how do you open up an Acer Altos33o case. need to clean and can't get into it.?
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with hammer and chisel
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-remove the case at all\n-Install fan to the case\n-if you dont have a genuine Intel CPU fan, buy one\n-keep the sun out of your room\n-you could put some covered ice near your case fan
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Take the keyboard apart and clean the inside with rubbing alcohol. There should be screws on the back. Undo those, then pry the top and the bottom apart (carefully, you shouldn't need to pull too hard). All the keys should be on the top part and the bottom should be a flat plastic part with wires inside (depending on the keyboard). Gently clean everywhere that the buttons make contact with ispropyl rubbing alcohol on cotton balls. Make sure it's completely dry before putting it back together.\n\nPS: Depending on the type of keyboard, you can't really pop off individual keys without breaking it. You're better off just taking it apart so you don't risk breaking anything.
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take out the toner and drum, and get a can of air, and just clean out the inside. then pop it back in.
345059
use a cotton bud and when not in use push it through all the buttons and down the sides, a cheap and easy way to get rid of dust etc.
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Your question comes up about 3 times a week. There needs to be a way to easily search previous answers quickly...\nlaptops are different from regular keyboard problems...\n People have suggested Q-tips, damp cloths, spray air cans,\npopping the key caps off, and cleaning around ( some caps do not come off !). I have seen dozens of different kinds of laptop keyboard constructions, so it is a bit difficult to \ngive "one" answer. \n I would approach the problem slowly and carefully! Iff the key caps snap off, like most desktop keys, you can easily clean under them. If they don't you may have to take out\nthe keyboard - many laptops have a hidden release button or two along the top or bottom edge, or you slide the entire board up or down to release. If you go to the manufacturers website, they may have technical details on how to snap out the keyboard, which, then, you clean more easily.\n I have seen keyboards which are built into the top half of cover, so you have to completely take the laptop apart to access th keyboard... not advised.\n The easiest method is the slowest - Q-tips in alcohol or\ndamp with mild soapy solution of water- iff you can even get under the keys.\n I would remove the power and the battery before cleaning..\nGood luck... and avoid any stupid solutions involving boiling Sulphuric acid, or whatever...
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IF it's POOP, discard the laptop, burn it and burry it.  Disgusting man!  If its soda pop, then remove the keyboard, flush it with running water, let it dry and put it back on. I have done this three times. It works!.
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Tap the side of the lid a few times gently in the direction that the top would open with the handle of a butter knife (not a sharp knife, please). It should open then.
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It's really quite easy. here is a small door on the side of the laptop with a screw in it. Remove the screw, and the door. There is a small piece of ribbon connected to the HDD. Just pull it out. Very simple. Try the link, thhey have pictures.
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I would try opening up the laptop and putting it on its side to let it dry out.  It should dry up in a couple of day and then try to use it again and see if it works.  usually this works if there was not that much liquid that was spilt on the machine.
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Since it is a Dell and an older one I bet the bugger is in there standing straight up, not normal. Usually there is some kind of bracket attached to the inside of the case holding it there. Look for screws on the bracket to undo, then slide the bracket sideways. You have to get the bracket out and then unscrew the hard drive from that.
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open up the cover, unscrew and take the hard drive out
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there will be rubber covereings above the hex nuts below the base. try starting from there.the board will be faced down so becare full. later you need to open the titanium caseing(in latest models only) its a very delicate process and tough,thats is you will find the grand opening .all the best.and importantly, try the manual first.bye.
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Take a paper clip, straighten it out. There should be a lil hole on the drive. Poke it in there slowly and push. The drive should come out a bit. Gently pull it open.
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Sounds like at least one key is sticky.  Coke (or any soda) will do that.  Carefully remove the keys in the area of where you spilled it and gently clean with a Q-tip and alcohol.  The worst that could happen has already happened - you cannot use the laptop.
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PC Magazine article says "Accessing the internal components is a tool-free affair, though the Dell 360's clamshell case is heavier and more cumbersome than the HP xw4100's. You have to tip the unit or place the case on its side to open it and reach the components."\n\nDigitalCad says "Two buttons are located on the top and bottom of the case, and when depressed, you can coax the case open. It isn't as elegant as that of the Mac nor does it open as easily, but no tools or screws are required to open the tower. For security, a built in locking mechanism is included."\n\nThe third link below is from the online manual, and gives you an image of the opened case which should help quite a bit, as the case opens in a hinged clamshell way.  The last link is the entry page for the online manual.\n\nGood luck!\n\nPS.  Even better... I just found the link to "opening the computer cover".  It is the last link.
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Go open it up outside. How would you feel stuck in a bag of dust and lint?\n\nThen I would call an exterminator if you want your mouse problem solved.