Meuchel Computer Services & Office Supplies

Many machine’s these days get neglected in the cleaning department.  A standard computer acts like an air filter in a way.  It draws air in for cooling and exhausts it over the processor and power supply.  The air going in can be riddled with dust and debris depending on the environment.  That debris get trapped in the heat sink for the processor and in the power supply.

First of all choose a decent air can.  We at Meuchel Computer Services use an air compressor with a moisture trap, but for this demonstration we will be using a Blow Off Duster.

For a simple quick clean if the computer gets regularly maintained you may just need to blow out the back ports and the power supply grid.

Then turn it around a blow out the drive bays.

The next part is removal of the case cover to get inside.  Most generic cases, again we are using a generic Diablo case for this demonstration, have 2 screws to remove on the side of the case opposite the motherboard ports.

This case then allows you to slide the side back about 1/2 to 1 inch and pull it away.

Once inside you can blow the dust out of the power supply fan.  This demonstration is showing an OCZ GameXStream 700 watt power supply.

Then blow out the drive bays from the inside.

Then the processor fan and the heat pipes (the little copper fins next to the processor) if any.  This demonstration is showing an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ mounted to an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard.

Then just to clean up a little blow everything off with a dust over and make sure the add in cards get dusted as well.

When your done you can close the case backup and plug it all back in to play.

You can buy these fine blow off products in store at Meuchel Computer Services & Office Supplies of Watford City.

Also check out our website here for other canned air.