Advice on cleaning a Gateway cooler fan.

linnemeyerhere said:

Here's and idea open the case panels up and strap it to the roof of the car and then go like heck to the birthday party and back then put the covers back on and install back into the system.

I took your suggestion and tried that, and I even went through a thunder shower, though I had to drive a couple'o miles extra to dry it off.

linnemeyerhere said:

Is it wrong that I'm getting a little excited?

Nah, That's normal, it's just the anticipation of running an experiment!

Anak said:

linnemeyerhere said:

Here's and idea open the case panels up and strap it to the roof of the car and then go like heck to the birthday party and back then put the covers back on and install back into the system.

I took your suggestion and tried that, and I even went through a thunder shower, though I had to drive a couple'o miles extra to dry it off.

linnemeyerhere said:

Is it wrong that I'm getting a little excited?

Nah, That's normal, it's just the anticipation of running an experiment!

Perfect I'm not sure I could have cleaned my rig as well, don't let the little moisture worry you I understand all mobo manufacturers use a waterproof coating so I'm sure everything will be fine. In fact this gives a new meaning to water cooled and cleaned ! Just as a precaution I would hit the start button with a 6-10 foot pole and have a extinguisher ready.....

Oh No you didn`t

That case looks ancient, get a new one and have at it.

Sorry, I couldn`t resist.

Anak once you check your computer out and it still isn't clean enough you could try a drive thru car wash.
Make sure you have the windows up on the truck.

Oh, I'm not as worried as the drivers I was passing to dry it off, then the cop stopped me and I had some splaining to do about what the H*LL I thought I was up to. You see, I had to hold onto the case with my left hand out the window while I was driving.

I would of made a "clean" get-a-way, but there was some crud that fell off the blanket and onto her blouse, I offered to shine her badge but she said no thanks and left me go with a warning, glad she didn't notice I wasn't wearing my seatbelt.

Layback Bear said:

Anak once you check your computer out and it still isn't clean enough you could try a drive thru car wash.
Make sure you have the windows up on the truck.

You musta' been readin' my mind Bear!

You should`ve told her you just wanted some high speed internet

Just looking for a Hot Spot.

AddRAM said:

Oh No you didn`t

That case looks ancient, get a new one and have at it.

Sorry, I couldn`t resist.

No problem! and no, I didn't.

I saw this

linnemeyerhere said:

Here's and idea open the case panels up and strap it to the roof of the car and then go like heck to the birthday party and back then put the covers back on and install back into the system.

and with the other tongue-in-cheek posts I couldn't resist either.

You are also right about the case being "ancient" It's our very first computer:

• AT&T 8457 - 3372
• 486DX2/66 MHz Desktop Computer
• 8 MB Ram
• 420 MB Hard Drive - windows for workgroups 3.11 / 35floppies.
• 3" Floppy
• 2x CD player
• Fax/modem
• 2 ea Serial Ports
• Dot-matrix tractor fed printer, those were $55. cartridges, and (with apologies to Henry Ford) you could use any color as long as it was black.
• Used Juno dial-up to get on the internet
• $1,800 USD in 1998, adjusted for inflation it would be about $2,516.87 now
• And once I check to see if anything is salvageable, and get the magnets out of the HDD, if it has any, its toast and going to the bone-yard after a and .

So I took a few minutes and manually photoshopped ("staged") the shot. my posts about it were all ad-lib.

It was fun while it lasted. I know, I know, I'm

We all knew you didn`t, but darn you ruined the story. Now go back and delete that post. LOL

With the weather we`ve had you could just set it outside.