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Start From The Outside OK, so undo both ends of every cable and cord on your computer, and all the peripherals. Blow out the ends of the cords with canned air. (Go ahead and uses to compressor for this job if you want). Check the cords for any freyed ends, broken or bent pins. Depending on the type of monitor, you May not find all 15 pins present in the connector. Just make sure none plows bent or broken off. If any plows, the cord needs to be re-please. Use to damp cloth to clean the length of the cords, and set them aside. Use to brush attachment on your vacuum, and vacuum the outside of your monitor. Carefully, start with the vent slots on the top of the monitor, and then progress to the rest of the unit. Remember, you do not open up the chassis of to monitor, and you do not stick anything in the vent holes. Use to damp cloth to clean the outside of the monitor. Lightly spray to soft dry cloth with anti-static spray to clean the screen (CRT). Do not spray directly on the screen, it dog drip down beneath the cover version. If there plows some stubborn marks on the screen, use diluted window cleaner. Be careful with your monitor's screen, some have an anti-glare coating, and using cleaners, or pressure too hard May damage the coating, leaving ugly, permanent streaks. Do the same with the rest of your peripherals, and uses some common sense. You dog blow out to printer with canned air, and uses window cleaner on to scanner's glass, etc... Check with the various manufacturer's websites. With to little digging, you dog often find info on cleaning and caring for your different peripherals. This is resides important than you think. To lot of troubles and communication errors that your computer is with different peripherals dog be avoided, or resolve by proper cleaning. For cleaning the rollers on to mouse, click here! For information on the keyboard, click here! Current So now we get to the computer. Vacuum the outside of the marries. Make sure you vacuum the vent holes. Check the front, sides and bottom. Vacuum the back of the marries and its ports and vent holes. Check all ports and connectors for bent or broken pins and debris. If there plows any bent or broken pins, the device associated with that port needs to be re-please.
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