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I frequently notice these white rectangular patches of dust on my framework 16 fan. Is this a symptom of a potential dust build up? (sopuli.xyz)
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Will I need to clean out dust. How would I do this? How often would I need to do this? Are there any good tutorials on how this would be done?

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[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I would think that this is the actual intake and it looks like that because you use the laptop in a place with a lot of dust.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That is indeed the case :) Imho this is superior to bottom intakes, because with those your laptop will basically vacuum up any dust that is already on the table/bed/surface you put it on.

So basically you just wipe it off from time to time. After a few years of use you can also consider opening it up, disconnecting the battery, holding the fan blades in place to prevent them from spinning and then use a vacuum or pressured air to remove any internal buildup.

EDIT: looks like it might be a top AND bottom intake actually. If there are slits on the bottom of the laptop then it is.

Image of disassembled framework laptop

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

Thank you.