Dust?

Is anyone that Carry's their iphone in their pocket having any problem's with dust getting under the glass? I use to carry my 1st gen. in my pocket! But I've have heard that the 3g iphone is having issues with dust getting under the screen.

I have the same problem, just a particle of dust under my screen but it moves around and sometimes is not there at all, if you hear of some way to seal the screen please post it!! thanks

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Can i return my ipod if there is dust underneath the screen

can i return my ipod if there is dust underneath the screen

If under warranty and defective and not abused, Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one.
Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ

Satellite A200-1TW: loud cooling module due to the dust

Hey,
My fan gets louder by the day, and I think this is because there is a lot of dust inside my fan.
I have my laptop for about a year now, and live in an old house (= a lot of dust), so I was wondering: is there a tutorial somewhere on how to open it?
I can't find anything on this site, and on google neither.
The closest thing I found was this http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/02/04/toshiba-laptop-disassembly-manuals/, but unfortunately, it does not cover my laptop :(.
So I was wondering, does anyone have a tutorial on how to do this?
Or some experience themselves with it? I am mostly wondering whether I only have to take off the bottom, or the keyboard too?
Oh, and a last question: how about my warranty? If I open my laptop, do I loose it?

Hi
> Oh, and a last question: how about my warranty? If I open my laptop, do I loose it?
This is the most important reason why you should not disassemble your notebook!!!
Firstly you will lose the warranty secondly you could damage other parts!
Ive got other suggestion; why you dont clean the ventilators using a compressed air spray?
There are different compressed air sprays designed especially for such procedures!
This will help you to remove dust and debris from the cooling modules
I cleaned my fans many times using a compressed air this helped a lot of time

Will I get a replacement for dust under the screen?...

Hey everyone!
I've had an iPhone since the 3G came out and I've never had any problems with dust. My 3G got replaced by 02 insurance about 5 months ago and I got a new 3GS 16GB. Since then I noticed the odd little bit of dust appearing under the screen. Most of the time I couldn't see it so I didn't really care but now I've noticed a few larger pieces and they're really annoying.
I understand that I should get a 12 month warranty with this and surely it's not meant to happen so I'd expect a replacement. I've searched around and I seem to get mixed answers. The problem is that I'm currently working in Cologne and there are only 3 Apple Stores in Germany (I can't believe it!) and the nearest one is still over 100 miles away.
What do you recommend? Would Apple do anything like post one (I doubt it?) or am I going to just have to wait until I'm near Frankfurt (or even back in London) and book an appointment there. Even then... what are my chances of getting a replacement?
Thanks in advance everyone! Much appreciated

I doubt they will give you a replacement. I know here in the States you can take your iphone to an Apple store and they can replace the screen and charge you $200 for that. But I find it hard to believe they would replace the screen for free just because there are dust particles under the glass. That's just my opinion.

How can i remove dust from the inside of my iMac ?

Good Morning (?)
Recently moved and there was a fair amount of dust in the new place, some of which has collected around the fan. Is there away to clean the dust that I would guess has migrated to the inside of the computer?
Early '09 IMac.
Thank you
Brian

As old as your iMac is, have you cleaned out the dust? Dust buildup can lead to over heating issues. Remove any and all things plugged into it including the power cord, Remove the RAM access grille. Vacuum all openings starting with the RAM access area (air intake). Vacuum all ports and plugs, DVD slot and the opening across the top of the rear of the body. Blow compressed air through all your openings and vacuum again to remove any dust you loosend. Reinstall the RAM grille. Plug in the keyboard and mouse if not blue tooth. Insert power cord...
You are now in a perfect position to do a
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
Here is a Widget to monitor your temps and other operations:
http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/

Can I get the Dust Jacket and the Great Cover Look of iPhoto in Aperture?

Hello,
I am a huge fan of iPhoto (and most of the other Apple products.) I am using Aperture 2 and I recently created and ordered a book using it. I was blown away by the page layout options, however, I was greatly disappointed when I received my book and way the cover! It looked like someone just used some sort of "sticky" as the label/cover. It is already starting to peel off! Our client wasn't very happy with it at all.
Can someone tell my how I can get the great features and flexibility of the pages that are offered in Aperture along with the great cover and dust jacked of iPhoto? That would really be great!!
Thanks in advance for your help!

One option could be to save the Aperture book layouts as JPEGs and then add them to an iPhoto book as full-bleed images. Then order the book via iPhoto.

Looking to have my 2 y o macbook pro cleaned (dust removal and such). I live in Loughborough(Leicester), where should I take it?

I tend to ramble when it comes to asking questions so I'll just sum it up briefly before I add any further details:
I am looking to have my macbook pro (I believe late 2011 version-out of warranty) cleaned inside out: dust removed, keyboard cleaned all that stuff-not by me. I would like to know where should I take it for this job in either of these locations: Loughborough, London or Maidenhead, and also (if anybody knows from their experience) how much would this cost? Lastly, in Apple Stores do you get a warranty for the service they provide?
Now for my blather...I mean extended version:
I had my macbook pro for 2 years now and I must admit I didn't take good care of it, as I maybe should have. By this I mean I never dropped it or spilled anything on it, but I'm pretty sure it got clogged up inside with a lot of dust by now and maybe some crumbs underneath my keyboard as well, so I'm looking to have it cleaned inside out- by a professional.
I never took it to a service before, so I really have no idea where's the best place to take it. I am not familiar with terms such as "genius bars" and after googling apple authorised services in the UK, I didn't end up with anything "certain"
Location-wise, I am studying in Loughborough (Leicestershire), but my dad works in Maidenhead and I'll be visiting him next week. I will also be for a day in London (although it'll be a Sunday- December 21st), so any service around these locations will work for me.
I would also like to point out one thing: I know some might suggest to clean it myself, but when it comes to anything IT-ish (especially a £900 macbook pro, I would rather leave it in the hands of a professional); even if let's say I cleaned the keyboard, I would still want to have the dust removed from the inside- and I am certainly not doing that. I'm a 19 year old university student with 0 experience and my time doesn't allow me to become an "apple genius" overnight.
Thank you for taking the time to go through my question!

Your MBP should be able to support 8GB (unless yours is an early 08 then you're stuck at 6GB). I upgraded my old late 08 MB to 8GB.
SSD are a plus if you like speed. Having 8GB and an SSD will improve the performance of your MBP.
I like OCZ SSD products but have heard some issues with older MBP.
Sandisk, Crucial and Kingston SSD tends to be more reliable and less compaibility issues with older MBP.
Hope that helps..

How to deal with dust on the rear camera

So for some time now I have noticed some fuzzy dark areas on my rear facing camera, to the point where I can see dust on the lens but I can not seem to make it move. I have tried using compressed air to get it off but I think it is behind the lens?!? I don't know how that is even possible. However I don't know where to turn to get this fixed. I do not have apple care because a rep fed me the line that I was unavailable because I was over 20 min of talk time when I wanted to get it less than 2 weeks after getting the phone. Does anyone know what I could do? Thanks.
-Alex
iPhone 5
iOS 7.1.2

there is a huge long thread of messages about the camera dust issue:
Is there dust inside camera lens of iPhone 5?
personally myself would tell you if the iphone is out of warranty (you said you don't have applecare) and if the apple store won't fix it for you, then go to a repair shop that fixes iphones. look them up on yelp and read the reviews on the shops to find one you are comfortable with. yelp has been the best site that helped me in finding the best iphone repair shop in my area - look for lots of favorable reviews at the shops you may see listed near you to give you a clue as to which shops to narrow down your selection. another alternative is to do it yourself by opening up the iphone, simply lifting the camera sensor without disconnecting it, and directly blowing out the lens (which is actually part of the case) with that compressed air. can personally say this is relatively easy to do, but if you don't have the courage or incentive to do it, then don't do it yourself. if it turns out that the dust is actually in the camera sensor, then that part has to be replaced. get a repair shop to do that because that involves taking more of the iphone apart. the repair shop that has worked on three of my iphones would do a camera fix for $35. you'll have to call around in your search to find a shop and ask for quotes to do this stuff for you. the other alternative is you'll have the apple store probably suggesting that you buy a replacement iphone 5 if they still have them.

How can dust get under the screen like this ?

I have a large piece of dust under my screen about an inch up and an inch from either side of the screen.
I use a cover on the rear of my phone, and have a zagg cover for the screen. How on earth can a speck get this far in ? I thought these were pretty much closed units.
Is this something Apple would exchange for ?

A forum search will reveal that several people have reported this and have gotten a replacement.
You can make an appointment at the Genius Bar and they will let you know if they can give a replacement.

What happen with my iPhone 5 on the screen. Like a digital dust

Hello! Can you help me?
My friend bought me the phone in New York two weeks ago. On the second day of using the on-screen there are many points similar to dust. small dots of red and blue color. I do not understand why.Can be reason-because I was talking on the street. phone froze. and my face touching the phone creates condensation? I can to upload pic of my screen. Sorry for my English.

Perform a Reset... Try again...
Reset ( No Data will be Lost )
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

Living In A Dust Bowl

I really don't know if I'm posting in the correct forum,,,, sorry if I'm not...
We live in Baja California Sur, Mexico..... Our town is a very small fishing village and all of our streets, (all 10 of them), are dirt. So,, you can just image what we live with dust wise..... I have to open up our 36" Sony once a year and blow / brush out the accumulation of fine silty dust along with other "stuff" to keep it happy.
My question is.... We have a relative new iMac 24" Aluminum Intel Core Duo 2.6 Ghz and it is was purchased November 2007. Should I take the back panel off and "dust" the old boy out??? If so, how do I remove the back.....?? I'm a retired American Honda Mechanical Engineer so I kinda know my way around some stuff. It would be nice to know if there are any little secrets to it? Shoot, I recently had to "carefully dissect" my little Mighty Mouse and clean the dust off the tiny little magnetic rollers so it would start scrolling up and down again....
Any suggestions would be appreceated. I just don't want this iMac to take a dump on us. It is an important part of our lives down here.
Hey,,,, How do I tell what "G" it is??? Or is it just an iMac "plain vanilla"....? S/N W874202KX8A
Thanks

The "G" designation stopped when Apple started using Intel chips. Now they go more by the year they were released, often with whether it was "early" or "late" in the year. For example, "Early 2009" for the current models. Kind of boring, I know...
This web site has a good listing of all the models and configurations.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html
There are quite a few online references (and probably YouTube videos) for taking apart the aluminum iMacs. Doing so goes beyond normal +user access+, so I'm not sure how much detail the forum moderators will allow directly in the forum. I've taken apart earlier Macs, but not my Intel iMac (not yet anyways).

What is the best way to clean dust from unibody MacBook?

I have the aluminum late 2008 MacBook (basically like the pro, except not). I've realized that I keep finding myself in dusty situations, and while I don't think it's affected my MacBook too much, I think a basic clean is in order.
Anyone know the best method? I've done a bit of browsing and it seems that my options include using a compressed air can, vacuum, moist dust cloth, and even opening it up and shaking. They've all been heavily disputed. I suppose I'll recieve a debate of that sort here, but perhaps we can reach a majority of votes toward one or the other?
Or perhaps, does anyone know if Apple provides some kind of MacBook cleaning service or if computer repair companies would do this? I don't know if that's too drastic...

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I have the same case with you an iPad Air in dead pixel or speckle silver dust on screen. It is been 3 months I bought in Avant Abenson in Greenbelt Makati Philippines. Today I decided to change my screen protector film but the speckle dust on the screen

Speckles dust on the screen and it cannot be removed today when I decided to change the screen protector film and noticed is not my fault it is a factory defect on screen it is either dead pixel or speckle dust on screen they are so many said and experience I have read. So I need the replacement a new one for that dismayed screen on my iPad Air. I bought this 3 months ago in Avant Abenson at Greenbelt Makati Philippines. I need the replacement for tomorrow I will go to the store I bought. I love apple products but they need to replace and make go round to improve some defects and cannot be more escalate with this issue of the many of patronizing your products. It is sometimes irritating to the eyes and seen dirt on the screen. Thank you apple customer service to bringing up my complaints and a replacement for tomorrow's to inform the store I bought and advise them here in the Philippines to facilitate in regards to this matter.

I wanted to buy an ipad air to replace my ipad 2 but the one I wanted was (luckily) sold out.
Yesterday I tested the air from a collegue and I noticed the screen was SUBSTANTIALLY less sensitive than the screen of my ipad 2 when using my stylus.
I use Stylus R US especially for I annotate and with the air this did not work well at all... Half of the time there was no contact registered so underying certain parts of the text was a disaster...
Just working with the finger all whent OK... Just fear that another app I use a lot (notes +) will have same problem.
On the Ipad 4 also retina all goes *** smooth as on my ipad 2...
Is this a fault of a specific ipad air series? Or is this normal?? If it is I think this is truelly a huge flaw and I cannot see how not manny people using the ipad for notetaking etc did not notice this...

Dust inside Screen, any experiences (and my story)?

I have a late 06 17" MBP that has exhibited dust inside the screen for about 6 months now. I haven't had a good time to take it into the apple store until yesterday (since I knew it would have to be sent off and I'd be without for a week or so). I know its dust and not dead pixels because of the fact that when it first happened, if I closed the screen and walked around with it in my bag, the spots would have moved when I reopened, some would appear farther up the screen, some closer to the bottom, and maybe sometimes 1 or 2 of them would disappear. All in all when I took it in, I had about 20 or so spots that make looking for dust in my Canon 1Ds pics, a frustrating practice at best.
So anyway, I make an appointment and speak to a Genius, he sees the issue clearly, and of course says he'll have to send it off, but tells me that they may not cover this and call me with a quote to replace the screen, but he'll write it up as if its covered and see if they come back with something different.
What I don't get is how this could not be covered. I've owned several laptops, for years, 2 dells, an IBM, a 17" sony vaio, 2 gateways, a toshiba, etc, etc, etc, pretty much all laptops for the past 10 years in my house. NONE of these have ever done this, all obviously in the same environment. How could this not be a defect thats covered under my apple care agreement (expires 1 year from this December)? But I'm getting ahead of myself, as far as I know at this time, it will be covered, but I will keep this thread up to date.
Here is what the Genius wrote down for my order:
A. Customer Issue(s): Small dark spots at the bottom middle of screen
B. Steps to Reproduce: Verified at the bar
C. Troubleshooting: N/A
D. Time to failure: N/A
E. Unsuccessful Fixes Attempted: N/A
F. Cosmetic Condition at Genius Bar: Slight dent on back left corner and screen does not sit flush
G. CS Code Number: N/A
H. Configuration: MBPRO 17/2.33/2G/160/256VRAM/SD-DL (even though I have 3gb in it, but not from the store that way)
I. Password: N/A
J. UserName: N/A
K. Known Liquid Damage(Y/N): None evident
L. Other Notes: N/A
I know I've seen other posts about this dust inside screen issue, has anyone ever been denied a repair for this while under warranty?
And one more question, apparently these LCD units are not factory sealed? If this dust came from my environment, and did not originate from within the panel (thus not covered), is there anyway (if it comes back not fixed) that this could be cleaned out? I mean if it gets in there, there has to be a way to get it out right? I hope to write back soon with good news that its all covered, but just in case I might as well start looking at options, (geeze I'm such a pessimist)
I'd love to hear if anyone has any similar stories.
Thanks!

That seems logical. If there is some small opening in the bottom to allow air to get inbetween the top and a lower layer inside the lcd panel, then it might not be possible to open it up to clean it out. I'm hoping that if its not fixed by apple, that there might be a way to do just that, regardless or risk of breaking the display. If I did break the display, I'd have to buy a new one, and if they don't fix it I'll have to buy a new one, so either way... I might just have to be the first to try such a thing, who knows, might be able to fix it myself...
And as far as being negative, no worries, I'm negative enough for all of us, or should I say scared my favorite laptop ever (and most expensive) won't be fixed...

Macbook Pro 13 (mid-2009) dust behind glass

Hi there,
I bought my MBP 13 just 2 weeks ago and while cleaning the glass panel today I discovered dust behind the glass. So there is dust between glass and LCD.
Is this normal? Should I be worried? Should I return my MBP? I mean if it is a common problem I might keep it...
Best wishes.

No I did not personally upgrade the componments. I bought the standard 2.26 13" model with the extra ram and HD space, as a student I got it at a fair price. So it was already assembled when it got to me.

One of the key on my macbook pro is not working properly, can it be fixed by a cleaning spray or something. there is lot of dust in where I live and thought that might be the culprit. thanks Jason

one of the key on my macbook pro is not working properly, can it be fixed by a cleaning spray or something. there is lot of dust in where I live and thought that might be the culprit. thanks Jason

Don't use any cleaning spray. Wipe with a moist but not wet microfiber cloth.
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