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Toshiba laptop needs heatsink cleaned

  • 13-04-2010 9:06pm
    #1
    byrner88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭


    i have a Toshiba Satellite pro A210 and it gets really hot and shuts down . i posted a few months ago and came to the conclusion that the heatsink needs to be cleaned along with the fans. now i have trawled through the internet to find a disassembly guide for the exact same laptop but cant find any guide. i dont wanna mess it up if i give it a go . i got a couple of prices and they were between €70-€130 which is a bit steep for my liking .

    anyone know of any guides that would be suitable for me. or any companys that would do this for less than the prices i got quoted?


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  • #2
    byrner88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭byrner88


    anyone ? :confused::confused::confused:


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I haven't looked for any guides, but i presume you've already googled it yourself;). Get the screwdriver out and start taking it apart? That's what i would do! Just take your time with it, and if you're unsure then you can just stop. Don't hold me accountable if it doesn't go to plan!


  • #4
    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    I've done this many times. but recently found a quick way to do it with some laptops. toshibsa have a fan that looks like this.
    http://www.ukeyboard.co.uk/images/Toshiba_Portege_M200_M205_Fan.JPG
    if you can see the fan blades from the bottom of the laptop through the vents, then you can suck the dust out that way with a powerful vancuum cleaner. dont try to suck it from the sides as it wont make it thru.


  • #5
    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    if you are going down the route of taking it apart, use a clean, well lighted area. use an a4 sheet of paper to place the screws on, placeing them in location that represents where you took them out of the laptop.


  • #6
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    Search toshiba satellite on youtube for repair ,assembly guides.
    eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqL8L7XGD28


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  • #7
    FearDark
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Had another Toshiba sattelite laptop and it too got absolutely roastin' on my lap to the point where it was so hot I'd have to put it on a cold glass table to cool it...

    Glad I moved that thing on.


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