Ann wrote: > Hi guys, > > Confession time! For months my PC has been without one of the side > panels cos I was too lazy to put it back on when I was twiddling with > the innards. I am not fond of housework so there is a fair quantity > of dust residing on top of everything, and as my cat likes to sit > beside me when I am on the PC, there are more than a few cat hairs in > there too. I am amazed that the PC still works, to be honest! > > I noticed this morning that PC World has opened a branch near me so I > popped in looking for a little vacuum cleaner to clean my PC. I am > sure you used to be able to get such things but all I got was blank > looks. One chap told me, however, that I could use an ordinary Hoover > to do the job. I had already considered this but thought it might be > a bit risky. > > Can any kind soul tell me if it is OK to use an ordinary vacuum (I > have a Dyson) to clean inside my PC or should I get in there with a > small paint brush and sweep the stuff out? > Or should I just turn the unit round the other way so that I don't > see the dust anymore? > Ann
I fiddle with a lot of peoples pc's. On more that one occasion an intermittent blue screen of death have been caused by overheating, due build up ud dust round fans / heat sinks, especially those on graphic cards and processors. I am fortamate in having an elderly Electrolux "Dolphin" vaccum cleaner, where you can sitck the pipe on the air outlet. In this mode, with the long flute attachment I blow tons of dust out of pc's sent to me for "repair". -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest / Barge Maurice A (in the pipeline) TNC...Gorn west... http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
