Cleaning External Connectors

May 15, 2011 11:43 am Conrad Advanced Skills, Information

These are the ports such as the USB, Video and others that usually hide at the back of your CPU unit. They do need attention from time to time and non-chlorinated contact cleaners will do the cleaning for you with little effort. Be sure to power down and unplug everything form the CPU unit. Leave the CPU unplugged for a few minutes and touch the casing to dissipate static electricity that can damage components.

Remember to purchase products that are designed for cleaning sensitive equipment (the term sensitive usually indicates expensive), but the effort and investment will surely be worth the effort. Apply the cleaner in bursts at the ports and allow to dry( which depends on the product so read the labels) and re-assemble your computer.

This cleaning process will solve intermittent USB connection and other problems that defy diagnosis so life becomes a little easier and computer usage more enjoyable, till the next crash.

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