karthik316_1999
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Hi,
My Dell Inspiron 3521 expells out air at a fairly high temperature & the grill area is itself warm to the touch. Thought of removing the dust that might be blocking the air vent fins.. that's when I came across videos such as the one below for guidance.
However, I see that an activity of cleaning the fans involves removal of the cpu heatsink & that thermal paste needs to be re-applied both for the GPU & the CPU.. which quite frankly I haven't done before and not confident about, be it a desktop or laptop. Answers seeked for the below please:
Note : I have not had any 'overheating symptoms' like an auto shutdown or something..
Thanks !
My Dell Inspiron 3521 expells out air at a fairly high temperature & the grill area is itself warm to the touch. Thought of removing the dust that might be blocking the air vent fins.. that's when I came across videos such as the one below for guidance.
However, I see that an activity of cleaning the fans involves removal of the cpu heatsink & that thermal paste needs to be re-applied both for the GPU & the CPU.. which quite frankly I haven't done before and not confident about, be it a desktop or laptop. Answers seeked for the below please:
- Is it okay for a novice user to take up this activity.. I don't want to screw up things !
- Will my heating issue be resolved by this disassembly & cleaning process
- Is re-applying the thermal paste mandatory, even though if all I want is just to clear the dust away
- My battery has lost 50% of its capacity all of a sudden in the last 2 weeks. Can heat generated be an enemy to the battery's health ?
Note : I have not had any 'overheating symptoms' like an auto shutdown or something..
Thanks !