Dust Inside

[smitty0312]

What is the best way to clean inside of computer tower? I,m going to take of outside cover. What precautions should I take? Is can air a good option? Thanks Smitty

 

[Kornowski]

Yeah, using a can of compressed air is a good way of doing it!

Whatever you do, don't use a hoover!

 

[Itanda]

I agree with Kornowski

 

[porterjw]

Compressed air FTW! Less than $4 at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.

 

[Kesava]

I use a vacuum cleaner. but you shouldnt. static.

 

[brian]

yeah, trust me. If you start cleaning with compressed air often, its cheeper to buy a air compressor. plus you get accessories with it

 

[Kesava]

yeah trust me if you start doing this often, its cheeper to get a air compressor plus you get accessories with it

took me a while to understand what you mean. but i did in the end.

 

[Vizy]

Compressed air FTW! Less than $4 at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.

hey is $10 for 3 cans a good deal...its time for me to stock up

 

[brian]

took me a while to understand what you mean. but i did in the end.

lol! fixed... i hope

 

[Kesava]

will a vacuum hurt anything if it doesnt touch anything inside?

 

[brian]

i dont think. even if it touches something i mean its plastic

 

[Kesava]

so how does it cause problems?

 

[PabloTeK]

A vacuum creates a lot of static, if you have a Dyson for example, touching the bottom of the cylinder when it's on will give you a shock! Use compressed air.

 

[brian]

oh never knew that

 

[voyagerfan99]

hey is $10 for 3 cans a good deal...its time for me to stock up

Very good deal. Right now a single can at Staples is $8.

 

[porterjw]

hey is $10 for 3 cans a good deal...its time for me to stock up

I'd buy it!

yeah, trust me. If you start cleaning with compressed air often, its cheeper to buy a air compressor. plus you get accessories with it

Heh...When I was in Culinary School, one of my Instructors asked me to look at the class computer because it was running slow and shutting down. The software checked out OK, so I opened the case and sure enough everything was caked (not a light coat, caked) in dust. I started removing the PCI cards and blowing on them to remove it and after the first one, he said 'There's gotta be a better way', to which my response was 'Canned air'. Now, it was the morning shift of classes and there was no way he or I was going to leave to get some. Right at that moment we hear 'PSSSHT...one of the other students was using the air hose that we used to clean up flour with. Both our eyes lit up I unplugged all the cables and we brought it to the outside patio and let loose. There was a cloud that hung there for literally about 90 seconds. When he learned how 'fun' it was to de-dust a case, he did it once a week.

 

[LCS/drummer]

haha, thats funny. thats really funny.

see how fun computers are!

 

[Instinct5]

hahaha psshhhhhht thats only a good sound witha beer can