Computer Service

[Campbell]

Annoying noisy fans and dust. Took my PC to the workshop, removed some parts and gave it a good blast with the airline, clouds of dust later and all is quiet..............

 

[Dry Rot]

I believe the way the "experts" do it is to remove all batteries, sources of power, etc. and use a power washer. Electronic components will be shorted if damp so they make absolutely sure everything is bone dry before switching back on.

I do occasionally wash keyboards in the kitchen sink and dry them by suspending over the wood burner but haven't had the nerve to power wash a computer yet!

 

[Farma Parma]

Annoying noisy fans and dust. Took my PC to the workshop, removed some parts and gave it a good blast with the airline, clouds of dust later and all is quiet..............

Best thing you can do with towers a couple of times a year.... do no harm.
never ever thing about putting water in there tho. Thats RIP PC if you do

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Oooh look so shiny and smells clean....

 

[steveR]

I believe the way the "experts" do it is to remove all batteries, sources of power, etc. and use a power washer. Electronic components will be shorted if damp so they make absolutely sure everything is bone dry before switching back on.

I do occasionally wash keyboards in the kitchen sink and dry them by suspending over the wood burner but haven't had the nerve to power wash a computer yet!

Wasn't there a PC that was quite literally water cooled... I suspect it was probably only the CPU, but it sounds funky!!

 

[steveR]

And where does that wisdom come from?

Experience??

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Wasn't there a PC that was quite literally water cooled... I suspect it was probably only the CPU, but it sounds funky!!

Sure. You can all sorts of hideous disco lit liquid filled CPU cooler setups with translucent side panels for your tower case if you’re a gaming nerd and that sort of stuff tickles your fancy...

 

[steveR]

Happily, (most of) my needs these days are met with nothing more potent than a Chromebook ...

 

[deleted user 837354]

I believe there are special non-conductive liquids that you can dip a lot of electronic devices into and they are cleaned/sorted. You then pull them out, allow to drain and they are good to go.

Why the heck you would liquid cool an average office PC I have no idea.

I would not advise folk taking the covers off their PCs. When you have spend hundreds on your latest Dell and realise the powersupply is a no-name Tesco value one you won't be impressed.