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15. August 2012 @ 07:54 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Thanks for the comments :)
I shared the concern about making a groove in the carpet, as you imagine the system is very heavy with 15 disks installed. Not sure yet what I'll put there.
This might sound stupid, but a good 1' ruler that has a ridge down the middle might do the trick nicely and cheaply.
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15. August 2012 @ 12:25 |
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Well looking at the inside of other people's dust-free cases made me feel bad about mine, so I cleaned it. Here's a terrible pic of afterwards. It's not much but I didn't build it "for me".
http://i49.tinypic.com/2qk8e1v.jpg
The wiring is messy but it idles below 30C and goes through a few Prime95 tests without going over 50C, so I don't really care!
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15. August 2012 @ 12:35 |
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My wiring is similar Ripper. If it works, I say hell with it :p My temps are better than most, thanks to the HAF932. And nobody but myself sees the inside of my case. One day, I may elect for a semi-transparent or fully transparent system. Until that time, my wiring means little to me, where everything works fine.
I may be due to blow mine :p
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15. August 2012 @ 13:13 |
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1 kiloton nuke?
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15. August 2012 @ 13:42 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
1 kiloton nuke?
I would die if my PC were blown up :p Especially since I'm near broke right now. Even if I had the money to replace it, the HAF932 is invaluable. I'd hate to lose it!
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15. August 2012 @ 13:54 |
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I use an air compressor to clean out my PC though we do have a somewhat specialized set-up for painting. Pressure regulator and moisture collector...
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15. August 2012 @ 13:58 |
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I use a compressor too. I don't worry about the moisture. And it's due to be bled. I blow at my skin for a time. Plus it's not an old compressor. Perhaps I should be more concerned though, eh?
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15. August 2012 @ 14:25 |
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Moisture comes from compressed air cans not an air compressor. My 60 gal air compressor blows dry, relatively. If I use compressed air cans it's just the opposite as there is great condensation. Messy isn't good either though, it's better to be neat and uniform, not cables all over the place.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:30 |
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I've seen air compressors blow moisture. Though fairly rare. It was at the last place I worked. This compressor fed the entire work space. They do need bled. Some of the areas where hoses were hooked up, had the ability to bleed the line.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:32 |
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Mr-Movies, moisture also comes from air compressors which is why you have to have an attachment to remove moisture when spray painting using a compressor.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:32 |
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I bought one of those compressed air cans once, and even using it upright i was horrified at how wet everything was that it sprayed. I never let it near my PC in the end. I use the 'mouth' method to blow dust - preliminary blow first just in case any saliva wants to escape, then close eyes and blow hard :P I generally only actually wipe coolers and fans/dust filters. Actual PCBs shouldn't come to harm from the amount of dust that can't easily be blown off. If a card is physically removed however it's often shook gently and blown at close range to clear the surface dust. In situ though, I don't bother, as it's usually too awkward.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:40 |
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I evacuate all saliva before blowing :p Suck dry.
And actually, I've bought the canned airs, and seen that in some instances, blowing the coolant on the CPU's is ok, for rapid cooling when needed.
I used it once on a northbridge that was overheating.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:43 |
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i use a long 1" wide bristle paint brush to clean the dust & crap out of computers including crusty dust bunnies from cigeratte smoke.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:44 |
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Ugh, seeing inside the PCs of smoke, the horrible things it does to dust...
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15. August 2012 @ 14:56 |
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Yah, it completely destroyed my first DVD-R burner. An NEC ND-3550. It was pretty good in its day ;) That burner, and a power supply are the reason I will no longer smoke around my PC's. It does wreak havoc on them! Though I understand how some would. In fact, I may have a pc designed for just that, should I continue smoking beyond a few months from now, when I plan to quit.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:57 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
Mr-Movies, moisture also comes from air compressors which is why you have to have an attachment to remove moisture when spray painting using a compressor.
That is true and that is why mine does not, relatively, key word here is relatively. I never have problems with my compressor and condensation which is a huge compressor and could easily feed a shop.
I too have used compressed air cans to cool down the northbridge or even a CPU out of control but it can be dangerous with power on and moisture on your mainboard, I tend not to do such things.
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15. August 2012 @ 14:58 |
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I was highly careful steve :p I wasn't blasting, just enough to hit the NB ;)
I prefer to smoke outside these days. For one, it's forbidden in this house...
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15. August 2012 @ 15:09 |
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Well that's the key and I wouldn't suggest that you aren't careful either, except with ceiling fans.... Shame on me for that comment Kevin. :P
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15. August 2012 @ 15:12 |
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Shame on you indeed. I still have nightmares... :p
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15. August 2012 @ 15:37 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Yah, it completely destroyed my first DVD-R burner. An NEC ND-3550. It was pretty good in its day ;) That burner, and a power supply are the reason I will no longer smoke around my PC's. It does wreak havoc on them! Though I understand how some would. In fact, I may have a pc designed for just that, should I continue smoking beyond a few months from now, when I plan to quit.
My NEC ND-4570 unfortunately was a casualty of starforce :/
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15. August 2012 @ 15:40 |
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A game disc?
A copy protection?
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15. August 2012 @ 15:44 |
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I think he means constant play finely burned the drive out, reading between the lines of course. :)
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15. August 2012 @ 15:46 |
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Starforce was a game copy protection system known to destroy optical drives and cause BSODs due to manually forcing a different driver through the drive to move the laser in different ways to the design specification. Due to being anti-piracy however the company was above the law and a blind eye was turned by the authorities. Thankfully the plethora of complaints from the gaming community have seen its use curtailed, and it has been retroactively removed from large numbers of titles. Starforce was also known to have been distributed virally, to users who never played any games, let alone some protected by starforce.
It was quite conceivable to destroy the hardware of a new drive within days with starforce if you got unlucky.
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15. August 2012 @ 15:48 |
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Wow. Never dealt with that one thankfully.
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15. August 2012 @ 16:37 |
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That makes sense and I now recognize it, I always have run off my hard drive(s) so I don't have to deal with the protection schemes.
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