[mythtv-users] Slight OT: Keeping your systems clean

[William]

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 worth.
 

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.
 
Bill 
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