Hi there,

My notebook (an Acer Travelmate 2310) has been overheating lately.
Looking at the plastic grille on the underside where the fan is, I
noticed that, just underneath the grille, there is a thin sheet of
transparent plastic covering most of the space. Is that serving a
purpose, or is it not supposed to be there? It seems like it would be
obstructing most of the airflow . . . but maybe it keeps dust out or
something?

Thanks,
Jamie.

<jamie.nuttall******.com> wrote in message
news:1168069622.044278.67710@s34g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com
> Hi there,
>
> My notebook (an Acer Travelmate 2310) has been overheating lately.
> Looking at the plastic grille on the underside where the fan is, I
> noticed that, just underneath the grille, there is a thin sheet of
> transparent plastic covering most of the space. Is that serving a
> purpose, or is it not supposed to be there? It seems like it would be
> obstructing most of the airflow . . . but maybe it keeps dust out or
> something?

Oh I don't know Jamie? I would investagate that. It doesn't sound right
to me. Can you pop the cover off?

--
Bill

I could open it, but I don't know how I could tell if the piece of
plastic is meant to be there or not...

Jamie.


BillW50 wrote:

> <jamie.nuttall******.com> wrote in message
> news:1168069622.044278.67710@s34g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com
> > Hi there,
> >
> > My notebook (an Acer Travelmate 2310) has been overheating lately.
> > Looking at the plastic grille on the underside where the fan is, I
> > noticed that, just underneath the grille, there is a thin sheet of
> > transparent plastic covering most of the space. Is that serving a
> > purpose, or is it not supposed to be there? It seems like it would be
> > obstructing most of the airflow . . . but maybe it keeps dust out or
> > something?
>
> Oh I don't know Jamie? I would investagate that. It doesn't sound right
> to me. Can you pop the cover off?
>
> --
> Bill