sho-dan Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352179 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Hello all,I was getting a buzzing sound from the inside of computer, low and behold my video heatsink and fan was packed with dust. took about 2 hrs to clean. so I decide to hunt down the dirtest computers to find and they're in the links below. I have clean some nasty computers, but not as bad as these boxes. enjoy heh hehThese computer images from the register.co.uk are not for the weak Ventblockers II Dirty PCs: How much filth can you take Ventblockers Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide Is this the world's dirtiest PC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352196 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Wow, some nasty pictures. How can anyone let a computer get this dirty? I clean both my computers every other month if they need it or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352203 Share Posted November 28, 2010 they do get dirty, theres an intake & an out-take Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad056 Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352209 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I'm happy my fan has got a dust filter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352333 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I saw plenty of PC's like that when I was a tech. The fun part was getting the air compressor and blowing out all that junk, it turned a bright, clear day into a cloudy one . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352376 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Saw plenty of such beasts before I retired but The Register's line-up were among the worst of the worst. My worst were from inside shipping docks in un-airconditioned (read unfiltered, as well) warehouses.Along the same lines (of dead creatures and such inside), I worked as a warehouse tech reconditioning the one burner, manual water, and two burner, automatic water-fed coffee machines (after USAF and before Xerox) belonging to a well-known, nationwide Coffee supply/lease/service company. Never much dust, but when we disassembled the units to clean and recondition them for re-use, many a mouse was found fried where it stepped on the AC input terminals as it browsed around for its coffee "fix".. And worse, when we disassembled the water tanks to de-lime and re-gasket them, more than half had roaches floating around INSIDE the tank.. Yes folks; every cup of coffee people drank from one of those machines was "roach-flavored".. To this day I will NOT drink a cup of coffee from any office/restaurant/etc that uses these type of Coffee Makers - the ones with the brown or orange banded, 12-cup glass serving carafes.. ~Shy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352430 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I saw plenty of PC's like that when I was a tech. The fun part was getting the air compressor and blowing out all that junk, it turned a bright, clear day into a cloudy one .Yeah I seen plenty like these too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352444 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Yikes! That's pretty bad.How do you take them apart to clean? Wouldn't hurt to check ours out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest name cool Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352457 Share Posted November 28, 2010 This dirty, I wonder how it works for fans in such circumstances!! Must have clean water. To become clean........................................M' Anti-M Free use. XP SP 3::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352459 Share Posted November 28, 2010 It depends on the computer. Mine has a side panel with screws at the end. Found a dead cricket in mine. Happy I didn't find any of those horrid 8 legged creatures. :shivers: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352465 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Ew. Poor cricket Yeah, finding a spider, especially a live one, in your computer would be pretty disgusting. I'll check out our computer sometime... I know it's been taken apart before, so it can't be too hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352473 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Be careful not to break anything. Every time I take my laptop apart I get some broken casing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352475 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Eak! Yeah, I will be. Hubby and his cousin took it apart... so I'll ask him. I definitely wouldn't do it by myself, lol.Or I could talk to the local computer guy about cleaning out out possibly if we can't figure it out, probably isn't too much of a charge.I know once in a while there's a clump of dust on the back of the main fan area and I pull that off... so the inside might be in need of cleaning as well. It makes some noises sometimes too, just sitting there (not even running anything), so I wonder if that might be due to being dirty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352479 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Possibly. Get a rag and some canned air for the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted November 28, 2010 Author ID:352489 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I use Isopropyl Alcohol with Que tips, Isopropyl Alcohol wipes and canned air to clean all fans and mb/video boards if needed. If your a smoker there may tar residue on the hardware also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrziw Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352520 Share Posted November 28, 2010 yea thats one dirty pc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye Posted November 28, 2010 ID:352563 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Yes folks; every cup of coffee people drank from one of those machines was "roach-flavored"..I wish I would have known about this sooner. After spending over 20 years in the military and also a retired truck driver, I drank a lot of coffee. Thanks ShyWriter for making my day. Maybe thats why a lot of truck drivers act crazy, been drinking to much of that flavored coffee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted November 29, 2010 ID:352697 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I wish I would have known about this sooner. After spending over 20 years in the military and also a retired truck driver, I drank a lot of coffee. Thanks ShyWriter for making my day. Maybe thats why a lot of truck drivers act crazy, been drinking to much of that flavored coffee. Sigh.. I remember those days.. I bet I drank 10-15 cups of coffee a day in the service.. with real sugar.. and cream.. Down to one cup of Instant coffee - black; no sweetner - a day these days.. I love cuban coffee but had to quit; I can handle the caffeine but I have to pass on the 20% sugar.. Popeye.. truck drivers.. crazy.. nah.. Say it isn't so.. Darned 4-wheelers drive 'em to drink, not the coffee.. *laugh*~Shy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 30, 2010 ID:353229 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Possibly. Get a rag and some canned air for the job. I must be lucky that I have a filtered compressor that I can set at minimum power and it only blows like canned air pressure - Then I use a small , very soft paint brush to clean in the corners and edges of bits - This is part of my 2-3 monthly regular cleaning schedule , and always will be -If you have carpet in any area where the computer is , then you always find plenty of dust and gunk on the filters - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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