Yeah I had a PC like that once. It was an old compaq and when I took off the cover it had a dust packed in so hard that it was in the shape of the cover, you could not see any electronics at all, just the top of the power supply and CD drive. It had been sitting for years in the security dept. of a mariot hotel.
James ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 9:22 AM Subject: RE: OT: Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide When I first started working at this branch of the ASPCA, we were an HP-UX shop. We had one HP workstation feeding a couple dozen EnVizex smart terminals. The "base" of the smart terminals were about 2" deep and were on the floor. (We had been a part of the University of Illinois College of Vet Med, and folks brought in their dogs.) One day I received a big box of RAM modules and was sent to install them. Some of these were a complete solid mass of highly compressed dust bunnies in a dog hair matrix. You could not see the mother board without extensive digging! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> wrote on 11/20/2009 08:10:35 AM: > Interesting timing. > > I finished my basement a couple of years back, and my computer rack > is down there. It ran the entire time there time we cut framing, > insulated sheetrocked, drywall sanded, spray-primered & painted, cut > finish carpentry, sanded the finish carpentry, etc. > > I had some plastic taped across the area to cut the particle count > to that area somewhat, but over nine months, "dirt happens". > > I decommissioned the servers a few months back and set them aside > (noting they were "a little dusty". One of them, a Dell 2U 2950(?) > that had previously been my exchange server I opted to resurrect to > do some OpenFiler iSCSI SAN testing. > > I opened it up and was _AMAZED_ that thing was still working. I > tried to use my rechargeable hand-vac on it. no deal. too many nooks > and crannies. I finally took it outside and simply dumped what > turned out to be a good sized PILE of dirt and sawdust out of that > thing. I then took my air compressor and removed all the drives, > memory, CPU's, power supplies, fan assemblies, etc.. and blew them > all out individually. > > I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say a couple of POUNDS of crap > came out of that box. Especially the power supplies with their > separate fans that sucked all that junk in to them. How they didn't > overheat or short out is beyond me. > > A real testament to the build quality of that vintage Dell gear. > Older Compaq stuff was like that too. actually I have a 12-drive > Compaq array that was in that same rack.. if I ever decide to power > that back up, I'll have to take pics when I clean it out first. > > -sc > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[email protected] > > wrote: > Blecch!! Mice in the printer power supply! > > Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide o The Register > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/13/ventblockers/print.html > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > -- > Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that > can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
