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Re: So I decided to open up my PC

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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 07:38 AM
Mainly to clean out the dust and also too check out what's actually inside.
My CPU fan is caked in dust and so is the heat sink. What's a good way to clean them both?
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shallowsniperman321 is not online. shallowsniperman321
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23 Jan 2013 07:57 AM
Blow on it from teh other side
or
Call custom3r service
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 08:03 AM
Pressurised air.
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CatFaces is not online. CatFaces
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23 Jan 2013 08:28 AM
Canned air. Dont clean with the vacuum cleaner.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 08:50 AM
Well I don't have that so I used a cotton swab.
But I fear I may have messed up my computer because its not even turning on
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23 Jan 2013 08:54 AM
How it's not turning on? There are many causes. Do you mean it's not turning on completely, not even single fan start to whirl up?
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meldo is not online. meldo
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23 Jan 2013 08:54 AM
Pressurized air can be purchased at any computer store (Or even stores like Walmart/ASDA) for anywhere between $3-$10. =/

Also, do you get an error or is the computer not even giving an image? You may have unplugged something, or maybe even shocked a component to death.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:05 AM
I figured the problem, the front panel connectors were not wired correctly, but I have encountered a new problem, when I start up it won't load Windows, instead it goes to this Config screen with an Intel background.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:11 AM
Figured it out again, the SATA cables were not even plugged in. But now I have to launch startup repair. This is the last time I open up my computer -_-
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meldo is not online. meldo
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23 Jan 2013 09:12 AM
Next time just use canned air. =/
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:23 AM
Yeh windows won't load for me at all now, it keeps returning to startup repair, it says its fixed the problem but it hasn't.
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 09:24 AM
Dont unplug things next time.

BTW how dusty was it?
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 09:25 AM
You didnt remove the CPU cooler did you? You just let it sit there and didnt lift it or anything?
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:28 AM
@thereal, it was pretty dusty, it was caked on the fan and the thing below it(heatsink?). I removed the fan and cleaned it with a cotton swab and removed pretty much all of it, I did the same to the heatsink and then replaced them both.
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R3geBiscuit is not online. R3geBiscuit
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23 Jan 2013 09:30 AM
Has anyone actually noticed he's on Roblox, talking on the forums, when his computer isn't working ? :P
Just, you know'
(I'm sure your on another computer :P )
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 09:30 AM
But did you replace the thermal paste on the bottom of the heatsink?
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meldo is not online. meldo
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23 Jan 2013 09:30 AM
@ZooZooba

May want to check your CPU temperatures with Speccy/CPU-Z once you get on the computer to make sure the Heatsink is on right.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:34 AM
@rage. iPod

@commander
No, but not much came off really.

@meldo
That's why I cleaned it out in the first place, the fan sounded loud and the temp read 50c or something stupid. The fan sounds smoother now though.
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 09:37 AM
If the thermal "seal" is broken then thermal performance will degrade which is why it should be cleaned off and reapplied, check your temps in BIOS.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:43 AM
@ commander
I shall once this thing actually boots.
Btw does it matter which port the SATA cables are plugged into?
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CatFaces is not online. CatFaces
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23 Jan 2013 09:44 AM
I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter.
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CatFaces is not online. CatFaces
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23 Jan 2013 09:45 AM
There are no risks on which port you insert into it as it can't just magicly kill your hdd.
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 09:49 AM
Oh, ok.
It's still stuck in a reboot loop, startup repair doesn't work and I really don't want to restore my computer.
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TheRealCommander is not online. TheRealCommander
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23 Jan 2013 10:23 AM
What does it do when it boots? does it get to Windows at all?
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zoozooba444 is not online. zoozooba444
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23 Jan 2013 10:24 AM
It gets too starting windows, freezes, restarts and goes to startup repair, startup repair can't fix it.
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