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Somewhere on teh intarwebs kony wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:05:53 -0700 (PDT), pg
> <penang@catholic.org> wrote:
>
>> One of the company PC is located in the warehouse area, and that
>> place is very dusty.
>>
>> So dusty that a lot of grime have built up in the heatsink + cooling
>> fan, and the CPU temperature is rising as a result.
>
> What is the grime comprised of exactly?  If it is just a lot
> of dust, it can be blown out or use a small paint brush.  If
> it is gunk like grease from a kitchen, tobacco smoke, or
> other gunk like industrial residue then you may need a
> liquid cleaner for best results (having first removed the
> fan, and possibly heatsink too depending on how bad they
> are).
>
>> In the process of cleaning the PC, I disassembled the cooling fan +
>> heatsink assembly from the CPU, trying my best to clean away all the
>> dust and grime stuck on the heatsink and the cooling fan.
>
> You make it sound really bad.  If there is that much dust
> you may have an environmental problem, that much gunk and
> dust in the air is bad for the users as well as the computer
> so I would suggest a room air cleaner, more frequent
> vacuuming or sweeping, and if this isn't enough then also a
> case air filter or even a different case if the one used
> cannot accomodate filters.

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He says "in the warehouse area". Makes me think of diesel forklifts etc....
-- 
Shaun.

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