CLEANING YOUR PORTABLE LAPTOP

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Friday, November 13th, 2009 @ 3:21 pm | Misc

Do you know how to clean your portable laptop? Or let’s say do you regularly clean your portable laptop? If you have just purchased one, it is sensible to keep it free from dust and always clean because if you don’t, it may cause you to encounter lots of problems. Once dust builds up in your portable laptop’s cooling vents, it can cause it to overheat. Trapped dirt on keyboard and screen can also cause problems.

Before cleaning your portable laptop, I would suggest you to check your user manual since most of it have guides or special precautions when cleaning your machine. Through that way, you will be able to figure out what could be the best cleaning solution for your laptop. After knowing the dos and don’ts as to cleaning your laptop, prepare the things that you will be needing like cotton swabs, compressed air, soft cleaning cloth and cleaning solution. There are now available cleaning kits in the market that you may purchase like the Memorex Cleaning Kit for notebook computers.

Your first step in cleaning your laptop should be to clean its exterior. You can make use of a soft damp cloth to clean its casing. Never make use of harsh cleaning products or an abrasive cleaning cloth because this may damage the glossy finish of your laptop. As for me, one of the most irksome portions where grime and dust collect is the screen. Since the screen is where you always view your output, watch films and more, any dust or dirt is noticeable.

When cleaning the screen display, make sure to turn off your laptop. And again, do not ever use paper towels or abrasive cloth when cleaning your display to avoid scratching it and leaving more grime and dust on it. You can use a microfiber dust cloth or soft cloth in wiping your display screen. There are also now monitor cleaning solutions that you can use – most come in spray form. First spray on a cloth and then wipe it on the screen carefully from right to left and then top to bottom.

I really hate it when dirt starts to build up on my keyboard or if there’s dirt already on it. So to avoid having dirt on your keyboard, keep your food and drinks away. So, to eliminate dirt, try to get a few cotton swabs and clean it in and around keys. As with the cooling vents, if dust and grime were trapped on it, all you have to do is to make use of compressed air but you must avoid spraying much that you obtain liquid on the blades of the fan.

So, in order for you to have a hygienic computing milieu, make sure to regularly clean your portable laptop. It is not attractive to have a dirty laptop and it is more prone to problems. Make sure to take good care of your laptop in order for it to last for so many years.