Re: Server hangs on CentOS 5.5

[Michael Eager <eager@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Alexander Arlt wrote:
> Am 03/10/2011 11:04 AM, schrieb Simon Matter:
>> - Take a vacuum cleaner and *carefully* clean the whole box. Dust can
>> really do bad things because it is not a perfect insulator.
> 
> Never ever do that. Especially not inside the machine. There is a real 
> risk of simply vacuuming smaller components like smd-resistors of the 
> board. And, as already mentioned, you also have the chance of killing 
> components by electrostatic discharge. Always use compressed air, even 
> if just using canned one. Vacuuming is a pretty bad advice.

Previous cleaning have been with canned compressed air.
Thanks for the caution about vacuums and static.  I may
use the vacuum on the case fans from the outside.  The
case should provide an adequate static shield.

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