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Thread ID: 66065 2006-02-09 11:55:00 How should I clean the inside of my pc? meg_h_nz (6960) Press F1
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428858 2006-02-09 22:28:00 Just to add another opinion : if you have an electric hand held leaf blower, plug it in, take off the case, take the PC outside and let her rip! Yes it works - we've done it hundreds (no exaggeration, it's what we do) of times without a single failure. Much less chance of touching anything and provided all the components are secure it is a much faster and easier way of doing it, plus it dislodges all the dust etc from all the corners and all surfaces. It works like a charm - what might start out as a 15-20 minute job only takes about 2 minutes. As the other posters have mentioned, still use a brush to brush out the vents beforehand and use a pencil to stop the fans spinning out of control....too easy!
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andrew93 (249)
428859 2006-02-10 07:57:00 Anything that FoxyMX says has got to be worth its weight in gold. Additionally I looked at my AZZ Cardfile and Thread 63327 covered the same subject so may be worth a look at.

I have had my new PC, for I guess, a year now, to must start thinking along those lines.
Misty :(
Misty (368)
428860 2006-02-10 08:00:00 You should have seen my brothers PC and keyboard. Cobwebs, dead spiders, (no roachses thankfully), lots of dust and plenty of flour and grease.
He's a baker...
bob_doe_nz (92)
428861 2006-02-10 09:48:00 I take mine to work, wipe off the hard drives & cover with rags, then give the rest 110psi airline treatment, it's worked fine for years & only takes a few seconds to clean. You should see what comes out of the power supplies Phil B (648)
428862 2006-02-10 09:56:00 1) take all covers off
2) place in dishwasher
3) be careful to use a cold cycle
4) dry for a good solid week.....

P.S. this is a joke, although I've heard of someone who cleaned their laptop bag with soap and water ......... laptop still inside.
gibler (49)
428863 2006-02-10 12:36:00 P.S. this is a joke, although I've heard of someone who cleaned their laptop bag with soap and water ......... laptop still inside.
One of my friends did a similar thing, but by accident. He had a "waterproof" laptop bag & went out in our great southern weather. Turns out the bag couldn't stand up to southern storm. The water could get in, but not out :lol: :D
He had to leave the laptop to dry for a long time, but it still worked when he turned it on & was surely very clean inside :lol:
Greven (91)
428864 2006-02-10 13:14:00 When I worked for the county we just used a small air compressor so yours should be fine. Ive cleaned over 50 computers out with that(yearly dusting). Also in the classroom we usualy use compress air in the can w/ the nozzle on of course. mymoogoescow (9514)
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