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vailpass 12-06-2018 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Fish (Post 13939062)
FYI... never try and defrag an SSD drive. It's 100% unnecessary due to the very different way it stores data. It will also drastically reduce the life span of the drive if you try it.

Defrag got a very undeserved reputation as being a fix all maintenance procedure back in the early Windows days. But it's the equivalent of blowing on the NES cartridge to make it work. 95% of the time it was unnecessary and did nothing to improve actual performance.
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Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 13939067)
All of this. Completely unnecessary to defrag modern filesystems and will actually shorten the life of an SSD.
Thank you boys, this I did not know.

Fishpicker 12-06-2018 02:16 PM
endust wipes for electronics is a pretty good product for cleaning monitor screens, touch screens and the backside of the PC. it has the same solution that is used for cleaning eye glasses.

vailpass 12-06-2018 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 13939087)
But don't stick your hands in there when you spray. If you sneeze you'll pull all of the wiring loose. And then you'll end up paying someone to plug all of that shit back in.
This is a random but much appreciated tale of caution.

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Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 13939089)
I unplug mine, take both side panels off, and use a leaf blower on it. Canned air takes too much damn time and doesn't do a good enough job, imo.
And this is an awesome Cousin Eddy visual.

vailpass 12-06-2018 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishpicker (Post 13939109)
endust wipes for electronics is a pretty good product for cleaning monitor screens, touch screens and the backside of the PC. it has the same solution that is used for cleaning eye glasses.
And made in the USA I see. $7 for a 70 count? I'm in. Gracias.

htismaqe 12-06-2018 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 13939089)
I unplug mine, take both side panels off, and use a leaf blower on it. Canned air takes too much damn time and doesn't do a good enough job, imo.
I use my air compressor. :)

Buehler445 12-06-2018 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 13939118)
I use my air compressor. :)
Just make sure you’ve drained the water.

mikeyis4dcats. 12-06-2018 02:30 PM
a good powerwash now and again.

htismaqe 12-06-2018 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats. (Post 13939144)
a good powerwash now and again.
Back in the day when I did tech support on dialup and Pentium 3's, I had a customer actually submerge their keyboard and mouse in soapy water to "clean" it.

jd1020 12-06-2018 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 13939110)
And this is an awesome Cousin Eddy visual.
It's not as uncommon as you think. I got the idea from a youtuber that I watch named Carey Holzman, he's a computer tech.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gcUSl9K2bZs?start=106" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

You can get a cheap ass electric leaf blower for like $30 and never have to continuously buy $5 cans of compressed air.

Baby Lee 12-06-2018 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 13939089)
I unplug mine, take both side panels off, and use a leaf blower on it.
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Originally Posted by vailpass (Post 13939110)
And this is an awesome Cousin Eddy visual.
'puter's full

jd1020 12-06-2018 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 13939161)
'puter's full
ROFL

htismaqe 12-06-2018 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 13939161)
'puter's full
ROFL

vailpass 12-06-2018 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 13939155)
It's not as uncommon as you think. I got the idea from a youtuber that I watch named Carey Holzman, he's a computer tech.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gcUSl9K2bZs?start=106" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

You can get a cheap ass electric leaf blower for like $30 and never have to continuously buy $5 cans of compressed air.
Yeah that does make a lot of sense. I hate canned air getting so cold it loses pressure and starts shooting out liquid.

This thing looks like it might do the job.


https://www.amazon.com/XPOWER-Airrow...ct_top?ie=UTF8

srvy 12-06-2018 07:56 PM
Shop Vac works good by reversing the hose it becomes a blower. Its a little less powerful than a leaf blower less chance to damage anything. I have done this with a lot of electronics like tv, receivers, guitar amps etc.

BigRedChief 12-06-2018 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy (Post 13939083)
I don't do shit.
This! Unless your running Windows 95.


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