Everyone should see the inside of their puter ,it's full of airflow,how much is too much,fans seem to fail most befor win crashes,aol loading slow?check your fans,ask the manufacturer where they are and what they do. Those little holes in the bottom front of your case is the intake full of my smoke,dog hair,wife's soriasis, picking toe cheese leftovers,that you left while waiting for a download or send. We know heat kills but no-one tells you the flow rate over the mb is good or bad?Air in should take heat out,but most fans are planned obsolestent,try sticking your ear to the machine to see if it is running? In a message dated 1/2/03 3:46:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, SandiBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Thanks, mjh. I was just going to ask about that. I have never opened the > case and feel a bit timid about doing that. Hope the new driver does it for > me. > Sandi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <John82654@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 10:54 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Advice re leaving computer on 24/7 > > > > In a message dated 1/1/2003 11:10:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > Foxhillers@xxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > > > > > Sandi > > > Before opening the case of your computer, turn it off, UNplug it and > > > detach the monitor. Make sure you are grounded by touching something > metal > > > > > > before touching any components inside your computer. > > > mjh > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/