selfhosting.couchsurfing@matthew can you share any tips on the following?
* deep cleaning a Thinkpad T480
* how hard it may be to replace the USB-PD charging port on a Thinkpad T480
my keyboards arrived, it'll be time for maintenance soon.
matthew - retroedge.techAs for deep cleaning:
You'll probably want to do a thermal paste replacement, if you haven't done that yet during the time you've owned it.
While the laptop is open, you can use some kind of air blower to blow the dust out.
While you have the keyboard out, you can use a cue tip or damp cleaning rag to clean the area and edges where the keyboard went.
Avoid rubbing alcohol on anything except the top exterior of the laptop, as the alcohol can melt some plastics, especially the keyboard springs.
#ThinkPad
You'll probably want to do a thermal paste replacement, if you haven't done that yet during the time you've owned it.
While the laptop is open, you can use some kind of air blower to blow the dust out.
While you have the keyboard out, you can use a cue tip or damp cleaning rag to clean the area and edges where the keyboard went.
Avoid rubbing alcohol on anything except the top exterior of the laptop, as the alcohol can melt some plastics, especially the keyboard springs.
#ThinkPad
@matthew thanks for these tips. I was indeed wondering about isopropyl.
I wonder if I should get a new touchpad or if mine just needs a very thorough cleaning, I disabled it a year ago as its tendency to occasionally go crazy and start reporting wild spurious pointer movement and clicks was getting worse.
You can take it out and examine the touchpad. Usually the internal battery has to be removed to gain access to the screws that release the touchpad.
I have had to replace a few touchpads, but sometimes just taking them out, cleaning a bit and reinstalling makes them behave better.
The replacement touchpad part is not that expensive (usually) and should be fairly readily available for the T480 as that is a common model.
#thinkPad #t480
I have had to replace a few touchpads, but sometimes just taking them out, cleaning a bit and reinstalling makes them behave better.
The replacement touchpad part is not that expensive (usually) and should be fairly readily available for the T480 as that is a common model.
#thinkPad #t480
@matthew I'll try giving the touchpad a deep clean and see if it improves. might as well.