This means that every time you want to clean it from dirt and dust you ll have to replace the thermal grease.
Dell inspiron 15 fan cleaning.
The graphics card is powered by nvidia geforce gtx 1060 gpu.
The xps 15 l502x cooling fan is attached to the bottom cover.
The unit may now be removed from the board.
Cleaning the air vents on your dell pc.
During usage i hear a low grinding sound high pitched straining sound from the area of the fan.
Push it aside if it stops you from removing the fan.
I ve decided to clean.
About dell inspiron 15 7000.
Remove two screws securing the cooling fan.
Remove 4 small screws which retain the fan.
Replacement fan and heatsink replacement battery module replacement main access panne.
Remove all screws securing the heat sink.
I assume that this is the sound of the fan straining against the dust there s a buildup of dust visible.
Remove the two 2x3mm screws from the fan using the phillips 1 screwdriver.
Ensure to power off the pc and disconnect the power cables and use a compressed air can to clean any dust or debris.
The fan was also full of dirt.
Turn the motherboard the right way up again and lift off the fan.
So after i ve replaced the thermal grease and cleaned the fan the cpu temperature decreased by around 15 c 59 f.
Remove any build up of dust and blow through the radiator fins to ensure they are clear.
You can clean the cooling fan with a brush.
My dell inspiron 14z 5423 ultrabook s fan has recently stopped working.
Dell inspiron 15 7000 comes with a horrible display of 15 6 inch with a 1080p screen.
It is powered by a 2 5 ghz intel core i5 7300u cpu with 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage.
The black cord running alongside the fan is for the display.