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Insect in Macbook Air!!

KarSans

KarSans

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I was working on my MBA when a small fly fell from the roof or something on the vent below the screen and the fans sucked it. There was some noise at the starting but onlu for 5 seconds or so. I tried to take it out but couldn't. I resumed my work. I noticed that the brightness was dimming and brightning up on its own.

What should I do?
Is using a compressed air can a solution?
 
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KhunJay

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While we're on the topic of opening up MacBooks, I recently opened mine to change a battery and saw a bit of dust that I didnt like.

Was thinking of compressed air but wasn't sure if it would harm the internals....is it ok to use liberally?
 
dear.leader

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KhunJay said:
While we're on the topic of opening up MacBooks, I recently opened mine to change a battery and saw a bit of dust that I didnt like.

Was thinking of compressed air but wasn't sure if it would harm the internals....is it ok to use liberally?
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Absolutely ok for cleaning out the inside of your MacBook. You're not gonna harm anything in your computer with canned air. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to harm anything at all with a can of compressed air.
 
960design

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dear.leader said:
Absolutely ok for cleaning out the inside of your MacBook. You're not gonna harm anything in your computer with canned air. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to harm anything at all with a can of compressed air.
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Frost bite, if you really try. Or a serious headache for huffers. Or hit someone with the empty can. That's about it without deconstructing the can to create a rudimentary knife.
 
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jlseattle

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LOL, this topic cracked me up. The insect will either fly out or pass away in the computer. My vote is to shut down the computer, get some compressed air and just spray the heck out of the keyboard/vents and such. Most likely you'll be able to knock the body loose and he'll fall out.
 
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KarSans said:
I was working on my MBA when a small fly fell from the roof or something on the vent below the screen and the fans sucked it.
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So.... there's a bug in the system?
Sorry... could not resist.
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adrianlondon said:
Turn the computer off and put a spider next to the fan intake.

If that doesn't work and you had a desktop you could try a small bird, but a laptop maxes out at spider.
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When does the "old lady" come in?
 
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dear.leader said:
Absolutely ok for cleaning out the inside of your MacBook. You're not gonna harm anything in your computer with canned air. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to harm anything at all with a can of compressed air.
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Yes, you'd be hard-pressed to harm something, but you could... it's possible to chill the components to the point that condensation accumulates, and where there's water, there's potential for a short circuit. But normally, no; someone inexperienced repairing this kind of gear may be more likely to do accidental damage than the compressed air would be.
 
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