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Dust Bunnys attack
I just picked up my sister in-laws HP desk top today .its having problems starting up .
i open up the case and I'm sure she fried the power supply .there is enough dust in the case that I'm sure. if i were to put it on a scale i find it weighs twice what it did coming right from the factory new. tomorrow i try and take some pictures of the inside of this unit . i took off the CPU fan shroud and she clean it . it was 80 -90 pecent clogged solid with dust bunnys and im going to use my air compresser to blow the rest out of the case,CPU heat sink ,and fans .not something i do normally but i go though a 1/2 case of compressed air other wise .also the power supply seems to be total clogged just on what i seen when the case lid was removed this afternoon 
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09-10-2009, 11:24 AM
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tell her to clean her house more! ;-)
I've done that too. killed a power supply because the fan died because of all the dust in there. Now, every now and then when i get aorund to opening the compute (which happens at least a couple times a year), i'll blow out all the dust.
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09-10-2009, 12:11 PM
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Honestly, I'm almost to the point of putting a shop vac in my computer room. The canned air just blows the dust bunnies out of the case and onto your desk... but doesn't get rid of them.
I guess with something like this, it's better to suck than to blow. 
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09-10-2009, 12:16 PM
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Get a compressor and vacuum and blow the dust loose and suck it straight into the vac. Works great.
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09-10-2009, 05:14 PM
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I typically use my compressor to do the job (I have a small unit that is easy to carry around).
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