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After several months of problems with my computer, mostly 10min holds for what i thought was software issues, doing a search on the Internet to try and sort it out , came across an article on overheating, so took on a challenge to open my computer as it was well out of guarantee , well what i got was a white interior, both side panels were White, the mother board etc also the heatsink had loads of fluff some brown bits that looked scorched.
So out came the anti static band an assortment of brushes, a can of compressed air, a face mask, and a small vacuum. after awhile l started to make headway into the mess, several stops to use the house vacuum to clear the desk, a couple of hours of this had most of the fluff of the fans and heatsink and motherboard and other,bits, so after a beer to clear my mouth l continued......
Finished all the nooks and crannies, put the sides back on, kept my fingers crossed switched on all was ok , so loaded FSX10 did a flight no lockup after 5 hrs, and a cool computer and a happy bunny, so the moral is keep all your bits clean ... best regards Bruce EHM2131
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