Antistatic Vacuum

If you still have an old CRT monitor, make sure you have not tried to use the top for a term which may block the ventilation slots in the upper casing of the monitor. A problem of heat with a CRT monitor can cause color change, blinking, and even a total failure over time. Even an LCD monitor has ventilation slots which should not be blocked either. The next thing you can almost always be neglected, which is to clean the dust from the inner surface of your computer. I recommend you clean the inside of your computer twice a year. As for your monitor, especially if it is a CRT model, I am absolutely not recommended that you try to open it. CRT high voltage circuits inside and should be repaired by a qualified technician.

While the dust might seem like a superficial issue for some households, it can contribute to the heat issues by acting as a blanket. Not only that, but the dust can be corrosive or could even lead the power that can lead to short circuits. If enough dust settles on the CPU heat sink, dust restrict airflow through the radiator fins is necessary to take the enormous heat generated by the CPU. And if too much dust accumulates on the CPU fan blades, the weight of the dust can unbalance the blades and cause premature failure of the fan itself ... this is true for any fan.

The best way to clean the inside of your system is to use a vacuum cleaner and a hose (vacuum static if you have one). I also use a brush to make the dust and finish with a bottle of compressed air. Note: Always put off and unplug your computer before cleaning the inside. In addition, if you do not know about ESD, at least touch a doorknob, then a metal outer casing of your computer before touching anything inside your computer. This will discharge any static electricity from your body.

I also recommend cleaning the fan blades as if they are available. Me going as far as the use of Q-tips, but you may find it hard to clean the power supply fan unless you dismount, and I do not recommend that if you are qualified to service electrical parts. Caution: Power Supply capacitors may shock you, even when the power is off and is disconnected unless they have been properly completed.

If you open your computer, especially if you had never updated with a second hard drive or an add-on video card, check to make sure that these add-on parts have been installed with a clearance from other adjacent parts. I recently repaired a computer that someone had installed an add-on video and USB Card on the other side. They were so close that the fan on the video card has been blocked by the USB card, which caused the fan motor to burn prematurely.

Although not a matter of heat, you might as well use compressed air to clean your keyboard as well. Vacuum first, then blow canned air. I suggest you get a skin or keyboard cover to protect it from spills and small foreign objects like paper clips.

While most people would agree that keeping your computer clean and fresh sounds like common sense, it is simply ignored until their computer fails and you end up paying a PC technician to do it for you through an inappropriate remedy, but avoidable. Fortunately, I have pushed some to take a look at their computer and take a few easy steps to a computer cleaner, fresher and more reliable.

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