General PC Talk -> How often do you open your case?

tw2 - Sep-26-2003 server time

i never put the screws back in . i`m in and out all the time canned air ??? whats that i use my air compresser a lot faster and better then canned air . never run out

awesomesurfer303 - Sep-21-2003 server time

usually about once or twice a week to clean out dust.

manadren - Sep-06-2003 server time

QUOTE (rovingcowboy @ Sep 5 2003, 11:45 PM) you never heard of a power vac ? manadren didn't have one

Wren - Sep-06-2003 server time

Yes, it would have to let the air move freely and still catch any dust.

Chris Vogel - Sep-06-2003 server time

QUOTE (Wren @ Sep 6 2003, 09:40 AM) I don't know, tak, is there such a thing as a fan filter? I don't know, but it seems like a good idea. As long as you don't forget to clean it, that is.... I remember someone mentioning something like that before.

Chris Vogel - Sep-06-2003 server time

QUOTE (Wren @ Sep 5 2003, 09:34 PM) I used a can of air, which is awkward since you have to hold it upright and can't get to everything with the can in the upright position. I used canned air too. It was neat to play with. The can would start freezing at the bottom. Where can I get little filter things that go over the fans to keep them from sucking dust in?

rovingcowboy - Sep-05-2003 server time

you never heard of a power vac ? manadren

manadren - Sep-05-2003 server time

QUOTE (Red Squirrel @ Sep 5 2003, 08:34 PM) I cleaned this old 486 once, it was scarry. Lot of cob webs and thick dust. Mine gets worse though, I have 3 intake fans, and a cat, nuff said. man, back at my internship, they had me pulling parts oout of some pretty nasty machines. The worst were the old IBMs - 386s and 486s. We had dozens upon dozens of these little terminal boxes I had to go through with ventalation holes all down the sides - and these things were usually used in dusty wharehouses and such - so we're talking carpets of dust probably about a cm thick or so, and I had process dozens and dozens of those. I actualyl got to the point that I was breathing in so much of that dust my snot was turning black - icky.

Wren - Sep-05-2003 server time

I used a can of air, which is awkward since you have to hold it upright and can't get to everything with the can in the upright position.

Red Squirrel - Sep-05-2003 server time

I cleaned this old 486 once, it was scarry. Lot of cob webs and thick dust. Mine gets worse though, I have 3 intake fans, and a cat, nuff said.

Wren - Sep-05-2003 server time

I haven't opened this one yet, just got it in May/June. I cleaned the one I had before. Scary though, afraid I'll dislodge something!

jamezua - Sep-05-2003 server time

Well , perhaps it depends on how old it is , I mean when you change the HD for a bigger one , you get more memory sticks or a new modem , guess I should also clean it !

rovingcowboy - Jul-09-2003 server time

wow only that much there red?? so little time you spend doing that. i can and have opened mine up to 10 times in a day when they are in need of placing or adding in fans or drives or other stuff. but mostly i just let it sit there no cat here and the dust is blown threw and out of the case with all the fans i have so it takes time to collect in it. besides that thing is in the lower part of the desk behind a door and i have to move this big desk away from the wall to un hook the wires then slide the tower out the front and hoist that heavy thing up on the desk to open it. and that stuff gets tired real fast.

Chris Vogel - Jul-08-2003 server time

About once or twice a year. I guess I should be cleaning it more often though.

Red Squirrel - Jul-08-2003 server time

Yep. In fact, I opened it twice yesterday. I don't bother screwing the side panel, the 3 screws are sitting in the corner inside the case.

Red Squirrel - Jul-07-2003 server time

I open mine almost every day. Various reasons, but usually to clean out dust, cat hair etc.