Clean fans on the Acer Aspire - how it works

If the fan of your Acer Aspire starts up more and more, you should clean it. In this practical tip, we will show you step by step how to do it.

Acer Aspire: How to clean the fan

To access the fan, you first have to loosen numerous screws. Proceed as follows:

1. Turn your Acer Aspire over and remove the battery first.
2. Then you have to loosen all screws from the bottom, including the three small ones in the battery compartment.
3. Turn the laptop over again and open it. Use a small pointed object, such as a small screwdriver, to push up the small fuses on the middle cover and keyboard. You can then remove both.
4. The next step is to disconnect the LCD and the WLAN antenna. Now you can remove the top cover.
5. Now loosen some screws on the mounting of the mainboard. Before you remove the mainboard, you must determine the fan blades. Otherwise the board may be damaged.
6. The fan is now ready for cleaning. Be careful, however. You can work with compressed air or with a vacuum cleaner.
7. Now the assembly follows: Go through the individual steps in reverse order.

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