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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1022823 United States 07/06/2010 09:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Hey, guess what, your computer (desktop) has a cooling fan... it's designed to cool your computer; cause when the electronics overheat they don't work. Now every after about 1 year that fan has sucked a whole lot of dust filled air across your monther board, and wow the entire thing is covered. FIX. Disconnect all the wires. Take the CPU unit out into your garage, and open cover. Every case is different so figure it out. Blow all the dust out with compressed air! You can buy it in the can at a computer store if you don't own a compressor. Put everything back together. JOB DONE IN 10 MINUTES. SAVED $200 - $350 Repair Bill (Yea, they'd never admit it was this easy, and would dick around with your machine in a back room for hours -- just so you wont bitch about the bill. HA HA)

Anonymous Coward User ID: 974569 United States 07/06/2010 09:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Actually the post title should be. 80% of Computer Hardware Problems Prevented with a can of air.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026821 United States 07/06/2010 09:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. If you have pets or are on a dirt road you should do this about every two months. also roaches and mice love electronics
Dr. House User ID: 717743 United States 07/06/2010 09:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Hey, guess what, your computer (desktop) has a cooling fan... it's designed to cool your computer; cause when the electronics overheat they don't work. Now every after about 1 year that fan has sucked a whole lot of dust filled air across your monther board, and wow the entire thing is covered. FIX. Disconnect all the wires. Take the CPU unit out into your garage, and open cover. Every case is different so figure it out. Blow all the dust out with compressed air! You can buy it in the can at a computer store if you don't own a compressor. Put everything back together. JOB DONE IN 10 MINUTES. SAVED $200 - $350 Repair Bill (Yea, they'd never admit it was this easy, and would dick around with your machine in a back room for hours -- just so you wont bitch about the bill. HA HA) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1022823 I'm frelled, I only have a car port. Sinkhole list: Thread: Sinkholes Updated 28 Dec 2010 find a sinkhole, add it to this thread, please. "Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15, NKJV).
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1020360 United States 07/06/2010 09:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. This should be done at least twice a year. Take your pc outside and spray it thoroughly.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 976618 United States 07/06/2010 09:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. So true! I live near a dusty airfield....I have to clean these systems out on a monthly basis. I finally bought a very low-power air compressor because canned air was getting a little too pricey!
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026805 Switzerland 07/06/2010 09:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. actually, i use the vacuum cleaner whenever it acts up. every couple of months, something starts clicking inside (it's not the drives, they are fine). i think it's the video card. i vacuum up the fans and on the top of the video card (sometimes i remove it and give a good clenaing). power the computer back up, and the problems are gone. you don't need a can or air, or to take the computer out to the garage... just vaccum that shit up. just be careful with any static electricity. puters don't like that at all.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026943 United States 07/06/2010 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. You can use it to clean your ass out also. 2 for the price of 1.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1023747 Australia 07/06/2010 09:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. I spray mine with isopropyl and blow it out its like it just came out of the factory.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026853 Germany 07/06/2010 09:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. actually, i use the vacuum cleaner whenever it acts up. every couple of months, something starts clicking inside (it's not the drives, they are fine). i think it's the video card. i vacuum up the fans and on the top of the video card (sometimes i remove it and give a good clenaing). power the computer back up, and the problems are gone. you don't need a can or air, or to take the computer out to the garage... just vaccum that shit up. just be careful with any static electricity. puters don't like that at all. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1026805 NOT good, turning fans that are switched off can destroy them.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026957 United States 07/06/2010 09:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Thank you for the great info OP.....hope you have a wonderful day!

Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026943 United States 07/06/2010 10:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. I spray mine with isopropyl and blow it out its like it just came out of the factory. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1023747 The womb.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1005155 United Kingdom 07/06/2010 10:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Always use canned air. NEVER blow into your computer. The moisture from your breath can damage the circuitry something fierce.
JF Priest User ID: 949374 United States 07/06/2010 10:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. It Only Hurts If You Care...
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1007216 United States 07/06/2010 10:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. This is true. I fixed a computer that would keep restarting after power on (it wouldn't get that far past POST). Opened the case, saw that the heatsink fan on the CPU had a thick layer of dust, thick like the lint on a clothes dryer filter. The dust was probably causing the CPU to overheat, because the computer worked fine after I blew the dust out.
Hickory User ID: 974021 United States 07/06/2010 10:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Actually the post title should be. 80% of Computer Hardware Problems Prevented with a can of air. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 974569 Your not kidding. Blew the dust out of my computer last week. Their was a lot. You have one life. Live it. You have one voice, use it. You have one :Hickory-1:
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026311 Australia 07/06/2010 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Hey, guess what, your computer (desktop) has a cooling fan... it's designed to cool your computer; cause when the electronics overheat they don't work. Now every after about 1 year that fan has sucked a whole lot of dust filled air across your monther board, and wow the entire thing is covered. FIX. Disconnect all the wires. Take the CPU unit out into your garage, and open cover. Every case is different so figure it out. Blow all the dust out with compressed air! You can buy it in the can at a computer store if you don't own a compressor. Put everything back together. JOB DONE IN 10 MINUTES. SAVED $200 - $350 Repair Bill (Yea, they'd never admit it was this easy, and would dick around with your machine in a back room for hours -- just so you wont bitch about the bill. HA HA) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1022823 thanks for the info OP.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026969 United States 07/06/2010 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. [link to www.tigerdirect.com] If you do alot of maintenance for friends and family, this will save you money over buying canned air.
Johnny Drama User ID: 757124 United States 07/06/2010 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Always use canned air. NEVER blow into your computer. The moisture from your breath can damage the circuitry something fierce. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1005155 What about using an actual compressor? I imagine the canned air may be moisture free but my compressor probably isn't.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 782009 United States 07/06/2010 10:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. I have fixed many, many computers and the problem was NEVER fixed with a can of air. LOL. More like hours and hours of fixing software damage done by tards and their tardlings. The easy ones were bad hardware.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 782009 United States 07/06/2010 10:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Moisture from your breath is insignificant and evaporates almost immediately. Air from a compressor usually has oil in it.

TCS User ID: 1026904 Canada 07/06/2010 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. GOOD ADVICE, OP. HERE'S SOME MORE... OFF THE TOP OF MY (GEEKY) HEAD: DO NOT INSTALL A CHEAP POWER SUPPLY INTO YOUR COMPUTER CASE AS THESE CAN CAUSE FIRES VERY EASILY. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE OF THE QUALITY OF YOUR POWER SUPPLY, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER TURNED ON UNATTENDED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. MAKE SURE NOT TO PLACE YOUR COMPUTER CASE IN A CONFINED AREA - IT NEEDS TO BREATH AND HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE TO VENT ITS EXHAUST. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR IMPORTANT DATA BECAUSE HARD DRIVES DIE ON A CONSISTENT BASES. AN EXTERIOR HARD DRIVE OF 1 TERABYTE CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LESS THAN $70 ON SOME ONLINE COMPUTER STORES. DO NOT PLACE YOUR LAPTOP ON YOUR BED BECAUSE THE VENTS MAY BECOME CLOGGED AND IT WILL OVERHEAT AND SHORTEN OR EVEN KILL YOUR COMPUTER OUTRIGHT.
TCS User ID: 1026904 Canada 07/06/2010 10:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. [link to www.tigerdirect.com] If you do alot of maintenance for friends and family, this will save you money over buying canned air. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1026969 Oh, cool! Gotta get me one of those!!
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1007216 United States 07/06/2010 10:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Do not insert cards into the PCI slots while the computer is on. Sparks will fly.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1026904 Canada 07/06/2010 10:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Do not insert cards into the PCI slots while the computer is on. Sparks will fly. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1007216 And you would know this because...
Returner User ID: 997 United States 07/06/2010 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. Do not keep gerbils or other small rodents inside the case of your PC.

tkwasny User ID: 1026998 United States 07/06/2010 10:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: 80% of Computer Hardware Problems fixed with can of air. I spray mine with isopropyl and blow it out its like it just came out of the factory. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1023747 Use 100% isopropyl only. You can get it in the auto fluids section of any big chain. Be sure it's not methyl (this will destroy the MB) Best bet is to buy the attachment kit available from harbor freight tools that lets you hook up any vacuum cleaner to clean out everything far better then pushing it around (like lodged under a chip, between the pins). Follow standard anti-static precautions at all times. Advanced elctr. tech since '71. I've learned.
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