Guys how do you maintain your PC aside from prevention from 3 in half floppy dirt?

Question

and what does a vaccum for a PC looks like answering by means of picture and reasonable reason/s will be chosen as best answer

Answer 1

it's called a "3-and-a-half" floppy because it is 3.5 inches long, and they are about as popular as VHS cassettes. A vacuum for a PC looks like a can of compressed air. Here's a picture:

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Answer 2

There's basically nothing that needs to be done with a PC.

Sometimes you might want to clean the 9 cm floppy drive (you do not have a 3 and a half floppy drive and neither does anyone else, the disk is actually 9 cm wide) with a cleaning disk and some computers might benefit from having the dust inside blown out (so that they can be cooled properly) but other than that it's just routine software maintenance.

Answer 3

Don't vacuum inside a computer or inside any delicate electronics. The vacuum generates static electricity which can annihilate delicate electronics, and the brushes etc. are not designed for use around electronics. Instead, buy a can of compressed air (about $10) and use that to dislodge bits of dust from the computer. Don't spray canned air for too long either; the can will get cold and start spraying liquid. When that happens just stop and let the can warm up again.

Answer 4

you dont need a vacuum, just use compressed air (in cans you can buy at any k-mart, walmart for 6 bucks)

every few months i take baby apart (yes i named my pc yes i am a geek) and use a few cans of air on her and it works great.
you dont have to take it apart but i like to get every bit of dust

a few pointers and safty tips

1 only do this with the pc unplugged. once the pc is unplugged hold the power button down for 5 seconds (this releases any left over electric charge, and prevents shocks) just incase you touch any hardware.

2 never, NEVER turn the can upside down while releasing the air, the liquid inside will come out and fry your board.

3 when using canned air you might want to lay some newspaper down (i prefer anything with george bush's face on it) if you have a screened in porch that even better as their can be alot of dust, this can make a mess.

4 if you have allergies, or are sensitive to dust buy a face mask like the kind surgeons wear.

5 DO NOT touch any of the hardware unless you ground yourself first, a simple static electric shock that can build up in our bodies can destroy hardware.
if you must handle hardware either wear non static rubber gloves (surgical gloves) or touch the power supply with both hands. dont worry these are shielded so no harm will come to it.

Answer 5

You can buy a can of compressed air in many shops and use that to blow the dust out - I would strongly advise against using a vacuum cleaner around the circuit boards as you could easily wreck them with static electricity!