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    PS3 Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

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    Dusty fans can greatly affect a console's performance. They also generate a vexatiously louder than usual noise emanating from your powerful machine. If you want to keep things nice and tidy and/or want your fans running smoother, you'll want to have a quick look at this clip.

    It's basically a video instruction about running a fan test on your PS3 which also blows out the dust and essentially cleaning it up. What's nice is there's very little effort involved, so you can actually do this every day. Just a warning though, it's only for 40GB models -- doing this on other models will cause the unit to explode nothing to happen.

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    shame it does not do it on them all could keep them dust free
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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    cheers
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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    I have a 60GB model...

    Well now we have one thing the 40GB one can do that the 60GB one cant.

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    Would putting a hoover on the ventilation grile not do the same job?

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    Quote Originally Posted by carlover View Post
    Would putting a hoover on the ventilation grile not do the same job?
    Probably not, cos the fans spinning quick would probably have more of a force and clean off more dust.

    A can of compressed air will probably have the same effect tho.

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    Quote Originally Posted by carlover View Post
    Would putting a hoover on the ventilation grile not do the same job?
    get it to blow than suck m8
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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    I just tried this and it worked nicely. Fan sounds slightly quieter which is good. I will probably do this every couple of months.

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    awww i have a 60gb

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    apparently you can do the same thing through linux if you have that installed.

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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    Can be done with the 60GB PS3 (sort of)....

    YouTube - PS3 Fan Test for 20gb/60gb/80gb PS3's

    Dont know how safe it is because you are basically trying to overheat it!!

    But I guess as long as you dont get the little red warning light telling you it is actually overheating it wont cause any damage.
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    Default Re: Clean your PS3 fan with quick-n-easy test

    works a treat..... cheers

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