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How do I reduce overheating?

My screen very briefly turns to static when the computer must do high speed or complex computing - eg adjusting a photo in iPhoto

I'm told this is over heating. How do I open it to dust it out?

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ID your mac

http://www.ifixit.com/Info/ID-your-Mac/7...and follow the guide. Besides dusting the board and fan if it's a 3yr old machine you may want to remove and replace/refresh the thermal paste.

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