Dust out your desktop or this well happen.

S.T.A.R.S. said:
Sh!t man that is a LOT of dirtiness on that computer's hardware xD!

To tell you honestly every single computer or laptop of my friends or family or on work I ever saw looks like that inside so no wonder why they all work like crap.

Thing which really pisses me off is when people tell you that you do not know anything about compuer if you cannot make it to NOT work like crap in just 3 clicks.And then you start explaining them that the reason is NOT a virus and instead that it's all the dirtiness inside and the moment you start explaining them that,they just start spinning their eyes and leave by telling you that you are stupid loooooooooooooool!!!
And then they install dozens of antivirus programs thinking that will solve their problem,not to mention that they install only that free crap and not even adjust their options properly or even turn ON the antivirus program xD
And then they are like:"Wtf why my computer works so slow and it lags?!!!Nah I will buy the new one!"

Hahaha!!

Well you can't blame them too xD.They do not know anything about this in the first place xD




Cheers dusters! xD
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Weren't you going to mention the dishwasher? :D :P

Yeah I see computers like that quite often, I end up making a little money fixing them.
Took out 1/2" of solid black dust that was behind, not in, the heatsink of this Dell Inspiron 5150 I'm using right now, it was horrifying. Used to restart all the time before I took it completely apart.
 
lucasbytegenius said:
Weren't you going to mention the dishwasher? :D :P
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Oh yea :D

USE THIS!
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:D:D:D
That is how I do it and believe it or not,it rocks:D:D:D
Why should I have this:
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If I can have this:
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Believe it or not,most of my hardware is more then 15 years old and I have washed it in that damn great machine called The Dishwasher (yes I am proud on that machine ^.^ ) and it is like the new one now and it works too perfect almost already more then a year!

Thank you dishwasher :D:D:D!
 
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ZachSand said:
You just had to get him going on his cleaning method, haha.

Just curious, how many computers does an average can of that compressed air normally clean?
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for the record...on a computer like the OP posted, a can is useless. I actually just fixed a pc like this. I used a vaccuum to clean out what I could, a can for small areas, but had to go in with a rag for the rest of it.
 
I've seen worse... had one that was ready for planting.

The really bad ones come out of smokers' homes-- pressurized air won't cut it (literally) and one has to resort to more drastic measures (though not the dishwasher).
 
Troncoso said:
I used a vaccuum to clean out what I could.
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Reminds me of one that I cleaned out about 3 years ago. Woman in my village was having problems so round I go, take the side off and lift out the first amount of dust.

Continue by taking the rest of it apart, fan off heatsync, heatsync the lot. Took them outside and gave them a good blow to clear the dust. Good as new (but not to the same standard as a dishwasher would do :) ) they went back in. She was very happy.

Fast forward about a year, 3.30pm on a Saturday afternoon and the phone rings. Its her.
"Gary, remember when you came round here and cleaned my PC",

"Yes" says I,

"well I just cleaned it with the vacuum" says she.

"Go on, make my day, tell me the PC was still switched on",

"It was, but its not anymore and I cant get it back on" she says.

At which point all I could do was laugh at her and offer to build her a new computer, which I did. Glad I had parts in my office so I didnt have to go out and get them :)
 
mekwanpollex said:
Seriously most of the people have the same reason. I could beat that one by a mile. Some friends had a PC they kept on the floor of their mud room. There was not a single gap in the heat sink. Solid from top to bottom. I assumption they relied on tramping in some wet mud for cooling.
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That was just said....
Darn bot.
 
Hello Apoc,

Fortunately, your posting came up during my search for "HP" and "Compaq". I don't see any reference in the discussions that the product was an HP or a Compaq computer. Nevertheless, your posting and some of the feedback provided very valuable information that will assist me with HP customers who voice similar complaints about slow performance, noise, etc. The pictures certainly provide convincing evidence of the need to purchase and use that $9 can of compressed air duster.

Thanks very much,

Priscilla
SoMeAm
HP Social Media Ambassaor

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Hello Apoc,

This is a follow-up to my previous response. In another discussion of yours, I see that the computer was a "Compaq Presario SR1603WM". The database retrieval works!!! Yes, it is indeed old--introduced in 2005.

Thanks again,

Priscilla
SoMeAm
HP Social Media Ambassador

The views expressed in my contributions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views and strategy of HP.
 
SoMeAm said:
Hello Apoc,

Fortunately, your posting came up during my search for "HP" and "Compaq". I don't see any reference in the discussions that the product was an HP or a Compaq computer. Nevertheless, your posting and some of the feedback provided very valuable information that will assist me with HP customers who voice similar complaints about slow performance, noise, etc. The pictures certainly provide convincing evidence of the need to purchase and use that $9 can of compressed air duster.

Thanks very much,

Priscilla
SoMeAm
HP Social Media Ambassaor

The views expressed in my contributions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views and strategy of HP.
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If you wish you may use the pictures if you want, they have no Copy Rights to them. If they help people realize computer cleaning is necessary and could save them money then use them as much as you wish. If your supervisors well allow it that is.
 
I've seen much worse, my brother spilled a drink on his computer and didn't think it would effect it until it started smoking. He ended up burning a video card.
Lesson to be learned, People need to take care of their PCs
 
npuesey said:
I've seen much worse, my brother spilled a drink on his computer and didn't think it would effect it until it started smoking. He ended up burning a video card.
Lesson to be learned, People need to take care of their PCs
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yeah a friend of mine killed his $130 gaming mouse when he dumped Monster on it, and it took out a USB bus with it :(
 
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