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So i opened my laptop and on the heatsinks i see these things. Is it dust? Should i remove it?

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Thats not dust. It more looks like foam.

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It's protective foam. You should leave it alone.

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that's foam it was put there for a reason i wouldn't remove it 

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Thanks guys. I asked because it kinda looked like the stuff i saw from a car AC that got shot out. And my dad said it was dust that formed up.

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Thanks guys. I asked because it kinda looked like the stuff i saw from a car AC that got shot out. And my dad said it was dust that formed up.

 

That foam is usually use for directing airflow to channel it where it's suppose to go.

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That foam is usually use for directing airflow to channel it where it's suppose to go.

Makes sense since there's no exhaust at that part of the laptop.

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