Nitro laptop-Some cooling vents (side and top) holes looks pushed in. How has this happened? normal?

Vikash001 · February 17

I woke up today to find some of my Acer Nitro laptops cooling vents holes pushed in. Like it was fine yesterday but today on both vents (side and top) some vent holes looks pushed in as shown. I regularly clean my vents with a soft brush and air blower. Today while getting ready to clean, I noticed these. I don't remember even lightly tapping it to damage it. How has this happened? Or is this just normal and not a damage?

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StevenGen · February 18

Nitro laptop-Some cooling vents (side and top) holes looks pushed in. How has this happened? normal?

Vikash001

Feb 17, 2025

I woke up today to find some of my Acer Nitro laptops cooling vents holes pushed in. Like it was fine yesterday but today on both vents (side and top) some vent holes looks pushed in as shown. I regularly clean my vents with a soft brush and air blower. Today while getting ready to clean, I noticed these. I don't remember even lightly tapping it to damage it. How has this happened? Or is this just normal and not a damage?
https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/S98G7EM7M4SC/img20250217103046.jpg
https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/DCA4PKVN1GY6/img20250217103006.jpg
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The vents mesh is a separate part and it must have come away from its mounts, open the laptop and push the vents back so that they look like the other caption or if they are damaged then get a new vent mesh , its a simple to do, but I don't know if you can get these mesh vents anywhere but you can search the web. Good luck.

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StevenGen · February 18

Nitro laptop-Some cooling vents (side and top) holes looks pushed in. How has this happened? normal?

Vikash001

Feb 17, 2025

I woke up today to find some of my Acer Nitro laptops cooling vents holes pushed in. Like it was fine yesterday but today on both vents (side and top) some vent holes looks pushed in as shown. I regularly clean my vents with a soft brush and air blower. Today while getting ready to clean, I noticed these. I don't remember even lightly tapping it to damage it. How has this happened? Or is this just normal and not a damage?
https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/S98G7EM7M4SC/img20250217103046.jpg
https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/DCA4PKVN1GY6/img20250217103006.jpg
[Edited the topic title to include the topic issue.]

The vents mesh is a separate part and it must have come away from its mounts, open the laptop and push the vents back so that they look like the other caption or if they are damaged then get a new vent mesh , its a simple to do, but I don't know if you can get these mesh vents anywhere but you can search the web. Good luck.