> >> Make sure you clean off all the old crud with acetone or similar, then
> >> replace with fresh stuff. I'm unconvinced that any one brand is better
> >> than another - I use a large tube of Servisol.
> >
> > It seems everyone is of the same opinion. Something to do over Easter...
>
> If the power supply has a large internal fan normally found on the
> bottom of the PSU (as you look from the side of the PC) so it is sucking
> air out of the inside off the PC passing it over the PSU components and
> out through the rear vent make sure that it is working. I had PC with
> that sort of PSU and the fan was failing (it was turning very slowly and
> stiff to turn by hand). Also depending where you store the PC take the
> front cover of the PC and clean out the dust to ensure a unrestricted
> air flow. If the server sits on a carpet make sure there is plenty of
> room under the front panel for air to get into the PC (place a piece of
> ply on the carpet for the PC to sit on).
Thanks. In this case the PSU and case fan were spinning okay, and I vacuum out
the case and vents about once per year. The box is about 30cm off the floor on
a small book shelf thing, so not directly on the carpet.
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