Monday, June 23, 2008
So, if you have visited my house in the last couple of years (I just counted, 16 people on my blog list have been inside my casa), and my computer was on, you would have noticed how horribly loud it was. Both Jimbo and Rob commented on this while visiting me. Last night Rob mentioned on his blog that he was putting together a computer and it occurred to me that I could, in fact, replace the obnoxious fan.
Of course I have misplaced all of the dreary books that come with the computer, so I had to figure out how to open the case. The answer lay in the two large circles, one on top and one on the bottom, that you push and like a big clam it opened up.
Unlike a clam, the inside of the case was coated in gray dust and masses of cat hair, including an enormous clump sitting on top of the air intake for the fan, basically plugging said intake. I removed the big lumps and then carefully vaccuumed the small ones. Fearfully I pressed the on button and the computer started up.
And was so quiet I can't tell if it is running from the next room (it used to roar!). I feel pretty stupid for never thinking of this before (there is always cat hair stuck to the back of the computer), but also thankful that it was so easy to fix. And my house is so quiet!
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Of course I have misplaced all of the dreary books that come with the computer, so I had to figure out how to open the case. The answer lay in the two large circles, one on top and one on the bottom, that you push and like a big clam it opened up.
Unlike a clam, the inside of the case was coated in gray dust and masses of cat hair, including an enormous clump sitting on top of the air intake for the fan, basically plugging said intake. I removed the big lumps and then carefully vaccuumed the small ones. Fearfully I pressed the on button and the computer started up.
And was so quiet I can't tell if it is running from the next room (it used to roar!). I feel pretty stupid for never thinking of this before (there is always cat hair stuck to the back of the computer), but also thankful that it was so easy to fix. And my house is so quiet!
