Lets start with a spring clean!

Spring is here!

... no doubt the other half is running around trying to clean the house in time for easter, fluffy bunnies and daffodils.

But is your computer clean?

No I am not talking about porn, what i am talking about is dust build up which can cause computer overheating and ultimately computer failure.

Its amazing how many computers we get in for repair that have died due to overheating. Most users dont think to check the computer for dust build up, and if the computer is in one place for any length of time, it will collect dirt. Imagine your television at home, an electric device which creates a static charge, and how much dust and dirt the screen collects in the space of a week. A computer is just the same although unlike a television the dust doesnt disperse when the power is shut off. Dirt will collect around heat sensitive parts such as fans and heatsinks. Over time this build up can block the fins restricting airflow and thus causing overheating and data errors (crashes, disk corruption and blue screens).

And if it isnt, whats the worst could happen?

Ultimately, cheaper power supplies will burn out causing a surge of electric which can kill everything or just random components. I have seen two 160gb drives fail along with the power supply and the board and processor survive! If you have a clear perspex case you have no excuse for not noticing dirt build up.

Well, heres a simple fix.

The solution is to switch off your computer, simply take a small clean paint brush and poke it around inside the fans and coolers to losen any dirt. Once this is done switch the computer back on and stand back from the dust cloud

Phew, that wasnt so hard was it?

The AK Dog

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