If you read my Geezam article
entitled “Tips
and Tricks on how to make your computer run faster if it’s running slow” you’d
realize that getting your computer to work better is usually related to
software issues, rarely hardware. In the off case that you haven’t cleaned out
your computer for quite awhile or it quite old, hardware is the cause of it
working slowly and overheating.
My Laptop is a little overdue for its internal cleaning. Worse, I’ve had
it for quite awhile in a dusty environment and I’m really not interested in
opening her up and spending yet another lazy Sunday trying to clean out her
internals. If you’re that kinda person, then maybe this DIY (Do it Yourself)
Project is for you. It involves building your very own Solar powered Notebook
Holder and Cooler.
You’ll basically need:
1. PVC
Pipe Fittings and Elbows
2. Tangit
3. Spray
Paint of your colour of choice
4. Hacksaw
5. Bicycle
Inner Tube
6. Cardboard
7. Solar
Charger
The instructions are simple as following the picture above:
1. Cut
the PVC Pipe fitting to length of your Laptop as shown above using the Hacksaw,
sanding them off with the sandpaper
2. Fit
them together using Tangit as shown above.
3. Cut
rectangular strips of the Bicycle Inner Tubing.
4. Glue
these Bicycle Inner Tubing strips using Pattex to the parts of the design that
will be in contact with surfaces.
5. Let
the pieces dry and set for 40 minutes.
6. Take
the assembly into a well ventilated area and spray paint it with your colour of
choice
7. Let
it dry for about 1 hour
8. Get
ready to test out your design with your Laptop. It should run quieter as a well
as cooler
Cleaning your Laptop – the
Ultimate DIY courtesy of the helpful Citizens on YouTube
This assembly helps as it elevates your Laptop off the surface. Thus the
air is able to circulate under the Laptop and thus keep it cool. As an
additional bonus, you can purchase some Computer Fans and connect it to a Solar
Charger and use it to cool the Laptop.
However, while this may increase you laptop’s efficiency, the Solar
trickle Chargers on Amazon and other online shopping Resources are quite
expensive. So too is connecting your cooling fan to the Electricity Grid in
your house, which is sure to run up your electricity Bill.
If this assembly doesn’t work for your Laptop as it does for mine,
perhaps its time you paid a visit to YouTube by looking up the video for your
particular Laptop using the model number as a search term and basically learn
how to disassemble it and clean it innards with a can of Compressed air, Camel
Hair Brush and a bottle of Ethyl Alcohol aka Rum Bar Rum. I guarantee you once
it’s cleaned out, it’ll not only run a lot cooler but you’ll notice a spike in
performance in your laptop as well!
Take Care of your laptop and it’ll take care of you!
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