Another reason not to run with your casing off...

[Fong]

This afternoon when I entered my room, there was this burning smell and i immediately knew something was wrong...
Traced the smell to the computer and found it down and no matter how I tried, it refused to switch on...
I then checked everything and felt that the psu was hot to touch...
swapped another psu and my systems back to normal...
when taken apart,i found that the psu fan was stuck with dust, which i figured jammed the fan and caused it to overheat, burnin something until the circuit broke...
lessons to be learnt...
1)never run with the cover off...even when i do not need additional cooling, the excessive dust will screw up some important part...
2)the next time you hear some whirring noise coming from the fans, never dismiss them...I actually poked the fan with a screwdriver to make the sound go away...take the fan apart and check whats wrong!!!
3)never underestimate the importance of a fan...I was lucky only the psu blew...it could have been much worse...

now I have to save $70 to get a 350W,or even $110 to get a 450W enermax psu...

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[This message has been edited by Fong (edited 11-06-2000).]

[AUDSCOTT]

Oh the number of threads created to "case on/off."

Most relate to exactly what you've experienced, and may I express my condolences on your loss.

Dust is evil, evil I say.

You know, even with the case on, it's still important to keep up with the housekeeping with periodic aerating.

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Scott

[m1x]

I totally Agree.

Dust kills remember Pompai

[warhorse]

I run case off but the computer is 3 feet off the ground. Heres how I am preserving my PSU. I have an Enermax 330Watt that has an intake and an outake fan. The intake is on the bottom and the out take is on the side where most fans are. I took it out of the case and proped it up on 4 bottle caps. That way, air goes into the intake fan, but dust doesn't.

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[Spartakiss]

bottle caps? lol is there anything they cant do. my comp gets so dusty and i dont take the case of all the time or anything like that, but recently i opened it up and the hold side was covered in about a quarter inch of dust, (good thing i checked)

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[Fong]

ain't there ways to prevent, or at least minimise the amount of dust that is entering the system?
i don't even have any intake fans, otherwise i would have fitted them with dust fiters...

btw, i remember seeing enermax psu's havin two fans, one sucking and another for blowing...i think i'll fit the sucking fan with filters when i get an enermax...
but even then, it only prevents dust from getting into the psu...

its just that Im thinking of building a fully fully see throu case, but whats there to see if the interiors are full of unsightly dust layers?

anyone have any smart ideas?

[ckarnie]

Fong, doesn't vacuuming the room regularly minimize dust?

[This message has been edited by ckarnie (edited 11-07-2000).]

[ebok]

I run with the side of my case off, but do regular cleaning . I pull all the fans out and clean them and also clean fins on HS. You just have to keep an eye on it. Also, FONG you will love the Enermax PS. I got the 450W from Plycon for $99.95 + shipping. It's a piece of art!

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[SanduTje]

Wasn't filtering mentioned here a couple of days ago?

Seems a good solution if you have some real trouble with dust! Just place a filter infront of your fan(s)..

Does this make sense?

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[izelord]

Originally posted by warhorse:
I run case off but the computer is 3 feet off the ground. Heres how I am preserving my PSU. I have an Enermax 330Watt that has an intake and an outake fan. The intake is on the bottom and the out take is on the side where most fans are. I took it out of the case and proped it up on 4 bottle caps. That way, air goes into the intake fan, but dust doesn't.

i have got mine hanging in mid air

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