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.
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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!
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.
omnis_audis - Sep 01, 2009 8:00:14 pm PDT #11078 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
And unplug it before opening, just to be safe.
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2009 8:27:17 pm PDT #11079 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also, don't forget to ground yourself before you poke any of the computer's interiors.
I plan on taking it into the kitchen and doing it all on the linoleum so that I can just sweep up all the dust I blow out afterward.
Jessica - Sep 02, 2009 5:02:11 am PDT #11080 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Bwah: [link]
Google's ever-expanding e-mail service crashed yesterday -- the third major outage this year -- leaving millions of users griping and gnashing their teeth in frustration.
"We know many of you are having trouble accessing Gmail right now -- we are too, and we definitely feel your pain," David Besbris, Gmail's engineering director, posted at 4:15 p.m. eastern time from headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
The problem was compounded because many Google engineers use Gmail themselves to communicate.
Gudanov - Sep 02, 2009 6:10:01 am PDT #11081 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
The problem was compounded because many Google engineers use Gmail themselves to communicate.
You have to like that they eat their own dogfood though.