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Tomorrow i'm going to clear out dust inside my computer with compressed air.

is there anything i should no before doing it or any tips?

Make sure all power is disconnected (obviously) and make sure no static electricity is around there otherwise the result would be shocking

This may be of some help: http://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htm

Make sure you spray your compressed air away from the PC before using it on the PC to avoid condensation being disloged into the PC.
Make sure your PC isn't hot (compressed air can get very cold).

i have some compressed air i use opn my keyboard... it sometimes sprays out some white, freezing liquid(i think its like liquid) that goes away when u breathe on it...

be careful if yours does this im not sure what it would do to your pc...

do you think it would be worth getting a pcworld to do it (a local computer shop)?

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Originally posted by may73alliance
be careful if yours does this im not sure what it would do to your pc...

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yeh mine does that to.

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Originally posted by mwe99
Make sure all power is disconnected

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I clean the dust out of my PC while it's running and I'm on the forums.

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Originally posted by may73alliance
i have some compressed air i use opn my keyboard... it sometimes sprays out some white, freezing liquid(i think its like liquid) that goes away when u breathe on it...

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I think that happens when you tilt the can the wrong way...

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Originally posted by WDZ
clean the dust out of my PC while it's running and I'm on the forums.

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are you being serious?

Instead of going to a shop look for a tutorial

http://tutorials.beginners.co.uk/read/id/388/head...tative+Maintenance

Just a simple Google search some bring some results back.

If still in doubt - then contact a local PC shop

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And WDZ you're mad you might get shocked
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for the best use of compressed air:

Never spray to close to components; keep your distance. Compressed air can be very powerfull and nock of or damage things if you spray too close to them. Use your own judgement for the distance to keep your can from the PC... This will also solve the cold air problem which some people talked about.

Use, if possible, also a vacuum cleaner to suck up the dust your blowing away. Using compressed air has the big disadvantage that you blow the dust from one part to other parts. And even in a bad case scenario, you blow dust inside components where it will be trapped forever, so be very carefull! For this it is again important not to spray you compressed air to close to the PC and use a powerfull vacuum cleaner to suck up the flying dust...

Other then that, NEVER directly touch components of your PC without a decent anti-static wristband or something (or holding another large metal grounded object like the central heating unit in the room).

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Originally posted by WDZ

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Originally posted by mwe99
Make sure all power is disconnected

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I clean the dust out of my PC while it's running and I'm on the forums.

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* CookieRevised whistles ....

I'll do it also, but I'm also smart enough to not touch anything while doing it

(but for a very good cleanout you still need to touch, tilt, unscrew, etc.. so power must be off for that though)

thanks cookie for the info i will be very careful.

Do you think I should clean it? Its a year old? (hasn't be cleaned inside yet)