cleaning fans

[bad boy]

my fans are getting a bit noisey with the build up of dust so.... whats the bset thing to use to clean them? im a bit scared by tales of killing your hard drive with static, so how can i do it without frying everything else. i was thinking of using a hoover but im not sure. any ideas?

[FourWheelDrift]

I just send the cat in he's good for clearing out the dust, here he is installing my new DVD Re-writer. He's quite good, but I still I had to remind him to set the jumper settings to slave.



Seriously though household vaccum cleaner generate static, unless they are the little ones designed for PC's.

Edited to add - I open up my case and just blow the dust out myself or if it's bad take the fans out and clean them manually.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 19th January 20:36

[bad boy]

Seriously though household vaccum cleaner generate static, unless they are the little ones designed for PC's.[/quote]

yeah suspected that my be the case any other ideas anyone?

[agent006]

You'll be wanting one of these, or similar:

can full of air

Or just open the case and huff and puff for a while.

[welsh blackbird]

An airline with a thing to filter out the water.

I was at a factory once to fit a CD drive. When I opened the case I couldn't see the motherboard for dust. The MD took the PC over to the compressor and blasted it. In seconds it was spotless!

[ErnestM]

Another vote for compressed air. You should do it regularly as heat and dust* (which can contribute to heat) is the enemy of everything inside your PC...

ErnestM

* - as well as turning the things off and on too much. Just let it stay on