Just thought I'd remind the NPN community to take off the cover to your desktops and clean the insides out every now and then. My computer had been acting up for awhile, and yesterday it finally wouldn't boot. Did a google search and popped open the hood and there was 2 1/2 years of dust inside. You know it's bad when the heat sync is completely caked over with dust... anyways, 2 hours and lots of coughing later, my computer was up and running without a problem.
Hmmm. Considering the cat that sits at my elbow most of the time, good advice!
Hairballs will will do the same thing to a computer they wil do to cat
Excess heat will kill a computer, so Luke's advice is most sound. I open both my boxes every couple of months and clone out the dust bunnies. Be sure to blow the dust from CPU cooler and power supply fans, as well. Another step to take is to be sure your machine(s) have plenty of ventilation space.
Cheers,
--P
Posted by Scott Fricke on May 12, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Hmmm. Considering the cat that sits at my elbow most of the time, good advice!
Haha! same thing here Hank. Just last week I took a vacuum cleaner to my laptop keyboard. As I ran the nozzle over the keys it looked like the keyboard was instantly growing hair. I was extracting hair for about 15 minutes.
Sound advice Luke, I have had to do the same before.
When I built a rig last year for photo and video editing, I picked a case that had removable screens on the front fans (Antec 1200 if anyone's curious). It's disturbing how much dust collects on those screens... I'm cleaning them once a month.
Preston - I think you've been spending too much time in Photoshop... slowly step away from the computer ...
Is there a support group, David? "Hello my name is [insert your name here], and I am a Photo Shop-aholic"
There is one thing I'd like to add. If you are using canned air or a vacuum to remove dust, be sure your machine is electrically grounded; especially on a cool and dry day. The moving air can create a static charge that can fry components. Be sure to ground yourself to the case, as well.
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Hairballs will will do the same thing to a computer they wil do to cat
Excess heat will kill a computer, so Luke's advice is most sound. I open both my boxes every couple of months and clone out the dust bunnies. Be sure to blow the dust from CPU cooler and power supply fans, as well. Another step to take is to be sure your machine(s) have plenty of ventilation space.
Cheers,
--P
Haha! same thing here Hank. Just last week I took a vacuum cleaner to my laptop keyboard. As I ran the nozzle over the keys it looked like the keyboard was instantly growing hair. I was extracting hair for about 15 minutes.
Sound advice Luke, I have had to do the same before.
Folks, be sure to check out that "clean your display" link.
Preston - I think you've been spending too much time in Photoshop... slowly step away from the computer ...
The bunnies have all migrated to my wife's PC...
Is there a support group, David? "Hello my name is [insert your name here], and I am a Photo Shop-aholic"
There is one thing I'd like to add. If you are using canned air or a vacuum to remove dust, be sure your machine is electrically grounded; especially on a cool and dry day. The moving air can create a static charge that can fry components. Be sure to ground yourself to the case, as well.
--P
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