02-06-2005, 11:14 PM
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Baby Powder and PC's?????????????
Someone please help me I have a small problem. Someone dumped a entire container of baby powder on my keyboard and the dust is getting in my CPU how bad is this really? Could it cost me big bucks? Is there anything I need to do to save what's left of my PC?
HELP ME PLEASE THE POWDER IS GETTING UP MY NOSE............. ----LL
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02-07-2005, 12:05 AM
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i doubt it'll do anything
If you want open your computer and vacume it out |
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02-07-2005, 12:17 AM
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Wow, so it traveled through your keyboard and into the computer? Yikes, a vaccuum won't solve that, you need a PC exorcist...
But in all seriousness, dust gets in there all the time and accumulates. Just get one of those canned air blasters and have at it.
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02-07-2005, 12:35 AM
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I would actually think in the short term, it would do your computer good!
it would make things in your case dry! lolol...anywho...can o air should do the trick!
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02-07-2005, 08:24 AM
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vacuum and can-o-air. Why would someone dump baby powder on your keyboard??
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02-07-2005, 08:40 AM
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Heh...
Doin' lines at the keyboard eh?  Yeah right.. "baby powder" ... yeah... 
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02-07-2005, 12:24 PM
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Take it outside and apply the can-o-air.
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02-07-2005, 02:31 PM
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You'll should be fine, the only issue I could forsee would be if it all of a sudden became incredibly humid.. like moreso than inside a humidor. And that is quite unlikely considering it's winter(dry)... However I would try to either vaccuum it out by summer, or do something with it before it gets excessively humid and the powder becomes wet..
Can I ask how/why this happened?? If i had young kids I'd totally have a few deadbolts between anywhere they would be, and my computer  good luck, ~Kyle
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02-07-2005, 03:21 PM
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no worries... now if it was a can of pepsi...
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02-07-2005, 04:27 PM
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02-07-2005, 07:03 PM
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02-07-2005, 07:06 PM
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if you go to vacuum your keyboard you can unscrew the bottom and vacuum it out but any more serious disassembly generally isnt even worth it, it can be a pain to get it back together... Ive learned that a quick vacuum is all you can really do after that you may as well by new
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Weeeelllllllllll you know I mean I cant say I was doin lines......... My kid got into the powder and dumped it into the desk the cheer and it got everywhere Thanks to all for the advive especially the "take it outside" it reminded me that if I do it inside the dust will settle again......repeat problem......right Quote:
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