I'm something of an expert myself

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• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Load bearing dust

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• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Often this is because of those little shit pin connectors for the power button getting pulled loose. How has a better, standardized option not been made for those yet?

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  • Godort@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Also remember to flip the switch on your power supply

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    • cerement@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      remember to plug the cord back into the power supply

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  • Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Pretty much every motherboard in the last 10 years has shifted to the “Intel Standard” layout: Image

    Most midrange to high end cases have a single connector that fits right on there, for compatibility they include a breakout adapter.

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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There’s so many mobo connectors that clearly were not designed with cycle count in mind.

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    • TheSaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      USB 3 connectors, for starters. Unplugged mine for the third time to change motherboards and a couple pins just ripped out so now only one front USB works

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• ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  “Oh, I forgot to turn the PSU back on”

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• cobysev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I spent 20 years as an IT admin. We used cans of compressed air to clean dust out of computers. Light, gentle sprays, preferably cleaned outside so the dust doesn’t just fill the room.

  If you hold down the spray button for a few seconds, the can turns ice cold really fast, so be sparing with it. Also, don’t tip it upside-down while spraying or it’ll spray liquid that can damage computer components.

  In all the years blowing dust out of computers, the only time I actually damaged a computer was when I tried to use a vacuum hose blowing air in reverse. It was too rough and broke some motherboard components.

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  • phar@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I work in a shop with compressed air for air guns and I use it on the insides of computers all the time to clean out the dust and haven’t ever broken anything.

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    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you’re using air compressors, you should consider adding a moisture filter on your air gun. When the air gets compressed, humidity tends to get increased. Then when you spray it, that moisture re-condenses as it leaves the system. You can very easily fuck up electronics because you blew a bunch of water mist into the connections at 60 PSI.

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  • Ageroth@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I believe that vacuums also generate a ton of static charge as the air flows over the plastic hoses and such. They make special vacuums for electronic that are static free but expensive.
    metrovac.com/…/datavac-electric-duster

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    • Grostleton@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Those things are amazing though, I’ve had one for over a decade now and it’s the best 100 dollars I ever spent.

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• Teppichbrand@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Never touch a running system

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• monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yours isn’t dishwasher safe?

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• Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  My fear every time

  Never actually happened, but still

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• cows_are_underrated@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Check if maybe any dust got into the connectors. Prone to thus is the PCIE connector on the motherboard, when removing the GPU. Just blow into it to make sure its dust free. Happened to me more than once.

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• KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Is it connected?

  Happened to me once, my wife won’t let me forget it

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• wanderwisley@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yea 409 isn’t the best for the longevity of a PC.

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• A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  it reminds me of that Macbook vs thinkpad meme.

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