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| 514787 | 2007-01-11 02:56:00 | I am having problems with dust in my computer. I have my computer on for several hours a day, and I think that it is overheating, and when I took the case of my PC, I discovered that there was a lot of dust inside, especially on the fans. Does anybody know what I can do about the dust, or if there are any solutions? If you do, please let me know. Thanks. :) | nstrange (11757) | ||
| 514788 | 2007-01-11 03:15:00 | first of all clean the dust off, exspecialy out of the heatsinks. to keep it dust free try to keep it off the floor. the other thing is to get a case that has a filter (or fit a filter to your own case). however most of the stupitly basic ones they have need constant cleaning otherwise you get no air flow. if you fit your own filter you need an easy way to get it out for cleaning. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 514789 | 2007-01-11 03:18:00 | The official way to get the dust out is with a can of compressed air - but that is expensive. I have used an artist's brush to dislodge the dust. A good idea I saw today was a garden sprayer (obviously with no moisture in it!!). What ever you do, do not touch the end of a vacuum cleaner on any components - static electricity is a killer! |
johnd (85) | ||
| 514790 | 2007-01-11 03:26:00 | If you are going to use a brush, make sure it's a natural fibre brush, not a nylon one, for the same static reasons. I used to have a small electric air compressor, was great for bowing dust out (less than a hundy on Trademe, cheaper than 4 cans of air) |
trig42 (11325) | ||
| 514791 | 2007-01-11 04:17:00 | A vacuum cleaner is better, never had any static problems. It is far better to brush the dust off and suck it out rather than just blowing it around, compressed air can force dirt and dust into nooks and crannies, and cause damage, especially bearings. If one is concerned about static, then earth the metal end of the hose. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 514792 | 2007-01-11 04:25:00 | I use CO2 Pallets. Great fun :D With that I dropped 6degrees off a gfx card (you do not want to see how much dust was in there I can't believe the fan was still moving) and 3degrees of the CPU. |
trinsic (6945) | ||
| 514793 | 2007-01-11 04:42:00 | They all suck dust to a certain extnet, filters or not. Keeping it up rather than on the floor helps. I use a natural bristle small paintbrush, tilt it down and brush, all the fluff and cat hair falls on the floor. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 514794 | 2007-01-11 05:10:00 | Go outside and dust it first! I was fixing a computer for a friend and decided to give it a quick clean while I had the side off . Quite a bit of dust/debris inside and it was blown out into the room and carpet . Few days later the freshly hatched fleas started biting . . . :xmouth: Mind you, the OS was full of "fleas" too so that should of warned me . :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 514795 | 2007-01-11 07:25:00 | You could vaccuum the carpet more often, especially around the computer desk. PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 514796 | 2007-01-11 09:01:00 | Vaccuming the carpet isn't probably going to do much, as most of the dust is taken by intake fans. I've always used vaccum (with the brush or flat head) to clean my computer. Never head a problem. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
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