Windows 10: how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard?

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  1. Tsw88 Win User

    how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard?


    How often, and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard and other hardware components?

    :)
     
    Tsw88, Dec 17, 2017
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  2. How How Win User

    I can't minimize windows edge browser in Windows 10

    I am using a desktop and cannot minimize. By now there should be a solution. How can I got back to Windows 8, this is not working for me.
     
    How How, Dec 17, 2017
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  3. Dust on the screen

    Brand new phone 1 week old and somehow dust has gotten behind the plastic and onto the screen. How do i clean it and how to i stop dust from getting behind the screen. The phone spends the day in my pocket and atm if its light out all i can see is dust
    on the screen.
     
    heello---01, Dec 17, 2017
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  4. Eagle51 Win User

    how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard?

    Eagle51, Dec 17, 2017
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  5. Phone Man Win User
    Phone Man, Dec 17, 2017
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  6. Layback Bear, Dec 17, 2017
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  7. If that's a blower ... don't! You'll just make a mess. The linked article suggests using a small brush to remove dust where the blower cannot reach. But I say use the brush everywhere.

    Use an ordinary household vacuum cleaner (one with a hose) to suck up what the brush pushes aside.

    As for frequency ... the article suggest once a year if you don't have pets. I would add a note about often the computer is running. Mine is on 24x7. I find that once-a-year dusting is more than enough. I once went two years ... and found a heavy "pad" of dust on the CPU heat sink.

    So I guess two years is too long for a 24x7 computer. But two years might be fine for a more common 8x7 usage pattern.
     
    margrave55, Dec 17, 2017
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  8. how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard?

    Well I don't think any one suggest using a air blower 'only'

    I bought static resistance brushes just to use on my computers.
    A small vacuum also is helpful.

    To answer your question 'how often'.

    Check a new computer every month. It will give you a idea of how much junk your system picks up.
    Then you can adjust your time sequence accordingly.

    It's also very helpful to make sure ALL intake fans have filters and that your computer case has positive pressure.
    Doing these two things will help keeping the system cleaner.

    Jack
     
    Layback Bear, Dec 17, 2017
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  9. I also have a habit of removing the computers front panel. In my experience it was worth it.
    If I see a lot of dust that needs to be removed from the exhaust fan, I'll remove the exhaust fan and clean out the additional trapped dust.
    Then there's the CPU heat sink: make very sure the dust is removed within those fins.
     
    MeAndMyComputer, Dec 18, 2017
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  10. Nemix Win User
    Can blower once every six months.

    Keeping the house clean, vacuuming the PC's vents and having proper intake fan filters is far more important for maintaining a clean PC.
     
    Nemix, Dec 22, 2017
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  11. adiy Win User
    how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard? [​IMG]
    wash it... and dry it
     
  12. After that wash ... do you apply a conditioner? Or a mousse? *Smile
     
    margrave55, Jan 6, 2018
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  13. how often and how to clean out the dust on the motherboard?

    Agreed, oh yeah
     
    python134r, Jan 7, 2018
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  14. Polo6RGTI Win User
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    Polo6RGTI, Jan 7, 2018
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  15. Bat 1 Win User
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    This is how I clean mine *Think Just remember to tape the fans to keep from over-revving *Wink
     
    Bat 1, Apr 4, 2018
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