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Apple Computing Products:
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In a real mess: Lion/Snow Leopard
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1434482" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>In your previous post where you mentioned doing some cleaning...it sounded like you only did some wiping. But in the quote above...you mentioned "Dysoning"...so I'm assuming you used a vacuum cleaner. If you did...then the strong suction might have actually pulled some "crud" out...which may be why the computer is running cooler.</p><p></p><p>But...in your original post...you mentioned having a 1 hour conversation with Facetime...before the computer started having problems. So this is the sort of test you need to run to determine if the computer is really doing better.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p><p></p><p>p.s. By the way...I really wouldn't recommend using a home vacuum cleaner to clean a computer...for two reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. Vacuum cleaners can impart a lot of static electricity (which isn't good if you touch something on the computer)...and suddenly discharge it.</p><p>2. There are relatively delicate fan/fans inside of computers...and the vacuum from a full-sized home vacuum cleaner can put a lot of stress/sudden stress on it...and make it spin at very high rpm's.</p><p></p><p>What you should do is just pick out the big chunks with your fingers or tweezers (if there are any big chunks)...then use compressed air (canned air) to blow out the rest of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1434482, member: 56379"] In your previous post where you mentioned doing some cleaning...it sounded like you only did some wiping. But in the quote above...you mentioned "Dysoning"...so I'm assuming you used a vacuum cleaner. If you did...then the strong suction might have actually pulled some "crud" out...which may be why the computer is running cooler. But...in your original post...you mentioned having a 1 hour conversation with Facetime...before the computer started having problems. So this is the sort of test you need to run to determine if the computer is really doing better. - Nick p.s. By the way...I really wouldn't recommend using a home vacuum cleaner to clean a computer...for two reasons: 1. Vacuum cleaners can impart a lot of static electricity (which isn't good if you touch something on the computer)...and suddenly discharge it. 2. There are relatively delicate fan/fans inside of computers...and the vacuum from a full-sized home vacuum cleaner can put a lot of stress/sudden stress on it...and make it spin at very high rpm's. What you should do is just pick out the big chunks with your fingers or tweezers (if there are any big chunks)...then use compressed air (canned air) to blow out the rest of it. [/QUOTE]
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