changing a laptop fan

[Richie]

at im using a cooler, whats a dust filter?

[Robbie]

its not broke but i know its blocked cos it overheats easily

Nah. You have the same laptop as me and my sister and both ours did it. It's crap design by compaq.

[Markeh]

Put dust filters in it if it doesn't. The amount of dust that collects on the dust filter infront of 2 120mm fans is unbelievable.

Hate to say it, but your right, Matt. My side panel of my rig has mesh infront of the 2 side fans (no filters, just mesh), and the amount of dust on those after 14 DAYS was quite surprising.

[N!ck]

Hate to say it, but your right, Matt. My side panel of my rig has mesh infront of the 2 side fans (no filters, just mesh), and the amount of dust on those after 14 DAYS was quite surprising.

Yeah, all of my intake fans now have dust filters. Here's a picture of my 120mm at the side. The middle is where the fan motor is so of course no airflow/dust collects there. The flash makes it look whiter than it is.