computer alarm.....warning to others

[kizzy212]

I have recently been having a alarm on my hard drive and computer keeps restarting within 1/2 hour of use. It was driving me mad...
Rang pc world as i brought a extra 4 year warranty. They could only help me if they heard the alarm. I dont have cordless phones and computer is upstairs when i said this they said "we cant help you". I was livid and put phone down.
Went on a few computer forum sites to find help, after reading replys i was still none the wiser until a knight in shinning amour appeared in a private message.
my computer was over heating, which was cause it to shut down.The shut down was a early warning,then when it reaches boiling it sounds a alarm and shuts down till it cools. He advised me to take of side panels and clean fan inside. I was in shock he was asking someone who cant even change a plug to take apart my computer. i was gonna give it a go.
OH MY GOD
The inside of my computer was glowing i could touch the casing and the dust well, my mom would be ashamed of me. I always keep computer dust free and i was amazed at the amount of dust that gets inside!!!! you couldnt see colour of wires.
please everyone be aware of the dust before your computer starts acting strange..

 

[wils]

Good grief! I dread to think how much dust is in mine! Glad you managed to get some help yourslf and well done

 

[Cochise]

Keeping the insides clean is essential to keep them running cool. Use a kiddies paint brush with the hoover on (to stop it settling) to get dust easily off the fan blades and in corners.

 

[AndRu]

I wouldn't advise putting a hover nozzle inside a PC case! Personally, I wait for a sunny day and take my machines (I have 3) outside and strip them down on the patio table. I then use a can of compressed air to blow all the dust & muck off the components and use a duster to clean the fans.

I'd recommend that every PC is "spring cleaned" at least once a year as they really are dust magnets.

 

[Tron[ADS]]

I just make sure I upgrade frequently enough to stop dust becoming a problem.
Otherwise I just stick a vac tube on the back of the fan grills.

 

[kizzy212]

thanks for advice they dont say when you buy them that you need to clean them. i was scared to even open case. honestly i am really house proud and dust every day. i cant believe there was that much in.i am still dusting my bedroom where i took the cover off cause dust still settling. i have had computer on now since 7.30am this morning and no alarm.......

(cured i hope). again thanks for advice.

 

[Spook]

The fan on our pc keeps failing to start and smells like burning so we give it a poke. I shall take a look for dust

Jan

 

[Cochise]

Andru,

Dont mean placing it near the parts, it just takes the dust out the air. Another idea for removing dust from the heatsink corners etc is get a cycle pump and blow air in there. Comes out a treat.

 

[Minniespal]

I didn't realise that I needed to do this