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Anonymous   07-05-2001 at 07:32:07 PM

does having a lot of dust on the pc parts effect the operation of the comp?

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Arrow   07-05-2001 at 07:35:28 PM
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For one thing, heat could build up. Or fans can get clogged.

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slvr_phoenix   07-05-2001 at 08:58:23 PM
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My old P1-133 had 128MB of RAM.
One day, it started only detecting 96MB.
Then one day it went down even more to just 64MB.

Annoyed, I decided I should do something about it. So I opened the case, and boy was it dusty inside. After using compressed air to blow the dust off of everything, it went back to detecting all 128MB.

So yes, dust can effect how well things work.

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FatBurger   07-05-2001 at 09:13:42 PM
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Yeah, it probably clogged the connectors in the right places.

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Mavicator   07-06-2001 at 02:02:39 AM
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I take my computers outside every 3 months or so and blow them out. It's amazing how much dust comes out of them. Far more than it appears should come out. Don't forget to blow out the PSU box. I get almost as much out of them as the rest of the case!

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scarecrow   07-06-2001 at 04:36:25 AM
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Same here,
It's even worse if you have cats and a wife with long hair. I don't know how but somehow her hair will get in the hsf along with the dust and at hair in the heatsink.
But it's amazing how much builds up.

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peteb   07-06-2001 at 06:00:16 AM
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absolutely - worst case it could be a fire risk

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dhlucke   07-06-2001 at 06:21:15 AM
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The worst case is if you have the <A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/kgtv/20010619/lo/835622_1.html" target="_new">hantavirus</A> in your area and although you think you get rid of all the contamination, your computer contains some infected dust. Then when you open up the computer you get sick and die.

That's probably the worst....

<font color=red>Yeah, I took a crap on your lawn. Whatcha gonna do about it?</font color=red><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by dhlucke on 07/05/01 09:24 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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Anonymous   07-06-2001 at 12:59:08 PM
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my arn't you a cheerful person. Most people would say your circuits just short out.

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TheAntipop   07-07-2001 at 02:01:41 AM
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ROFL, that would most definitely be the worst, unless you had radioactive dust inside your case and DIDNT clean it out. youd die of radiation poisoning.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

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Mavicator   07-07-2001 at 03:47:27 AM
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Or you could be growing cockroaches in there. They love to eat rubber parts. Wait... that's another thread.

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Anonymous   07-07-2001 at 02:46:23 PM
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Rubber parts? what kinda computer u using?

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Mavicator   07-07-2001 at 11:55:38 PM
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Ok, rubber-ish parts. Like cable housings. Sheesh... tough crowd! :p

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LordKaos   07-08-2001 at 01:13:15 PM
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With enough dust , the computer might stop working!
I once had a computer that was so full of dust that it stopped working. I had to disassemble it and clean all the dust! When i finished , it was working ok!

Learn from other´s mistakes!
You won´t live to make them all by yourself! :-D

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TheAntipop   07-08-2001 at 04:40:09 PM
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He is just using "Comp-u-condom" the world's #1 selling computer condom. For people who really love their computer, but don't want all the nasty computer viruses that could be lurking without their knowledge.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

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dhlucke   07-08-2001 at 06:29:36 PM
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OW!! That hurt!

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Mavicator   07-08-2001 at 08:05:13 PM
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Ya, but don't make the same mistake I did and use the lubricated kind. I got a NASTY jolt when I turned the power on! :)

PS... I said "turned the power on" since "turned the computer on" would open me up to a whole new world of being made fun of. :p

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Spdy_Gonzales   07-09-2001 at 12:37:42 AM
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No indiscriminate use of "condom"...aceman 10c might read this and go whacko until he has a wet dream.

I wonder...what is the speed of gravity?

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kal326   07-09-2001 at 07:34:22 AM
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Man I just took that back off my 7 or so year old TV. I had been overheating. I swear I blew a 1/8 inch of dust off everything inside of that thing. Went through a whole can of air doing it. Now I need another one to clean out my comp, PSU making noise.

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TheAntipop   07-10-2001 at 05:00:47 AM
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hehe, you could bring it to a gas station and use their air compressor for free... though it might look pretty odd.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

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