You wouldn't believe how filthy some peoples computers are. I have been saving photos of dusty computers..... I think one day I'll post them all up.
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Who cleans computers? The only time I ever blow mine out is when I open it up to put in a board or such.Quote:
Originally Posted by WNYresident
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I do... a lot of people do. They act as dust collectors.Quote:
Originally Posted by BorderBob
As long as you don't find any year old Chinese food way in the back, you'll be ok ;)
If that computer is looking for a date, I've got a baseboard that has similar features.
You dare call that filthy? I recently serviced a P2 box someone had bought new. Total times opened 0. Problem: Wouldn't power up. Solution: remove 4inches of dust off CPU Fan Heatsink stack, remove glorp from PSU. Replace PSU, shop-vac bench area, floor, everything. End: Impression of Bigfoot ended by removing articles of clothing and being forced to shower to remove glorp covering self.Quote:
Originally Posted by WNYresident
Almost as good as the "My Computer acts weird, Help!" to find issue - 19,000+ Read Errors on S.M.A.R.T. tag of HDD.
Oh the fun.
Yum. :eek:
And how many people actually do that? Or, knew that they should?Quote:
Originally Posted by BorderBob
Should we?
I clean mine every couple months
more frequently in the summer, especially in my new (to me) house since the pc is upstairs and I don't have central AC yet
if I don't keep the cpu heatsink clean my temperature alarm will go off while playing games
Thats nothing the place I work at used to be a foundry and has a lot of black dust. One day I had to open up a server that we had running for years and found about a inch of black dirt in the case and on the mother and daughter boards.
Tell me how I should clean my pc. I have had the side open when I first got my tower last year because I had some problem. The Gateway tech walked me through what needed to be done. But I don't know much about cleaning it. Should I vacuum it or use an air blower?
We have a medium-hair cat, so I only have to clean the computer on the days that end in 'Y'
I clean the outside but I dont take it apart and clean the inside. I didn't even think too. I hope I get the outside before i have to worry about the inside. I am always afraid if I let the back get to duty and filled with dog hair that it's a fire hazard.