At 2:00 PM -0500 4/5/2011, william wrote:
On 05 Apr 2011, at 09.11, Melvyn & Edith Halbert wrote:
Before you start taking your iMac apart, be sure to vacuum out all
external air-circulation vents, particularly the circular inlet on
the rear under the support arm.
How happy i would be if that turned out to be the problem! It
occurred to me that before i grab the ShopVac i should ask is that
literally what you mean? Or are you thinking of one of those tiny
vacuums just for computers?
Any high powered suckolux will do just fine. The idea is to rip the
dust out. I actually prefer a good shop vac, with a thin wand, over
those silly wimpy "made for computers" gizmos.
The only concern with using such is the static charge it can deliver
to the electronics. No big deal when the machine is closed up, shut
down, and still plugged in -- it's well grounded and you're not going
to be sticking your ungrounded fingers therein. But if the machine
is open, please make sure things are properly grounded and be sure to
ground yourself *BEFORE* stickin your fingers in!
- Dan.
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