Clean out the dust bunnies, I bet that will help.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
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dcp - Sep 01, 2009 5:08:13 pm PDT #11068 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Gudanov - Sep 01, 2009 5:08:26 pm PDT #11069 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I've had fans go bad plenty of times like that, make noise for awhile then go quiet again. I just try to isolate the bad fan and replace it.
Yeah, try to dust it out first, definitely.
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 5:18:51 pm PDT #11070 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, there's a lot of dust. I should go buy some compressed air or something?
DCJensen - Sep 01, 2009 5:31:41 pm PDT #11071 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Yes.
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 5:35:16 pm PDT #11072 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Rock on. I hope that works. I just realized that one of the fans is the power source, and the power source died on my old computer several years ago. And you guys helped me diagnose the problem and replace the power source myself! I hope that's not the problem right now. I don't want to deal with that business.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 01, 2009 5:40:18 pm PDT #11073 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Whatever you do, DO NOT put the computer in the blender!
NoiseDesign - Sep 01, 2009 7:04:14 pm PDT #11074 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
One of the things to be careful about when you are blowing the dust out of the fans is to make sure that you are blowing the dust OUT of the electronics and not into them. In other words open the computer case and blow from inside the case to the outside. If the fans are on the power supply check to see where the interior vents are on the power supply and blow from inside the computer case towards the outside. I watch far too many people try to fix dirty electronics with canned air make the problem worse by blowing all kinds of crap right into the air intake.
DCJensen - Sep 01, 2009 7:10:27 pm PDT #11075 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Wise words.
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 7:11:10 pm PDT #11076 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Thanks for the tip, ND.
Dana - Sep 01, 2009 7:55:34 pm PDT #11077 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, don't forget to ground yourself before you poke any of the computer's interiors.