Has anyone cleaned the front fans on Predator Orion 5000 (13th gen) PO5-640

FoxoftheMoon

The guide shows removing a screw at the bottom and pulling up (Pg 28)

https://manuals.coolblue.nl/a2/acer-orion-5000-640-i7404g.pdf

I cannot get that front panel off. I've applied pressure in different ways, looked for button, etc. I have no idea, but the front is dusty and I'd like to clean it.

chugzilla

yeah, i game with mine off its easy, in that owner's manual go to the section called removing the front bezel, you will see there is a single Phillips head screw on the bottom you remove first, then i always start at the top and just pull it off, it's really easy and simple, in the images there they show starting at the bottom, i think when i removed it the first time i needed a thin screw driver because it was so tight so i carefully inserted in-between the edges to pry open lol, but yeah as you can see here when i game i run mine with the glass side panel off and the front, i get minimal dust and i clean it out once a month with a power blower made for computers i got at Lowes, all that increased airflow i gained dropped the temperatures another 6C on average, besides all the other upgrades and things i removed to help drop the temps, total temp drop was 25-30C after new cooler, fans on the top and leaving the front and side off, Cine bench r23 used to be 85-90C now 63-66C, everything i have done has made a huge difference.

billsey

Ignore that last message, I don't believe there are very many locales that will clean your system for you under warranty. It does come off, just pry as shown:

Oh, and always use the manuals on the Acer support site. You have no idea how old or out of date those third party sites might have.