The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

[s_k]

So have I andrei, so have I .
And now you're wondering why your fans are noisy, aren't you?

@ BD: The problem is that the fan blows air and dust through the vents.
The result is this:

Maybe this isn't the case in your case, but if you have the idea that there's not much air coming out of your laptop and it's blowing all the time, you probably have a carpet of dust in your laptop.
Eitherway, the dust on the fan itself, if it isn't a massive amount, won't do it much harm

[djchameleon]

Originally Posted by s_k

So have I andrei, so have I .
And now you're wondering why your fans are noisy, aren't you?

@ BD: The problem is that the fan blows air and dust through the vents.
The result is this:

Maybe this isn't the case in your case, but if you have the idea that there's not much air coming out of your laptop and it's blowing all the time, you probably have a carpet of dust in your laptop.
Eitherway, the dust on the fan itself, if it isn't a massive amount, won't do it much harm

What's a good way to clean it without taking it apart?

Does can of air actually work? those computer dust things.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by s_k

So have I andrei, so have I .
And now you're wondering why your fans are noisy, aren't you?

@ BD: The problem is that the fan blows air and dust through the vents.
The result is this:

Maybe this isn't the case in your case, but if you have the idea that there's not much air coming out of your laptop and it's blowing all the time, you probably have a carpet of dust in your laptop.
Eitherway, the dust on the fan itself, if it isn't a massive amount, won't do it much harm

That look like a little dust person.

[s_k]

Haha, that'll just blow the dust into your fan. You don't want that.
Take it apart or let someone take it apart.
I know it's a ****ed up job...

[s_k]

Jup, feeding it as we speak.
It's growing very fast!

[Astronomer]

I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a Skype problem, it's not working for me - I can't send or receive IMs and haven't attempted calls but I'm guessing they won't work either When I send an IM to somebody the little circle thing just spins around and it says "not sent yet" or whatever and it NEVER sends! I've fixed up Windows 7 firewall settings and everything but it's still not working. Does anyone know why? What connection settings in Skype can I fiddle with to fix this?

[s_k]

Hmmm, have you got another PC to try it on?

[Astronomer]

Nah, I don't, but from roaming the official forums it sounds like it's some bug that heaps of people have been experiencing for months but they haven't really addressed yet... there's a lot of people from Australia who are experiencing the problem so I'm thinking it must be something to do with my region. Oh well! Looks like I'll have to go back to MSN...

[s_k]

Question is in this case if it is a problem on your computer or a problem with your internet connection (modem, router...).

[Astronomer]

Originally Posted by s_k

Question is in this case if it is a problem on your computer or a problem with your internet connection (modem, router...).

Neither, my brother who is an IT tech had a look at everything I own and there is no problem on my end, it's Skype Like I said, I browsed their forums and it seems like there are a handful of other people experiencing the same problem but it just hasn't been addressed by Skype yet. Poo!