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Vacuuming dust out of computer
I know that I can get dust out of keyboards and the CPU with a computer
vacuum but someone asked a question about vacuums and computers that I can't answer ..... would a household vacuum with the long corner nozzle be ok to use on a computer, especially around areas like the fan holes and the floppy drive?? I thought perhaps a household vacuum would be too strong to use on the computer components. |
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Vacuuming dust out of computer
Get you some canned air from a local computer hardware/software store.
Wal-Mart sells its too. Use in short bursts. Use the nozzle provided with it. Blow all the dust out of the PC. Use the home type vacuum to clean the mess on the floor. A small hand-held vacuum powered by batteries and designed exclusively for cleaning PCs is okay too. But not as effective as canned air. A typical home vacuum produces static electricity due to the velocity of the air. This can damage the tiny electronic components on the motherboard, PCI and other cards, and interface cards on floppies, hard drives, and CD/DVD players/burners. -- Jonny "Yvonne" wrote in message ... I know that I can get dust out of keyboards and the CPU with a computer vacuum but someone asked a question about vacuums and computers that I can't answer ..... would a household vacuum with the long corner nozzle be ok to use on a computer, especially around areas like the fan holes and the floppy drive?? I thought perhaps a household vacuum would be too strong to use on the computer components. |
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Vacuuming dust out of computer
That's exactly what I thought. Thank you for solidifying the issue. I
already have the canned air but my friend, who doesn't use a computer, didn't completely understand why I just didn't use the vacuum and, of course, I couldn't fully answer him - I just knew that it was best to use the canned air or PC vacuum. "Jonny" wrote: Get you some canned air from a local computer hardware/software store. Wal-Mart sells its too. Use in short bursts. Use the nozzle provided with it. Blow all the dust out of the PC. Use the home type vacuum to clean the mess on the floor. A small hand-held vacuum powered by batteries and designed exclusively for cleaning PCs is okay too. But not as effective as canned air. A typical home vacuum produces static electricity due to the velocity of the air. This can damage the tiny electronic components on the motherboard, PCI and other cards, and interface cards on floppies, hard drives, and CD/DVD players/burners. -- Jonny "Yvonne" wrote in message ... I know that I can get dust out of keyboards and the CPU with a computer vacuum but someone asked a question about vacuums and computers that I can't answer ..... would a household vacuum with the long corner nozzle be ok to use on a computer, especially around areas like the fan holes and the floppy drive?? I thought perhaps a household vacuum would be too strong to use on the computer components. |
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