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1478906 2021-07-27 12:06:00 I have a problem with small ants in my Dell Inspiron 17.
Every so often a small ant will emerge from the keyboard and bite a finger. I should probably open it up and get rid of them, but maybe I could spray insecticide through the vents while it is running. Maybe it would catch fire, or damage something? They are minute ants, bite like hell! I wonder if they are eating something in there?
mzee (3324)
1478907 2021-07-27 21:45:00 You need to kill them.
Anything that kills them could be bad for electronics , I killed my home PC when I sprayed the ants nest inside it .

You could try wrapping it & putting it in the fridge for a week (not the freezer) .Ants dont like the cold .
Will be some risk in anything you try.
1101 (13337)
1478908 2021-07-27 21:55:00 I have a problem with small ants in my Dell Inspiron 17.
maybe I could spray insecticide through the vents while it is running.
Hell no! You'll short it out!
Take it apart...
piroska (17583)
1478909 2021-07-28 01:16:00 ants nest tend to corrode the living hell out of electronics. so i would hurry up and kill them.
you will need to open it up to clean it out.

make sure you open it up in a space where you an contain the ants and kill them. otherwise they will just relocate.
tweak'e (69)
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