Cleaning Your PC Safely
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CLEANING YOUR PC SAFELY
By: Delbert Reynolds
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Materials What you need to clean your PC:
Soft brushes Can of compressed air Soft rags Dust masks Cleaning fluid (spray)
Compressed air usually sells from $3 to $6.
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Directions Steps to cleaning your PC:
Step 1: Check your owners manual to see if it provides you with any directions. If it does, follow them.
Step 2: Get the supplies that you will need. Step 3: Shut down your PC. Step 4: Leave the PC plugged into the surge suppressor. Step 5: Disconnect all peripherals from the computer. Step 6: Remove the PC cover. Step 7: Ground yourself to the computer. Step 8: Use the compressed air to clean the fans, power supply,
drives and circuit boards. Step 9: Gently brush off dust that the forced air didn’t dislodge. Step 10: Brush any remaining dust out from the bottom of the
chassis. Step 11: Spray the cleaning fluid onto an anti-static rag. Step 12: Wipe the inside and outside cover thoroughly. Step 13: Replace the cover and reconnect the peripherals.
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Warnings Try to work in an area with no carpet. Try not to touch as little as you can in
your PC to prevent static damage, which can eventually cause a system failure.
Try to remove poorly secured chips or components from your PC before you vacuum, you do NOT want to dislodge or inhale these pieces.
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Resources http://www.ehow.com/how_3664_clean-co
mputers-insides.html
http://www.comptechonline.us/clean%20pc.html
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Pictures
Demonstrating use of a vacuum
Be careful not to jam the vacuum in to hard
Make sure you clean the heat sinks and fans
Demonstrating use of the compressed air