The majority of us wish we could wave a magic wand and magically repair a broken computer. That, unfortunately, is never the case. When my computer keeps freezing and I am pretty sure it is overheating, I have can either ignore the problem and end up damaging my computer, or I can decide to do something about it starting with cleaning out my pc tower.
Dust Begone!
Regardless of how clean my house is, my computer always seems to be a dust magnet. It is unavoidable. The collection of dust in a pc tower is one of the most common causes of a computer freezing at startup. It will start fine then a few seconds later just freeze and shutdown. This could all be thanks to our good friend, dust. Slow computer solutions can be expensive, especially if the problem escalates. Get rid of the dust for a few dollars and prevent yourself from having to spend hundreds of dollars to get part “x” replaced. Just save yourself a lot of money and clean up a slow computer full of dust.
Items Needed:
- Hand-held vacuum (attachment will work, but hand-held is easier) - Air-In-A-Can (compressed air)
1. Unplug the PC.
2. Set it on its side, and remove the side panel so you can see the inside of your computer.
3. Angle the vacuum so it is close but not touching the inside of the computer. Turn it on.
4. Using one arm, spray the canned air into the inside of the PC case. Using the other arm, adjust the vacuum so it is collecting all airborne material.
5. Give the computer a good “once over” with the air can to make sure you got most of the dust, and then put the computer back together again.
Forms of compressed air in a can, are sold in many stores like computer hardware stores and even Wal-Mart. They are cheap, selling for around $6 or $7. Dusting out a computer is never a bad thing to do; you cannot do it too often. In my opinion, it should be done every couple of months at the least.
Computer freezing problems such as overheating can be ignored for a long time before causing permanent damage to your computer. But no one knows when that “breaking point” will be crossed, so why risk it? Causes of computer freezing randomly can, in many cases, be completely prevented. Who does not like saving themselves the expense of paying for new computer parts?