I've opened the case of my desktop and used the reverse setting on the vacuum
to blow out all of the dust and dog hair, etc. Worked like a charm.
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From: Theresa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:50 am
Subject: RE: [A-1-Computer_Tech] RE: EMILE - vacuum to clean?
>
> My personal advice is to do it and do it often. Neglecting to
> clean
> out the inside of my computer was one of the things that kept my
> merry-go-round of computer problems going earlier this year. My
> machine got too hot, and I blew some capacitators on the mother
> board. There's a possibility it might be fixable, but not until
> I
> can get the cash money to do so.
>
> And don't count on the technicians to do so. A few years ago when
> I
> had problems, they did some minor cleaning for me while they had
> it. I thought it was something nice they did regularly - this
> time
> they didn't do it, or say anything about it, so I assumed...very
> wrongly, as it turned out. When I asked about it upon turning it
> in,
> "oh, we charge to do that," so a simple two minute wipe-out cost
> $$. I'm not saying I wanted a deep cleaning or anything like
> that,
> but it would have been nice if one of them had said something!
>
> Theresa
>
> At 11:48 PM 9/18/2006, you wrote:
> >Thanks CJ, I might get brave enough to try.
> >
> >Debbie
> >
> > _____
> >
> >From: CJ
> >
> >I've blown out my desktop with the vacuum reversed - no problems
> to date
> >(knock on wood). P.S. I did it months ago. :-)
> >
> >_____
> >
> >From:] On Behalf Of Debbie Shannon
> >
> >Hi Emile,
> >
> >Can I do the same for the inside of my desktop pc? Or would
> reversing the
> >vacuum hose be a bit too much force for the inside of a desktop
> pc? I have
> >used the vacuum, very gently, but not reversed, to get the worst
> of the cat
> >hair and dust out but there is still quite a bit that I cannot
> get out of my
> >fans.
> >
> >Thanks, Debbie
> >
> >_____
> >
> >From: <mailto:emifra%40aol.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:emifra%40aol.com>>
> >Got no air bomb? You can try the vacuum. Try reversing the hose
> >so it blows out. Get the nozzle right up to the vents on the PC then
> >reverse the hose again and try sucking. Might be enough.
> >
> >Emile
> >
> >
> >
> >.
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