Exercise great caution when vacuuming computers, especially in the winter when the air is dry. Vacuums, unless they are specially built, can build up a large static charge on the nozzle, potentially causing damage to components in the computer. Compressed air is a safer bet. Will Will Loving, President Dedication Technologies, Inc. on 6/1/05 11:42 AM, Jim Ussailis at ussailis at equinox.shaysnet.com wrote: > You can save the power supply by taking a vacuum to the fan area every so > often. Dust build-up causes the fan to not be abnle to cool itself. Dust > build up also hurst cooling of the power supply, which is what the fan is > for in the first place. > > Another good idea is to vac the fan on the processor. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DEDICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly Human Data Design) - Developers of StudioSchool Pro - Professional FileMaker Pro Database Development For Non-Profits, Business, and Education ----------------------------------- 7 Coach Lane Amherst, MA 01002-3304 USA Tel:1 413 253-7223 Fax:1 413 253-7078 will at humandatadesign.com http://www.humandatadesign.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-