Cleaning your computer

[Storm_Shadow]

Electric leaf blower on low.

[Cain]

I take mine on the front porch and hit it with my electric leaf blower....

It is fantastic !!

[Apache Warrior]

See Apache's post above.
Apache

[Sirex]

if you dont have a leaf blower, but do have a kirby vacuum cleaner, put that thing onto blow...

I did that with mine months back and it put any leaf blower to shame, and my machine looked new again from 1/2 a second of air.

[ViTO]

A quick suggestion !!!


Before you put it all back together, cut out some of that AC Filter Material and place in on the fan intake.
You will see the build-up occur quickly. I normally just hit them with the dust buster.

It will DRAMATICALLY cut down the amount of dust and costs pennies.
Makes cleaning a breeze later on.

Ounce of prevention ya know.

[tupinambis]

Be careful using compressed air !!! We are talking in most instances 120lb per sq. inch, and that can damage a sensitive mainboard's components.

A good compressor has adjustments to allow for this to be set lower. I use one daily on PC's at work and they all work 100% after being blown out. Now I set the compressor to 60 psi and keep a good 9-12 inches from the components, but it really gets the job done. Also you can equip your compressor with a moisture trap and that will catch about 99.9% of the water that could be an issue. With this installed and using as directed, it makes more sense to use the compressor than to use a can of air. Cheaper in the long run too and has many more uses.

[drunken_chef]

i wanted to add this thought. resist the urge to spin your fans with the air stream. it creates EMF that can damage your motherboard if they are plugged in there. stick a q-tip through the fan to stop the blades from moving.