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class=878410512-01012006>Having been a hardware (mainly HP/Compaq wintel
servers) for quite a few years now, I've come accross this quite a
bit. Whilst keeping the inside of your systems is important with the use
of appropriate filters etc, you must be very careful when using compressed air
and little hoover-type devices. Moving lots of debris and accumulated
dust around the inside of a system can generate static which may well
discharge when your compressed air/hoover moves the debris over things like
DIMMS and voltage regulators - which will obviously damage your system. It's
best to install the filters or generate a high air-pressure environment inside
your system case from the word 'go'. Cleaning out a system 'just because'
using hoovers and air could land you in more trouble than its
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color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=541281314-01012006>Another thing to keep
in mind. If you are going to be pulling your cards and memory
sticks or unplugging the power supply you NEED to be at a anti-static
workstation working with a ground strap connecting the equipment to
ground and you to the equipment. Yes you can get away with it most of
the time but now that its winter there is a good chance that you will do damage
to your system thru static. You might not see it for a few weeks but this is the
leading cause of delayed death in electronics. Its quite easy to make your own,
a google will show you how.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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