IT since 1989, never had a static issue when cleaning pc, truth be truth, it would almost be impossible to get it, plastic/rubber are top end insulators.
@@elismart13 the movement of dust running through the hose creates a negative charge. judging by other peoples comments this damaging your pc sounds uncommon but its definitely not impossible. ive gotten my comptia a+ certification and their curriculum teaches you to always use a static vacuum.
@@Madrmman and so is the ground but that doesn't stop it from getting struck by lightning. even though the vacuum nozzle may be made out of non-conductive materials it doesnt mean that it cant build up a negative charge. thankfully your hand grabbing the hose will neutral out the charge and if your other hand is on the pc case you should be fine. but still the friction caused by vacuums cause static, just try not to let go of the vacuum while its in the pc case ok?
He probably forgot to connect some wires to either his psu or his motherboard when he was cleaning and when it didnt turn on he panicked and referred to the video guide telling him not to use a vacum cleaner because of static, so he just assumed it was that.
the thing is that he said when he was 10 years old so at least 10 years ago looking by his age so it must be some mid2000s pc that must have some old gen protection of static electricity
people telling it could ckill component are just equivalent of script kiddies of the hardware, they just tell you it could kill it because someone told them it could, in fact it's totally safe
@Micarsim static damage while cleaning computers is like a small theft from a grocery store. If you're careful enough, you can get away with hundreds of them without being caught. But you can also do it for the first time and be caught. Difference is, with static you may fry your hard earned computer components, with small theft they'll probably just make you return whatever you took and tell you not to do it ever again
@@vinylSummer this is a myth, most modern day boards 2010+ have an anti humidity coating. The coating is none conductive. 99% chance you probably plugged something in backward and opened a circuit. There’s also a slim chance you may have not secured an electrical fitting, and damaged the circuit connection. A graphics card can typically handle 100 watts of electricity there’s no way a human is naturally producing 100 watts and destroying electrical fittings/connections. This myth was probably started by redditers who are never wrong even if they plug things in backwards. I’ve worked on 100s of pc’s own a tech/web firm. I’ve never even experienced a true RMA yet, let alone a mystery pc frying itself.
Thats crazy one time i static shocked my pc case and my whole pc straight just shut off. It was fine thankfully but a lesson in static shocks to computers lol
Indiana here. I must be lucky I've been building computers for almost 20 years on carpet, and other possible static surfaces never had an issue yet. I never use a static strap either.
@@issadraco532 I'm really surprised I actually read all of that lol but I agree on a lot of that. Another the air cans last quite a long time for me. I don't take long to clean out a computer with them. Pop the side panels blast the fans, and done.
All you have to do is power cycle the PC (press the power button) before plugging in the cord, as long as all the internal cabling is in correctly, you will never have a problem with static.
He may have made it up, but the problem of static when building a PC is very real, my cousin tried to install a GPU back into his PC, obviously had created enough static to mess it up, we watched as it turned on, and saw the north bridge chip literally burn from one corner to the other like lighting a piece of tissue paper in a split second before panicking and pulling the cord, totalling the mobo.
Yeah same too but I hate people who say kids like these are spoiled cus they automatically think that they gotta good PC cus there parents got them one a lot of kids save up for theres
@@allusivedisc9459 I’m fourteen, I worked for 3 months to get a 13th birthday present PC in 2020, had a 2060 and 3600, my little brother is turning 10 and I’m building a pc for my parents to give him with a 6500 xt, I’ve been saving up for many months and many more to come to build a 7900 xtx / 7800X3D / 7000D airflow / Ql 140 / rm1000e / hardline water cooled / Alienware QDoled monitor (you know the one) pc
@@thetshadow999animates9 my first PC I saved up for many years and got it. over the years I worked and got money overtime to keep upgrading it rn I got a rx 6600 ( I wish xt but it still a really good gpu) and a ryzen 7 3800x with 16 gigs of ram, but I still need to work more for a better monitor mines a VERY old one I got for a steal since it so old but the whole COVID 19 gpu pricing thing really messed me up sadly I don't have any siblings who are interested in technology
1. The static created by a vacuum is so incredibly little that it can't damage any components. 2. Components have protection against static electricity. 3. Components are incredibly resistant, way more than you'd expect. They can survive A LOT. You cannot damage your PC by cleaning it with a vacuum.
@@your_average_cultured_dudeidk ab the vacuum part but false. You also don’t know if he even unplugged, slipped off the switch, and released the extra power by pressing the power button. New generation pc components are extremely vulnerable to SE
@@lorenzodiaz1371 nope. If you don't believe me, electroboom and linustechtips have a video where they tested how much a ram stick can take before it breaks. Electronics are surprisingly tough and difficult to damage accidentally, new components are a lot more protected than old ones, and some boards even have conformal coating on them. Anti-static bracelets aren't even needed as long as you touch something that's grounded before building a PC.
@@your_average_cultured_dude your thinking of very small static electricity and yes I’ve seen videos similar. A simple “rub your socks on the carpet and touch it” won’t do much at all but other stuff can. I literally fried my 3060 TI last year from SE. I would know lmao
Consider this PC was very old, even back then at the time he did this it was considered old. And as Linus has shown, static is always hit or miss. Not sure where you're vacuuming though, compressed air can get to dust in places a vaccine can't.
I have been working with PC and laptops since the 90s 2000s 2010s and always use a combo of brushing vacuuming and blowing with a duster, I have never never never had static damage
i dont think the vacuum damaged the board.. i think it was the fans spinning and turning into a generator.. this problem is mostly absent in modern pc fans but it never hurts to be careful
Maybe it was a one-off for me, I still wouldn’t recommend it. You can get some cheap data vacs on Amazon, Alibaba or bring it to us. I’ll clean it for free, use this comment as a reference :)
@@your_average_cultured_dude yes since "modern" fans have diodes and whatnots in them to prevent it becoming a generator. also modern boards fan headers have safety features in them to also prevent this from happening... what we are talking about here is older pc from where you were probably still at your daddy's nut sack
My understanding of why it happens is bc all the shi the vacuum sucks up and throws around inside itself creates a lot of static electricity and as soon as the vacuum touches the computer part it will release all that and fry it. The vacuum HAS to touch the computer to fry it, I think.
@@monke3043 yeah lol, just don't blow with the dryer for too long as it might burn the sockets of the motherboard and the metallic parts will get hot. simple solution can be to give several intervals during the cleanup and then you're good :) (wear a mask or something because u gonna sneeze like hell after u clean lol)
@@monke3043 it can still mess it up, it might depend on where you live, at the very least hold the fans still and don't let them spin when you blow air on them
Bro i have a question i don't whats wrong with my pc It power up every thing turns on but the boot up take 2 hrs or more and sometimes it just fails i have not been able to even get inside the pc to see what app or log in my account couldn't do that and idk what's wrong
Vacuums are very safe to use on motherboard. I’ve done it 1000s of times never once had a issue. Even when cleaning consoles etc. although they have alot of metal covers etc so
About once a year I use my garage air compressor; an 80-gallon tank at 120 to 130 psi and blow out my PC. Never have had an issue - ever. My only issue is trying not to blow it out in my face. Static ele. is SOOO overdramatized when it comes to home PC's. I am surprised this isn't an ad for a ground strap, pad, or shoes.
This is either a fake story or static wasn’t the cause, the amount of static it takes to even cause minor damage to a motherboard is a fraction of what a vacuum would create, it is almost impossible for this to happen.
Ever since i've noticed static discharges on my 2nd vaccum cleaner i've been using a brush to clean my laptop. Not sure why but a shop vac builds a lot more static than a 20yo bosch with a g series bag.
Been using an air blower to clean my PC since forever. Never had static damage. Might be because i leave it plugged in but with the PSU switched off, so the case can still discharge through Ground pin.
static because the coolers ar spining that means they are creating energy that goes into your board, i clean my pc with a vacum cleaner and i make sure that the cooler dont spin, and i never had a problem
I use an industrial air compressor, I just shoot the general vicinity of my PC and all the dust is gone. Never damaged anything ever with it and Ive held the nozzle directly up to my GPU.
Satisfying watching all that dust come out. I went to the garage / has station and used the air pumps for tyres to blow out dust from an old work pc I started building with
My favorite mistake was getting too happy with cleaning the fan on my GPU with compressed air; I think I spun too backwards too fast and caused it to generate voltage and fry something. They never turned on again.
Once you disconnect power cord, hold the power on button for 10 seconds. Also you can get esd safe mat and wrist cord from ifixit . You’ll need to connect mat to the ground through a receptacle. Live and learn
To prevent the ESD problem when vacuum it, hold one hand on the chassie or use a wrist strap, and hold the other hand at the tip of the vacuum pipe so the air get discharged by our fingers.
The chances of that happening are REALLY small too. If you've seen that Linus Tech Tips video about static electricity ft electroboom, you can see it's actually quite hard to do that using only static.
I recently did the exact same thing with my vacuum, except instead of frying the motherboard I somehow disconnected my hard drive. First dell Couldn't recognize it, after like an hour of troubleshooting Dell found it, windows couldn't. and then another hour later I finally got it working again
When spinning fans they create a small amount of voltage, like a little generator. If you spin it fast enough ittl backfeed electricity into the motherboard Wich can fry it. Would have to be spinning the fans prey fast tho.
wait a minute, vaccum cleaners can't create enough static charge to fry electronics on the board unless you are using a highly charged brush tip. get the ic's off the board and i would agree but not on the board. I've been around PCB assembly for some time now. never lost a single component to a vaccum cleaner.
Its not from 'static'. If this actually happened its from spinning the fans too fast with the vacuum and the fan generating current and sending it back into the board. Even then the chances of it damaging anything is slim.
Honest to god I have never in my life had static damage nor has anyone around me. Been vacuuming and using brushes for almost 15 years now.
Same i dont believe there is static damage
@@fufatko might be the place he lives in jay2cent did a video about how the area he lives in has too much static which will zap him if he had carpet
@@fufatko i fried my entire computer from touching my gpu while it was on so think again buddy
Static definitely can kill computer parts.
The odds are slim, but they are certainly not zero.
@@MrMisticZ Yes it can but still- it's being blown out of proportion towards beginners.
Me who uses a straw and my breath 🤣😅
Good luck with spit.
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Don’t do that, the moisture can cause damage
I used a bicycle pump lol
@@Jacob-yl2wl I think he was probably just joking lol
Been an IT specialist for 28 years. Never ever had any issues like this.
ye wtf is he talking about "static from a vacuum" like what? how is that caused, thanks for reassuring me as i always clean my pc this way.
And you wont, cuz these guys don't know 💩 about PCs, their works can be compared with the verge guy PC build video
IT since 1989, never had a static issue when cleaning pc, truth be truth, it would almost be impossible to get it, plastic/rubber are top end insulators.
@@elismart13 the movement of dust running through the hose creates a negative charge. judging by other peoples comments this damaging your pc sounds uncommon but its definitely not impossible. ive gotten my comptia a+ certification and their curriculum teaches you to always use a static vacuum.
@@Madrmman and so is the ground but that doesn't stop it from getting struck by lightning. even though the vacuum nozzle may be made out of non-conductive materials it doesnt mean that it cant build up a negative charge. thankfully your hand grabbing the hose will neutral out the charge and if your other hand is on the pc case you should be fine. but still the friction caused by vacuums cause static, just try not to let go of the vacuum while its in the pc case ok?
LTT actually did a video on vacuuming your pc and it’s VERY hard to get static damage. You’d have to be trying very hard to do it.
Yeah obviously his bro broke it and found a great way to blame it on someone else lmao
He probably forgot to connect some wires to either his psu or his motherboard when he was cleaning and when it didnt turn on he panicked and referred to the video guide telling him not to use a vacum cleaner because of static, so he just assumed it was that.
Yeah, LTT fan here 🤓
@@FM-kl1wv the most likely case was scratching an important part of his motherboard without noticing and it bricking it.
the thing is that he said when he was 10 years old so at least 10 years ago looking by his age so it must be some mid2000s pc that must have some old gen protection of static electricity
I used air compressor set to 120psi cleaned whole PC in 30sec did that 2months ago still working fine today 👍
people telling it could ckill component are just equivalent of script kiddies of the hardware, they just tell you it could kill it because someone told them it could, in fact it's totally safe
@@lainiwaku Most likely it was already fried before he cleaned it just by looking how is was before.
I do the same with my work pc. Gets dusty in the auto body shop.
I use a pressure washer connected to a 500 gallon drum of 99 percent isopropyl alcohol
@@calvin6314 i use that when I pour water in my pc lol
I'm not gonna lie, I've never heard of a pc actually being harmed by a static shock
@Micarsim static damage while cleaning computers is like a small theft from a grocery store. If you're careful enough, you can get away with hundreds of them without being caught. But you can also do it for the first time and be caught. Difference is, with static you may fry your hard earned computer components, with small theft they'll probably just make you return whatever you took and tell you not to do it ever again
@@vinylSummer this is a myth, most modern day boards 2010+ have an anti humidity coating. The coating is none conductive.
99% chance you probably plugged something in backward and opened a circuit. There’s also a slim chance you may have not secured an electrical fitting, and damaged the circuit connection.
A graphics card can typically handle 100 watts of electricity there’s no way a human is naturally producing 100 watts and destroying electrical fittings/connections.
This myth was probably started by redditers who are never wrong even if they plug things in backwards. I’ve worked on 100s of pc’s own a tech/web firm. I’ve never even experienced a true RMA yet, let alone a mystery pc frying itself.
Thats crazy one time i static shocked my pc case and my whole pc straight just shut off. It was fine thankfully but a lesson in static shocks to computers lol
@@mclovin-sc7vj nah ur wiring in your house was just out to get yu
@@jonallen1357 as a matter of fact my friend my house isnt grounded properly sadly
Indiana here. I must be lucky I've been building computers for almost 20 years on carpet, and other possible static surfaces never had an issue yet. I never use a static strap either.
@@issadraco532 I'm really surprised I actually read all of that lol but I agree on a lot of that. Another the air cans last quite a long time for me. I don't take long to clean out a computer with them. Pop the side panels blast the fans, and done.
what you use to clean?
@@yassinehani clean? Like hard to get dust? Mostly soft bristle toothbrushes. Or paintbrushes, and can duster. pcs are easy to take care of.
Nice story
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@@GamerTechToronto Is this legit
@@GamerTechToronto hes being sarcastic
@@GhilledM21 can't tell it's literally just two words
Category: fiction
All you have to do is power cycle the PC (press the power button) before plugging in the cord, as long as all the internal cabling is in correctly, you will never have a problem with static.
But i vacuumed and brushed my PC internals yesterday and it's working fine. I too learnt from RUclips videos.
Imagine taking a breathe during the cleaning process 💀
Dust allergy unlocked
I would be dying
I sneezed with all that dust 💀
todays episode on: things that never happened
He made up story for content lol
@@ameliatheressa1911 60 seconds I'll never get back time to hit the great big ignore channel button
He may have made it up, but the problem of static when building a PC is very real, my cousin tried to install a GPU back into his PC, obviously had created enough static to mess it up, we watched as it turned on, and saw the north bridge chip literally burn from one corner to the other like lighting a piece of tissue paper in a split second before panicking and pulling the cord, totalling the mobo.
@@ironlungthe3rd nah im not skeptical about static..more about his imaginary brother story 🤣😂
Nothing ever happens
Me at 10yo with just a ps2: 🥰
Me when i see kids with a 1080ti at 10yo: 🥲
Yeah same too but I hate people who say kids like these are spoiled cus they automatically think that they gotta good PC cus there parents got them one a lot of kids save up for theres
@@allusivedisc9459 I’m fourteen, I worked for 3 months to get a 13th birthday present PC in 2020, had a 2060 and 3600, my little brother is turning 10 and I’m building a pc for my parents to give him with a 6500 xt, I’ve been saving up for many months and many more to come to build a 7900 xtx / 7800X3D / 7000D airflow / Ql 140 / rm1000e / hardline water cooled / Alienware QDoled monitor (you know the one) pc
@@thetshadow999animates9 y'know that's kinda sweet actually I take my comment back now you two can play video games together
@@thetshadow999animates9 my first PC I saved up for many years and got it. over the years I worked and got money overtime to keep upgrading it rn I got a rx 6600 ( I wish xt but it still a really good gpu) and a ryzen 7
3800x with 16 gigs of ram, but I still need to work more for a better monitor mines a VERY old one I got for a steal since it so old but the whole COVID 19 gpu pricing thing really messed me up sadly I don't have any siblings who are interested in technology
PS2 games: 🥰
90% of games these days: 🥲
We all know the feeling of wanting to cry since your thing doesn't work and you're heart drops
That’s why there’s pc blower for a reason. Vacuum cause statics to you components
yeah there are pc blower for a reason, the reason : $$$
1. The static created by a vacuum is so incredibly little that it can't damage any components.
2. Components have protection against static electricity.
3. Components are incredibly resistant, way more than you'd expect. They can survive A LOT.
You cannot damage your PC by cleaning it with a vacuum.
@@your_average_cultured_dudeidk ab the vacuum part but false. You also don’t know if he even unplugged, slipped off the switch, and released the extra power by pressing the power button. New generation pc components are extremely vulnerable to SE
@@lorenzodiaz1371 nope. If you don't believe me, electroboom and linustechtips have a video where they tested how much a ram stick can take before it breaks. Electronics are surprisingly tough and difficult to damage accidentally, new components are a lot more protected than old ones, and some boards even have conformal coating on them. Anti-static bracelets aren't even needed as long as you touch something that's grounded before building a PC.
@@your_average_cultured_dude your thinking of very small static electricity and yes I’ve seen videos similar. A simple “rub your socks on the carpet and touch it” won’t do much at all but other stuff can. I literally fried my 3060 TI last year from SE. I would know lmao
Good lesson learned I guess
Yea. Im only 12 and i just finished building my pc. Now i know i should buy a can of air instead of a vaccum cleaner to clean my pc...
@@TheSmilePersoni have been using a vacuum cleaner for many years got no problems
@@TheSmilePerson as long as your pc is away from carpet and on a table, you will be fine.
It's a made up stories to sell datavac. Don't be fooled.
@@leopard2a786why does a pc have to be away from a table?
A new board is honestly a legit way to provide a proper upgrade path for your PC
Me using a tooth brush and IPA to clean the motherboard 💀
Lol, me with a towel
@@bluefrost8199 bruh it'll damage the tiny components 💀
And your toothbrush won't damage it yeah buddy
well, i washed it using water
That's the huge 1080ti
Even my 3060 is smaller than that
I think that’s kinda obvious
Bc u have a cheap card dude lmfao 🤣 300$ card vs a 2k card
@@alex11268 no it ain't cheap bruh 😐
Also i get better performance
@@alex11268 bro never touched a pc in his entire life 💀💀💀💀 go back to your Nintendo switch kid
Also when did 1080ti became more expensive than a 4090
@@EliasTHELOL lmfao dude said 4090 ur mad asf kid I have a 4090 it’s alright tho broke boi stay mad
I've used a vacuum every single time and haven't had any problems
Same guess we just good at it
@@jonathonfullaway5084 Or just very lucky
Consider this PC was very old, even back then at the time he did this it was considered old. And as Linus has shown, static is always hit or miss. Not sure where you're vacuuming though, compressed air can get to dust in places a vaccine can't.
He probably just forgot something lol, static can’t just fry a motherboard, doesn’t work like that
@@mycelia_ow exactly thats why we need to stop taking vaccines and clean our house with canned air
I swear this channel pumps out the most questionable computer content
I have been working with PC and laptops since the 90s 2000s 2010s and always use a combo of brushing vacuuming and blowing with a duster, I have never never never had static damage
? i clean my pc with a vacuum all the time and ive never had problems
i dont think the vacuum damaged the board.. i think it was the fans spinning and turning into a generator.. this problem is mostly absent in modern pc fans but it never hurts to be careful
Maybe it was a one-off for me, I still wouldn’t recommend it. You can get some cheap data vacs on Amazon, Alibaba or bring it to us. I’ll clean it for free, use this comment as a reference :)
Older components were easier to damage
@@shiroyasha4995 spinning the fans cannot damage anything.
@@your_average_cultured_dude yes since "modern" fans have diodes and whatnots in them to prevent it becoming a generator. also modern boards fan headers have safety features in them to also prevent this from happening... what we are talking about here is older pc from where you were probably still at your daddy's nut sack
Thanks you for that, that may actually be pretty helpful
I always hear about static from vacums ruining pc parts, but I always use a vacuum to clean my pc and never ruined anything.
My understanding of why it happens is bc all the shi the vacuum sucks up and throws around inside itself creates a lot of static electricity and as soon as the vacuum touches the computer part it will release all that and fry it. The vacuum HAS to touch the computer to fry it, I think.
These hashtags 💀💀
#egirl😂
me who just uses a hair dryer 👁️ 👄 👁️
Wait that works?...I genuinely wanna try...my PC dirty
@@monke3043 yeah lol, just don't blow with the dryer for too long as it might burn the sockets of the motherboard and the metallic parts will get hot. simple solution can be to give several intervals during the cleanup and then you're good :) (wear a mask or something because u gonna sneeze like hell after u clean lol)
@@theminecraftdude4492 OK thanks
@@monke3043 it can still mess it up, it might depend on where you live, at the very least hold the fans still and don't let them spin when you blow air on them
Just get a can of air they’re only like $5
This is True, in Subtropics static electric from body can damage the Electronic device. But in Tropics mostly save, except thunder
tf bro was having a gtx 1080 ti when he was ten i still don't have one 🗿
i use hair dryer 💀
Me too bro it works perfectly fine
You not the only one who uses it
@@jaydenlegend1013 Well its pretty irresponsible and you should stop.
Bro i have a question i don't whats wrong with my pc
It power up every thing turns on but the boot up take 2 hrs or more and sometimes it just fails i have not been able to even get inside the pc to see what app or log in my account couldn't do that and idk what's wrong
Have check the storage device which contain the booting files.?
Maybe the HDD or SSD is already pretty weak..
Hard drive issue probably
100% hard-drive get a cheap ish ssd from western digital
hard drive issue or malware
Probably an old or failing hdd or ssd
When I was 10 i was rocking my dad's old Pentium 4 PC from 2002. I used it from when I was 6 all the way to when i turned 15 and got another PC
I had this happen once to a PC that was donated to me. It probably depends on the board, but it can happen. That PC was just anyways so it was fine.
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I use a small paintbrush with static hair. Works like a charm!
my mom vacuumed my expensive gaming laptop when i was in school but thankfully nothing broke
I used a vaccum on my old pc all the time and never had an issue. Static damage sounds like a massive stretch. I bet it was something else
If you want to avoid put a few humidifier's in the room,but you will have to avoid any air conditioning or cooling so as to not cause droplets to form
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Vacuums are very safe to use on motherboard. I’ve done it 1000s of times never once had a issue. Even when cleaning consoles etc. although they have alot of metal covers etc so
Idk if it is different with older vacuums, but newer ones are very difficult to build up any sort of static electricity.
data vacs are amazing. consider investing in hearing protection though
I knew exactly where this was going when he mentioned the vacuum 💀
About once a year I use my garage air compressor; an 80-gallon tank at 120 to 130 psi and blow out my PC. Never have had an issue - ever. My only issue is trying not to blow it out in my face. Static ele. is SOOO overdramatized when it comes to home PC's. I am surprised this isn't an ad for a ground strap, pad, or shoes.
I just pour water on those little holes in my computer. It gets the job done pretty well
I just game my son my old gaming pc with an old 1080ti in it! Still runs most games at 1440 pretty well.
Thanks!!! Was about to try and clean my pc but then he said he broke it and now I’m scared to do it
Ive given maintenance to all pcs in my office forpre than 10 years, using a small compressor used to inflate pools. Never have I burn any component.
This is either a fake story or static wasn’t the cause, the amount of static it takes to even cause minor damage to a motherboard is a fraction of what a vacuum would create, it is almost impossible for this to happen.
Ever since i've noticed static discharges on my 2nd vaccum cleaner i've been using a brush to clean my laptop.
Not sure why but a shop vac builds a lot more static than a 20yo bosch with a g series bag.
Good to know, thanks, it's been a long while since I cleaned my pc.
The last one I cleaned, was a 486 DX233 😅.
Just sent my little brother my PC for Christmas 👍🏻
Been using an air blower to clean my PC since forever. Never had static damage.
Might be because i leave it plugged in but with the PSU switched off, so the case can still discharge through Ground pin.
static because the coolers ar spining that means they are creating energy that goes into your board, i clean my pc with a vacum cleaner and i make sure that the cooler dont spin, and i never had a problem
Happened once to me. Not during cleaning any of 100 PCs through my life, just during connecting USB cable🙂
its not static but electric power generated by spinning fans fried motherboard. Block or disconnect fans and you can use vacuum.
I never used a vacuum cleaner, but I did use one of those hand balloon pumps to blow the dust away.
Dude. You literally saved my PC. I was planning on cleaning the CPU cooler with a vaccum cleaner
You can use the vacuum just touch the pc in case of static, recommended using a small hand vacuum 😉
I use an industrial air compressor, I just shoot the general vicinity of my PC and all the dust is gone. Never damaged anything ever with it and Ive held the nozzle directly up to my GPU.
You can use the reverse flow for air
It’s good just gotta get a better RTX much love tho fam
I thankfully the day before i was gonna vaccum my pc i saw a vid and damn that saved my pc
Satisfying watching all that dust come out.
I went to the garage / has station and used the air pumps for tyres to blow out dust from an old work pc I started building with
my dad vaccumed my pc good thing it still works
My favorite mistake was getting too happy with cleaning the fan on my GPU with compressed air; I think I spun too backwards too fast and caused it to generate voltage and fry something. They never turned on again.
hes got the snickers font
Once you disconnect power cord, hold the power on button for 10 seconds. Also you can get esd safe mat and wrist cord from ifixit . You’ll need to connect mat to the ground through a receptacle. Live and learn
The static didn’t ruin that bro
No one is gonna talk about the tag egirl in the title.
Dude my pc is so old that it creates static around by it self.
To prevent the ESD problem when vacuum it, hold one hand on the chassie or use a wrist strap, and hold the other hand at the tip of the vacuum pipe so the air get discharged by our fingers.
If you spin the fans with the air, the fans generate voltage, so you fry components
You can test this by uplugging your graphics card, plug a a voltmeter to the card and use the air to make the fans spin
"Sorry again big bro" seems like this was not the first time
This video came up immediately after I vacuumed my PC 😂
A GTX 1080ti 😮😮😮
That a beast
My old pc is gonna be 15 yrs old when new year and it still works fine
Small dust will scratch the electrical components when you use High pressure air spray
The chances of that happening are REALLY small too.
If you've seen that Linus Tech Tips video about static electricity ft electroboom, you can see it's actually quite hard to do that using only static.
I recently did the exact same thing with my vacuum, except instead of frying the motherboard I somehow disconnected my hard drive. First dell Couldn't recognize it, after like an hour of troubleshooting Dell found it, windows couldn't. and then another hour later I finally got it working again
I have vacuumed every computer and electronic I have ever owned and never once had any issues.
Thata a good pc a 1080 nice ive had a 970 for 5 years now
I vacuumed my pc a lot when I was young and it never broke
bro the gtx 1080ti is a BEAST
Pro tip: Try a hairdryer on the non hot air setting at full power, it works amazingly well
Tip dont make the nozzle get too close when blowing some air specially mobo and the graphics card
the snickers font looks good
dayum a 1080 rtx graphics card
first I heard of it, been using a vacuum on my pc that’s been going strong for about 8 years
I use a balloon pump, paint brush, and a hand vacuum. Been doing it like that for years, never had any damage from that
Waiting to buy all my parts for a custom build. All in total, this build will be £1,864.19
Jesus. I'm so glad I have a big ass shop air compressor in my garage. I can run industrial equipment with the thing. Unlimited compressed air gun.
The rest of the pc looking old
That motherboard; “🥶I’m iced out bois”
When spinning fans they create a small amount of voltage, like a little generator. If you spin it fast enough ittl backfeed electricity into the motherboard Wich can fry it. Would have to be spinning the fans prey fast tho.
wait a minute, vaccum cleaners can't create enough static charge to fry electronics on the board unless you are using a highly charged brush tip. get the ic's off the board and i would agree but not on the board. I've been around PCB assembly for some time now. never lost a single component to a vaccum cleaner.
Its not from 'static'. If this actually happened its from spinning the fans too fast with the vacuum and the fan generating current and sending it back into the board. Even then the chances of it damaging anything is slim.