fallen into your hands and needs a good cleaning. Whatever the cause, it is important to get rid of it for three reasons: hygiene, temperature and wear and tear on the equipment.
How to remove bugs from inside the laptop?
The first thing we must have is that insects are living beings and therefore need to eat. What does it mean? Well, the appearance of insects on the laptop is due more than anything to food debris. So as prevention is better than cure we recommend that you avoid eating on your computer and keep the environment as clean as possible. Keep in mind that if there is no food there are no insects and with them we will avoid having to clean it in the future.
By the way, if when measuring the temperature of your laptop with a benchmark program, you find that it is higher than usual and you know that no background program is running, cleaning may be required. Since the presence of bugs in the laptop is one of the factors that increases the ambient temperature of the computer.
Disassemble the computer to prepare it
Of course, we may already be at a point where we need to perform the cleaning operation urgently. So we will first perform the classic disassembly process, which includes the following steps:
- Turn off the computer.
- Disconnect all cables that are plugged into the various outlets on the laptop.
- Remove the battery if our model allows it.
- Place the computer upside down on a clean towel spread over the table.
- Unscrew the computer cover to expose the computer circuitry.
- Carefully disassemble RAM, hard drives, and SSDs. Let’s not forget that bugs can be found in the most hidden bays of the computer. Try to do it neatly and in an orderly manner.
What you must not do
Now at this point we have to put a series of points on the table or rather warnings. The main one is that do not use insecticides of any kind, since its chemical composition is not intended for use above an electronic device. Not only that, but they are highly flammable and if there are any leftovers, an unexpected spark may cause fire or explosion. Another thing we don’t recommend is the use of bug traps.
The right tool
The next step is to remove the bugs from the laptop, but we won’t use any chemicals, but we have it as simple as using a small vacuum cleaner, which we are going to go through all our laptop. If there are also nooks and crannies that are difficult to clean, we can help you with compressed air spray. Once the cleaning is done, simply put the parts back in place, replace the cover and screw the computer back on. Stop, we’re not done, the next step is to do the same thing, but doing the same process with the laptop’s keyboard and screen. And now make sure you don’t eat on your computer.
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