plz help jerom fix his computer

[jerom]

When I try to launch any game,my comp terribly fails.

coz when I launch it, the screen goes black, like usually happens just to get the game and resolution settings etc. right, but the only thing that happens is that I see my mouse showing me that it's loading, then the game shuts down, and if I'm playing sc2 I get to fill in the error reporter, otherwise not.

It happens with every game I try to play, and it really pisses me off coz I'm having holidays, the weather isn't too nice and my parents have occupied to other computers so im basically bored to death.

Pls help me

[HeJurmhoanni]

Open up the computer and clean it carefully. Thats what i do if sth is wrong, and it usually helps (i use vacuum cleaner).

[jerom]

You mean the files or really opening up the computer and order my maid to clean it :twisted: ?

[Comadevil]

Really open up the computer and get the dust out of the coolers with ur vacuum cleaner at graphics and cpu cooler because if there is too much dust the system can overheat and show such symptoms

[jerom]

If you would rate me when it's about computers, I'd be a pr - 27,51 or stone league. So I have a few questions.

1) Should I just use an ordinairy vacuum cleaner or some special one ?
2) What part do I need to exactly clean up and where should those be located on a computer?
3) What are the possible involved risks of having this done by me ?

[Comadevil]

1) Use a usual vacuum cleaner, but u don't need it at full power
2) The card where ur monitor cable gets out of the computer, serach on the top and on the bottom for a cooler and put your vaccum cleaner there to get the dust out. Locate the CPU, usually a cooler somewhere in the middle, put ur vaccum cleaner also there and around the cooling fins of the cpu cooler dust also settles often between them
3) None except if u try to demolish ur comp with ur vacuum cleaner. Just lookout that u keep contact between vacuum cleaner and computer low as possible. And disconnect ur computer from electricity before u do it

[jerom]

Would this be the way I should do it ? :

[HeJurmhoanni]

Its really simple. Just vacuum everywhere you can but dont hit anything with your vacuum cleaner.

[Comadevil]

Yeah just use the vacuum cleaner on the cooling fins and coolers.
The tweezers u have only to use if u can't reach it with the vacuum cleaner like this dude.
Usually such dust is fast cleaned with the vacuum cleaner

[jerom]

k thx everybody I'll give it a try

[StrokeyBlofeld]

I tend to use a make-up brush to gently move the dust, and just hold the vacuum close.

[jerom]

[quote=""StrokeyBlofeld""]I tend to use a make-up brush to gently move the dust, and just hold the vacuum close.[/quote]
That might actually make my parents allow me to do this since it doesn't seem they want me to open up the computer and just use the vacuum cleaner to clean it up because some people say that I should

[joe4holly]

Just open it up and blow the dust and the vacuum will pick it all up. Unplug eveything and its easy with no harm done.