My Medion Desktop gets EXTREAMLY DUSTY on the inside. I have to blow it out at least every two weeks. I have gotten to the point of only turning on the computer when I need it (we have a laptop hooked to a wireless network). The fans go crazy because of all the dust. Its a pain to clean it every couple of weeks. If no one makes filters, could I make one out of a cut up furnace filter? It wont restrict the air flow too much will it?
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HI been a compulsive Modder/Performance Freak me and two Friends was sat talking (Computers of course) and we came up with an solution to fan filters a box (internal) fro a 80mm fan think of a rubber pipe collar round or a square box section that will fit over the fan, then you need (don't laugh) woman's tights cut a round or square peace out to fit over the walls of the tube/box and secure with wire, this works my mate has this now on his input fans, no restriction of air flow and a very clean case, SO some thing 20mm deep with no ends that will span the fan and a section of Lady's tights stretched over the end furthest from the fan. Good luck, Cybercat.
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Sounds like your running hot, so clean all fans and the heat sink, if you don't have a back fan fit one if you have a spar front bay fit a bay in put fan, this will make a pull through of air, try it it works, Cybercat.
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ok, first of all, get a heatpipe system.  decent cooling and less hassle than liquid. the evercool model is like 30 bucks.  also dont use cheap thermal paste. spend the money for arctic silver. you can get arctic V offa ebay for like 2 bucks, at frys its around 12. also arctic clean is good to take off the old crappy compound. cheap thermal compound SUCKS.
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See if it's possible to close or cover the vent with something.  Some hardware stores have magnetic covers or screw in shields that redirect the airflow.  \n\nIf you have building maintenance, bring the problem up to them and/or your manager.  This will impact your health if more drastically if it continues.  You could even see about having management set & lock the thermostat control.\n\nYou could also ask that the AC be turned down or off in the morning and then turned on later as the heat of the day rises ... to save money for the company.\n\nYou could speak to him in a very direct fashion about it and try to come to a compromise.  You could also get to work early and set the thing then crazy glue it in place or remove the dial (but, I would talk to management before defacing company property).\n\nEvery time you come back to your desk, change the temp back.  \n\nKeep a sweater or pull over at work, don't bother carting it back & forth home.  Lastly, bring in a space heater - fight Ice with Fire.\n\nGood Luck!
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Speedfan will keep track of temps for you.\nor Rivatuner\nor Everest\n\nTaking the side off requires only a small amount of technical ability, and would probably cool the cpu by a few degrees immediately.  Probably? - in a case where there is good airflow, this would be reduced by removing the side  - that's not something you need worry about!\nIf taking the side off does the trick - two things:\nminimise the opportunity to accidentally introduce foreign bodies to the case: feet; fingers; pencils; pets; children...\nyou will need to clear out the dust more often. gently. by putting the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner in the vicinity of the components  NO TOUCHEE!  A compressed air can is useful in provoking cleaning out fans & fins.  In fact, that might be a good place to start - dust build up over time seriously impairs the effectiveness of fans - I've lost a couple of graphics cards that way...\n\nFitting extra fans.  I would suggest this is not easy - there is likely to be nowhere to mount them.  It may be that you could replace your existing case fan with a more powerful one - that should be straightforward.  In my experience you are likely to have to replace an 80/90/100/120mm fan with one that is the same size.  You need to look for high cu.ft/sec values - this is likely to go hand in hand with rpm (and dB - it will get noisy!).\nI once blu-tac'd a spare 80mm fan at the front/bottom of my case, to suck air in.  I was trying to cool the hard drives - it may have worked on the cpu - a little.\nThe psu.  Fairly easy to change out.  The replacement should have at least two fans - one to blow air out the back, and one to draw it in from the case.\n\nFirst step - clean existing dust out.\nSecond - monitor temps\nThird - change rear case fan\nFourth - change psu\n\nGood luck.
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get a cooling pad, it's a base you put your laptop on with fans in it that keeps it cool.  You can get them anywhere, and they're relatively decent priced.  I got one at the local computer store for $40
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you will get more dust if the case is open.\n\ninside the case you will see a series of circuit boards with exposed silverish pieces all over them.  These pieces are taking on an electrical current, and thus have a magnetic charge.  Its this magnetic charge that will attract dust into the computer.  Opening the case will turn your computer into the equivalent of one of those "ionic air purifiers"... except it wont be any good at it.
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Hello.  This is a very important question.  I would suggest waiting until his radiator has reached its maximum temperature, then preparing a concoction of fish guts, garlic, bong water, and urine, then when he is not in his office, pour it all over his radiator.  Heat seems to make a pungent odor diffuse through the air more thoroughly.  If his heating system is not hydronic, just dump it on his wall and let it dry.
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The only thing I can suggest is a ozone generator, I know it can kill odors, fungus, viruses and bacteria. It is a strong oxidant ans may work.
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Turn the power on and leave it for a while, just to see if anything happens.  Are you running the laptop off the battery or mains power?  Just to test, run the laptop off mains.\n\nAlso, check that the fans are working properly and the airways arent blocked.  Just check that everything is seated properly and nothing is left unplugged. Be methodical, so you can eliminate the obvious.\n\nSo could be one of the following:\nFaulty hard disk\nFaulty memory\nFaulty processor\nFaulty mainboard\n\nSorry cant think of anything else\n\nBattery Wizard
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I'll try to be simple, because its trial and error.\nYou need to ensure that the intake and exhaust vents on PSU is clear of debris or dust. Clogged vents slow down intake which could stop the fan and overhead the PSU, shutting down the system.\nMake sure all the power supply cables that run to the mother board and drives have no cuts that may expose wiring, which could cause a short or fire.\n\nDo you need SEVERAL?! because the PSU is a simple part of a system, and doesnt have that many problems for safety compared to all the circuit boards on the Cards and the Mother Board, and the Drives. Just make sure to point out the fans need to be clean, and the vent, to keep the PSU cooled, and the wires should be free of nicks, and try to not tangle the cords, that may cause kinks in the power cord, which affects power and performance.
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well you dont need to keep your desktop but its handy if your laptop ever messes up you'll still have a computer.\n\n(PS) if you leave your laptop on over night it wont over heat because i have a laptop and i leave it on over night defraging and other stuff
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I think everyone is right about the fan.\nI have a fan that is making noises.\nIt doesn't do it all the time.\nI leave my pc on all the time (another debate)\nbut sometimes it growls at me and sometimes it is quiet.\nIt think eventually I will have to replace it because I don't know if you can oil it.\n\nThe first link I give you below shows how to replace your computer fan yourself very cheap.\nThen I add some links to help see what to buy later.\nGood Luck\nSteffy
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You should have posted he Make and Model. Some Laptops have design flaws. If the air vents are at the bottem of the pc try blowing the dust out and see what happens. you could try some compressed air but don't spray too much at once.\n\nSome Dells like my friends have a minor bug with thier power management feature sets which can be corrected by upgrading to the latest BIOS or other. In my friends case it only showed up when the internal heatsink collected a large amount of dust. \n\nOther laptops could possibly have a similar flaw. My friends problem started after 6 months also a 3 GHz Laptop. you can message me and and i'll give you the exact instruction on where to go and what to download, if it's a DELL.
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You should find the source of the dust; most likely it's from within the house such as carpeting or even dust that has built up in the ducts of your HVAC system.  \n\n1) Replace old carpeting or vacum it thoroughly and regularly with a high quality air-purifying vacum.  \n2) Replace the filters in your HVAC blowers/fans with high-quality air purifying filters.\n3) Have your HVAC system cleaned.
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Turning the fan off is not a good idea. If your computer does not get a good ventelation,then you can really hurt performance or even damage some parts.\nHere iswhat you need to do. Open the case and make sure there is no dust. Also get some compressed air and clean the fan and internal parts. If thats how loud the fan was initially there is little you can do.  If not, something could be broken. Also makesure the computer is not agains any walls so there is a good place for the hot air to go. Also make sure the fan is securily attached and is not shaking.\n\nI
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The air in your computer should circulate, if you have two fans, you should make one an air intake and the other an outtake.\n\nIf you only got one fan, make it take out the warm air in the computer