It's been almost 2 years since we built my sons' rigs. They are all running fine but seems to me I should be doing some sort of tune up or clean out. Should I?
What do you do for periodic maintenance and well-care for your PC? [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Shop Vac works good by reversing the hose it becomes a blower. Its a little less powerful than a leaf blower less chance to damage anything. I have done this with a lot of electronics like tv, receivers, guitar amps etc.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Back in the day when I did tech support on dialup and Pentium 3's, I had a customer actually submerge their keyboard and mouse in soapy water to "clean" it.
Not as stupid as it seems. I’ve done this with sticky keyboards I couldn’t get clean. The key is to make sure it is 100% dry before plugging it back in. [Reply]
I have a laptop keyboard that needs a pint of beer cleaned out of it, Saved the laptop but may give it a bath in windshield solution and dry it out and see what happens. Cause $15 counts
I use a program called Hitman Pro and have been happy as it's portable and does what it advertises. YMMV [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Not as stupid as it seems. I’ve done this with sticky keyboards I couldn’t get clean. The key is to make sure it is 100% dry before plugging it back in.
Most keyboards nowadays, you can crack the case and all the mechanisms are fairly waterproof anyway. Unless you have a clicky keyboard, it's a pressure sheet wedged between the keys and the base, and all the electronics are on a little chip up by the power cord or IR transmitter, depending on your type [heh] of keyboard.
I've thrown the individual keys along with the clamshell of the board into the dishwasher before, then just wiped down the pressure sheet and reassembled. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Not as stupid as it seems. I’ve done this with sticky keyboards I couldn’t get clean. The key is to make sure it is 100% dry before plugging it back in.
Not even going to ask how you keep getting keyboards that sticky but might a suggest a throw rag? [Reply]
Originally Posted by TambaBerry:
open it up and clean it out with canned air
Or buy an air compressor and save some money in the long run. :-)
Keep an eye on your WinSxS directory inside of windows, it can kill 90% of your C drive space over time. It just grows and grows and never deflates. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
Not as stupid as it seems. I’ve done this with sticky keyboards I couldn’t get clean. The key is to make sure it is 100% dry before plugging it back in.
That was 20+ years ago. Keyboards are a little different in this day and age. :-) [Reply]
A little bit of WD-40 lithium spray on the fans after a good cleaning doesn't hurt either. Just be careful what you hit and make sure not you're packing more dust in the moving parts. [Reply]
