Laptop Care and Tips

Take Care of the Vents, Fans and Airflow on Your Laptop

There are several things you can do to take care of your laptop, ensuring it lasts a long time. From simple maintenance to practical safety measures, take care of your laptop like a pro with these simple and easy to follow suggestions.

Dust is the enemy of your laptop - Dust can clog fans and vents which cause heat damage to your laptop and prevent it from working properly.

Vent Maintanence - This means you need to check all the vents on your laptop atleast once a week to ensure that they are clear and not blocked. The safest way to clean the vents is using a can of compressed air.

Check the Fan - If your fan is not working properly you could experience some huge problems with your laptop overheating. Overheating is the number one culprit for problems with a laptop. To avoid this problem make sure your fan is working or come by our shop for a free check. A cooling plate is an alternative cheap effective way to keep your laptop cool in the summer.

Keep a laptop on a solid surface - If you have never had lap burn, then this is a minor detail, but when you experience it you will suddenly notice the significance of this tip. In order to prevent this, ensure your laptop is getting proper airflow by usinga desk or similar hard surface to hold your laptop anytime you are using it.

Avoid Soft Spots - Proping your laptop on a pillow, your lap, a comforter, or even the carpet can cause a huge problem since it can significantly restrict the airflow to fans and vents causing your laptop to heat up significantly.

Safely storing your laptop - It is very important to turn your laptop off before you put it into a laptop bag for storage. If you do not power it down you could melt your laptop or potentially catch it on fire.

Drinks Beware - Drinks and laptops do not mix well under any circumstances regardless of what you are drinking. Liquid damanage to the motherboard as well as the LCD screen can be costly to repair and/or cause unecessary replacement costs.

Surge Protection - as any electronic, static and surges are a danger to any device, espeically your laptop. Use an electronic surge protector to plug your laptop into and keep your laptop on a flat surface to keep it grounded.

Protect the Screen - If you ar ein the habit of storing papers between the screen and your laptop and the keyboard, it is possible to scratch the screen from the paper. This can create and extremely large repair bill that you would be left with. Avoid this as much as possible to ensure that your screen is protected.

Taking the necessary precautions and performing maintenance on your laptop is really quick and easy, but will certainly allow your laptop to last much longer.

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