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PCs in need of a clean! - Mark - 18-11-2010
PCs in need of a clean!
Don't ever let your computer get this like, you bad person! But if it's too late, get some pictures up. :hehe
![[Image: dirty-pc1.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc1.png)
Spiders pwn you.
![[Image: dirty-pc2.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc2.png)
![[Image: dirty-pc3.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc3.png)
Here's what happens when you own a Dell.. but not a vacuum cleaner.
![[Image: dirty-pc4.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc4.png)
Classic, "My computer keeps shutting down after an hour"
![[Image: dirty-pc5.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc5.png)
![[Image: dirty-pc6.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dirty-pcs/dirty-pc6.png)
:cry
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Drumm - 18-11-2010
Does this apply to laptops as well? My mum is having the "Cut's out after an hour" issue as well. I have advised her to remove it from flat services, but that hasn't fixed the problem. You think it just needs a good clean?
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Mark - 18-11-2010
It's one of the first things i'd check - how long has she had it?
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Drumm - 18-11-2010
Around 1 to 2 years. I'm not sure. But due to where it's left, it's probably incredibly dusty. I will have it apart sometime soon.
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Mark - 28-05-2011
This is actually the back of one of my machines..
![[Image: dusty-gfx.png]](http://markwood.co.cc/donotdelete/dusty-gfx.png)
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - latch - 29-05-2011
(18-11-2010, 06:43 PM)Drumm Wrote: Does this apply to laptops as well? My mum is having the "Cut's out after an hour" issue as well. I have advised her to remove it from flat services, but that hasn't fixed the problem. You think it just needs a good clean?
Aye! Spontaneous reboot or shut down= heat issue. It prolly got a rug on the cpu cooler.
(28-05-2011, 10:18 PM)Mark Wrote: This is actually the back of one of my machines..
I can see your address in the reflection on the back of your computer.
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Drumm - 29-05-2011
Do you have CSI level imagery techniques?
As an update, I found that the model of laptop is prone to sucking up a lot of dust. Shoulda seen the lump of dust that came out once I'd dissassembled that thing. Was cringey.
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - latch - 29-05-2011
(29-05-2011, 12:09 PM)Drumm Wrote: Do you have CSI level imagery techniques?
As an update, I found that the model of laptop is prone to sucking up a lot of dust. Shoulda seen the lump of dust that came out once I'd dissassembled that thing. Was cringey.
Was it alive with veins and stuff?
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - Drumm - 29-05-2011
I'm sure I felt a pulse on removal..
RE: PCs in need of a clean! - latch - 29-05-2011
(28-05-2011, 10:18 PM)Mark Wrote: This is actually the back of one of my machines..
(29-05-2011, 05:40 PM)Drumm Wrote: I'm sure I felt a pulse on removal..
Make sure you cook it completely before you eat it.