::: Guiding Light ::: by Mad-Mike
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-- Ok so why am I so elated? I figured out my pc's freeze/lockup problem! what happened was... it froze on me again, and of course you would of known my possible reaction "Son of a $^#$en B*&%h!!!" to put it mildly lol... So I did the usual, went to go reset my pc again, and wait for it to re-boot... and guess what happened? It tried to start up but it suddenly shut down!!! I was infuriated a bit lol! I was like ughhhh dang it! well not in them exact words lol.. but you get the gist... anyway I said screw it, and unplugged my pc, and undid my monitor cable and then took the side panel off my pc case and looked inside.. and thought to myself..dang.. I should clean this perhaps [the inside of my pc] I noticed it was pretty dusty... yeah I smoke I confess lol. so I busted out my Vacuum with the hose attachment and carefully sucked out some dark dust...ughh was disgusting actually... so I did that, and went to clean my fans I have 3 in there. [1] main cooling fan [2] cpu fan [3] my new graphics card, which was not bad at all. so I get to the main fan, and noticed the sucker was caked with dust,.. and get this!!! ahhh it was very hard to turn!!! I was like %HIT!!!! lol and so I cleaned the blades off, and pondered how in heck was I going to get the fan turn turn like it was new [spinning easy] so idea popped in my head! lol yeah I come up with clever ideas sometimes... My new clipper oil I just bought the other day!!! [I did cut my hair off 2 days ago lol] and so after I made sure all the blades were cleaned off I dropped some oil in along the sides of the fan.. still was hard to turn! I was like OMG this thing is packed with old dust!! lol so I had to unscrew the fan unit off the inside back of my pc case, and I took the center sticker off.. the brand of the fan is "So cool" lol yeah odd brand name! so after I pulled the round sticker off I unscrewed the center piece, and discovered dust city!!! lol so dark and foreboding indeed! right then and there I knew this was the cause of my pc failing all the time lol! ahhhh relief I did not have to pay $600 to $800 for a cool pc without monitor!!! lol so I got a toothpick from the kitchen came back, and got all that gunk out, and than lubed it up real well with my clipper oil, and put the silly sticker back on and slapped it back in my case and screwed it in. and than I put the side pc case panel back on, re attached the power cords, and fired it up.. and ever since, works like a charm!!! ahhh maybe I should maintain my pc better...had it since like 2002 with out really cleaning the inside out hardly ever lol!!! but I am so relieved now. I put too much work into this over the years. new DVD rw drive, 2 additional hard drives, new upgraded memory, and of course my new graphics card. just the way I like my pc to be. :-) Have a great one my friends! and Happy Easter soon!!! OMG! my largest description ever! thank you coffee!!! haha
Comments (38)
Valerie-Ducom
Mad-Mike
Thanks ;-)
FrenchKiss
It's great that you found the trouble anf fixed i! Good for you, Mike! Great image you have here!
Mad-Mike
Thank you dear!
mickuk50
i need a coffee now after all that .excellent read mike and it seems the simplest things are usually the cause of tragedy`s .glad your sorted now .you will have to break the hoover out more often :o) mick
Mad-Mike
Hahahahaha yeah mick I will for sure break out my vac more often, jeez that was sure baffling why my pc kept locking up on me lol!
leeatsjt
Awesome image, and I'm so glad your PC is on the mend! But you still need to upgrade! hehehehe
mboncher
Your posing and texturing has gotten so much better than when I first came across your work. Outstanding job.