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Date:      Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:32:35 -0600
From:      Janketh Jay <jankyj@unfs.us>
To:        "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>
Cc:        rflynn@acsalaska.net, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Computer issues
Message-ID:  <4F964903.3010409@unfs.us>
In-Reply-To: <20120423195331.732548cc@cox.net>
References:  <50819.46.129.107.107.1335185486.squirrel@mymail.acsalaska.net> <20120423195331.732548cc@cox.net>

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Hi,

On 04/23/2012 06:53 PM, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:51:26 -0800 (AKDT) rflynn@acsalaska.net
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> as some of you might have noticed, I've been absent lately. On a 
>> reboot my CPU fan decided to stop working. I should have a 
>> replacement computer in one or two weeks. Until then, my access
>> is rather limited and without access to BSD.
> 
> Have you tried opening up the case and dusting off the fan?  This
> has happened to me before (I nearly had a heart attack when it
> did!), and after opening up the case and dusting off the fan
> blades, voila!  It started working again.
> 
> I'm a heavy cigarette smoker, so my computer is hardly in the 
> healthiest environment for it.  Periodic cleaning does help,
> though.
> 
> YMMV, of course.  :-)
> 

	That's actually pretty funny. My dad always has the same issue. He
just can't resist chain smoking while on the computer. I've had to
replace numerous parts on his machine due to overheating caused by
dust and other sticky buildup. It really does make a difference to hit
with an air compressor from time to time...

Regards,
Janky Jay, III

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