1 post tagged “heat”

Wow, yesterday was some day.  I was surfing away at the internet and my computer shut down.  What is going on, I wondered.  So, turned back on and checked my security, nothing going on there.  So, I went back to surfing.  Short time later, down again. 

Now, I live in Central Florida, but it still gets hot.  We are having 90 degree days and 68 degree nights right now. Yep, it was a little warm in my comp room, but I didn't think much about it at the time.

 It wasn't until about the third time it shut down, that I thought about the heat.  I checked the tower and it was warm?  Actually, more than warm.  So, I left it shut down for a while and went and got a floor fan from the other room.  Set that up and angled it to the computer tower.  Actually, I moved the tower to a more open space at the same time.  Did a little dusting while it was off.  All nice and clean and cool now.  No more problems. 

So, this is a reminder to keep your computer cool and clean for better performance.  I guess mine was a little dirty, and that probably caused it to be a little slower than usual.