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How hard is it to clean the MBP's faN?
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johnnymg
macrumors 65816
# of fans depends on which MBP you have. It's easy to clean the fan(s). Just take the bottom cover off and blow the dust off the fan blades.
ouimetnick
macrumors 68040
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Tell us the model and specs of you MBP. Some have one others have 2. If it's a unibody MBP, you remove the bottom lid, disconnect the fan(s) cable(s) and unscrew the fan(s). Older unibody Macs have philips 00 screws, newer ones have special screws, but theres a scre driver for that. One the fan is removed, I blow into te heatsink vents, and blow into the fans. If really dusty in the fans, a cotton swab wet with water is used to remove the remainig dust. Sometimes (don't do this) I carefully poor a little water through the heatsink vents while keeping the electronics covered up. This ensures ALL dust is gone.
Tell us the model and specs of you MBP. Some have one others have 2. If it's a unibody MBP, you remove the bottom lid, disconnect the fan(s) cable(s) and unscrew the fan(s). Older unibody Macs have philips 00 screws, newer ones have special screws, but theres a scre driver for that. One the fan is removed, I blow into te heatsink vents, and blow into the fans. If really dusty in the fans, a cotton swab wet with water is used to remove the remainig dust. Sometimes (don't do this) I carefully poor a little water through the heatsink vents while keeping the electronics covered up. This ensures ALL dust is gone.
johnnymg
macrumors 65816
Wouldn't it be easier to use the Paint Brush?
I normally use Paint Brush ($2) make sure it hard strains on (not soft coz they can get thing out)... just brush it gently. I haven't try it on MBP but i done on afew laptop and desktop i have. Also sometime i use Vacumm cleaner to suck the one that hard to get.
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I normally use Paint Brush ($2) make sure it hard strains on (not soft coz they can get thing out)... just brush it gently. I haven't try it on MBP but i done on afew laptop and desktop i have. Also sometime i use Vacumm cleaner to suck the one that hard to get.
Cheers
If you unscrew the fans, does the radiator come with it too, leaving the CPU's cores exposed? Or does the radiator stay in place and only the fan comes out?
ouimetnick
macrumors 68040
That radiator is really the fins that are attached to a pice of metal called a heatsink. Removing the fan does not require removing the heatsink, and a more complete disassembly is needed to remove the heatsink anyways.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Fan/1338/1
i have only had me macbook for 3 months now. i went to the apple store to have them upgrade my hard drive (which they guy did 😀) and when he cleaned the fan it was surprisingly dusty. im going to start cleaning it every few months now.