Acer Aspire 5 A514-54 - Fan Cleaning and Heatsink Repasting Guide
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A guide to cleaning the fan and repasting the heatsink in the Acer Aspire 5 A514-54 laptop.
This is a relatively simple process requiring just a small Philips head screwdriver and a plastic pry tool.
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thank you so much! without this video i would have never had the confidence to try and undust my fans by themselves, because i would be scared i would be breaking something. But seeing you go through all the steps made it incredibly easy to follow along!
You're awesome James, always have a positive attitude! glad you're still around, look forward to seeing some more integrated graphic videos! Your videos overall are extremely helpful. :)
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@ollielynas5805
2 жыл бұрын
@@BrueComputing help my laptop won't turn on
thank you so much for the video. It really helped me to disassemble my laptop👍
Just did my first fan cleaning, thanks without this i would never have the courage to open it up
@BrueComputing
10 ай бұрын
Glad I could help
Thank you very much this very was very straight to the point and very helpful
Great Video! *just commenting for algorithm, this guy deserves it!*
@BrueComputing
8 ай бұрын
Legend!
Good video, very clear. Just what I needed to replace the crippled fan.
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@youn177
Жыл бұрын
Replace it with what if you don't mind me asking?
@jozokrstanovic9040
9 ай бұрын
@@youn177 Most of these laptops require specific fans, I had experience with an older Acer Aspire 5 model. The fans can be ordered on AliExpress and are not that expensive. I had luck that there was a store in my country which had the fan I needed, I paid a bit more for it but the delivery took only a couple days.
Thank you. I used your video to clean a fan that is making screaming noise. The fan is much quieter now but it is still kind of noisy. I wonder if there is a better replacement fan for the Aspire 5?
Loved your video 💙
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
James pc when he is about to repair it: Ah doctor is here to cure me My pc when I'm about to repair it: pls dont kill me you psychopathic killer
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Its not that hard - just make sure you take your time, are methodical and use decent quality tools.
Thank you very much,with the amount of dust I found in there... I think my laptop will be happy
@BrueComputing
11 ай бұрын
Glad I could help
nice one sir.. what is the spray you used in removing the heatsink thermal paste.. thank you
thank you! this is very useful 😊
@BrueComputing
6 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
Hello, i have a question, my fan dont stick with the heatsink like u showed yours. Is mine defect? Since it has struggle with rotating and must be spin manually before it can run smoothly
Is this the one that come with MX350? if it is, where do you can find the GPU chip?
i just cleaned the fan a few days ago but this black tape which holds the fan cable (in your video at 2:44) is not so sticky anymore and is doing noises when the fan is on. Do you know which tape this is to replace it?
i have this laptop the acer aspire 5 and it gets so hot and the fan is always running the left side of the keyboard and back of the laptop get so hot it is untouchable for more than a couple seconds
i will try this soon
If i spill somre liquid in the keyboard, shall i take it apart to dry each part that might have gotten wet individually or shall i just let it dry?
Is that enough thermal paste amount?
there isn't any way to take apart the actual fan is there? i have been trying to get in there for a while.
Honestly, thank u a lot of
Hi, I tired the same but the PC doesn’t turn on anymore. The charging light doesn’t light up either. Do you have any idea of what can it be the cause?
Mine started making a loud noise wondering if it’s just dust in the fan lol the fan still turns on just a loud noise
Izin nanya bang untuk melepas mur di area heatsink pake mur nomer berapa?udah nyoba susah banget karena mau dibersihkan posisi belum pernah diservis samsek....
i need help 😭 my acer aspire 5 laptop doesn't open but it has a blue light. one video said to clean the ram but I'm scared to misplace or ruin some part of my laptop. im not techy. anybody help pls. thank you.
hello friend, a question, do you know if you can add a fan? or if there is a more powerful fan to connect it? that would be a great video and upgrade
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Not that I know of
Quick question, There is only one fan in the laptop,the fan that you have replaced, right? Also where can you find the fan itself? I cant seem to find any model number or part id for the fan.
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, just the one. If you search "a514-54 fan" on eBay you should be able to find them.
Very clear very simple video, hello i wanna ask about the air flow of the heatsink fan, where the flow blow to ? is it to the under of the laptop, or to the top of the laptop near the screen ?
@BrueComputing
Жыл бұрын
From memory, it blows through the heatsink and out the vents on the back edge by the screen.
@socaramdhani8046
Жыл бұрын
@@BrueComputing thx you for the fast answer, so it blows to the top of the laptop right ?
@Sky-wo1lt
Жыл бұрын
@@socaramdhani8046my aspire 5 fan blows on in the screen
The heads on my fan screws are all chewed up, would you know what size they are, trying to replace them. Cheers
@willsonjeff3438
2 жыл бұрын
M2.5 i guess
Liquid metal thermal paste?
Why you didn't bother to paste the second thermal contact on the CPU? Wasn't it some factory defect they forgot to apply paste on it?
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
The second chip on the package is the PCH (Platform Controller Hub, what you'd traditionally call the South Bridge), not the CPU. It doesn't really need it, it isn't there initially by design. You can apply it if you want though.
from where can I get a heat sink paste?
@BrueComputing
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what country you are in, but most PC parts resellers should stock it.
@gigachad5717
2 жыл бұрын
@@BrueComputing thank you, and do u know like any good brand for it?
What about keyboard? How to clean
hello sir ,i had question why do we remove the battery????
@mariannegarcines728
Жыл бұрын
Hello sir/ma'am, I asked my uncle about that once (he is a electrical technician). He said that power supply and battery should be removed from the gadget or appliances before fixing its main problem for safety purposes because of live wire due to the electricity stored in the battery. That's what he said. Sort of? That was a long time ago though.
@yxsh6666
Жыл бұрын
@@mariannegarcines728 thank u for explaining👍🏻
i hate those laptops with 'modern' cooling system that stupidly places exhaust vents under the screen. not only you will have hard time finding an effective external cooler for it, the laptop gets hot very fast
Isn't the amount of thermal paste to less here...?
What would be happened if I didn't put Arctic sliver
@Sky-wo1lt
Жыл бұрын
Its gonna heat up real quick