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bausch · 11-23-2007, 08:42 AM

I have been having these probs with my pc restarting and then beeping, could this have been the result of too much dust and dirt in my pc? At first I thought it would be the motherboard or memory...

I just unplugged it though and wiped off the dust inside and the dust on the fan, it was like black and really dirty, and now when I restarted my pc it stopped beeping during restart like it has been doing for the past few days.

Is it possible that the dust could have been overheating the pc and causing the beeps when booting up?

Also a stupid question, but am I also supposed to clean the cpu underneath the sink with a can of air spray or no?

11-23-2007, 08:42 AM
bausch Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,017	Is it possible for pc to restart because of dust/dirt? I have been having these probs with my pc restarting and then beeping, could this have been the result of too much dust and dirt in my pc? At first I thought it would be the motherboard or memory... I just unplugged it though and wiped off the dust inside and the dust on the fan, it was like black and really dirty, and now when I restarted my pc it stopped beeping during restart like it has been doing for the past few days. Is it possible that the dust could have been overheating the pc and causing the beeps when booting up? Also a stupid question, but am I also supposed to clean the cpu underneath the sink with a can of air spray or no?