Friday, September 9, 2011
Dust in the Wind....
I installed a new graphics card in my computer today since I am about to get a new monitor and it has HDMI inputs and my old graphics card only had a VGA output and I want the best resolution available, and of course, as is the case with most computers, it was filled with dust bunnies. Most people don't know this, but it's a good idea every 6 months to a year to open your computer's case, go outside, and blow some air through the case to get out all the dust which accumulates inside of it. Electricity brings dust through the vents, and that can cause heat build-up and perhaps even static electricity to form, so it's always a good idea to do that every now and then. Usually I use cans of compressed air, which isn't really air actually and most of those things are harsh chemicals. This time I was out so I took it outside and used a leaf blower on it. Wow. That worked SO much better. LOL. The inside of that case and the motherboard looked brand new spanking clean.