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    WPC Practical No. 12

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    The document provides instructions for cleaning the interior of a PC, including the motherboard and components. It involves turning off the computer, removing one side of the case, using compressed air or a vacuum to remove dust from the motherboard and components while being careful of fans, and wiping dust off wires and components. Safety precautions include handling devices carefully and not placing the vacuum too close to components to avoid electrostatic charge. The goal is to remove dust from the interior of the PC cabinet.

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    WPC Practical No. 12

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    The document provides instructions for cleaning the interior of a PC, including the motherboard and components. It involves turning off the computer, removing one side of the case, using compressed air or a vacuum to remove dust from the motherboard and components while being careful of fans, and wiping dust off wires and components. Safety precautions include handling devices carefully and not placing the vacuum too close to components to avoid electrostatic charge. The goal is to remove dust from the interior of the PC cabinet.

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    The document provides instructions for cleaning the interior of a PC, including the motherboard and components. It involves turning off the computer, removing one side of the case, using compressed air or a vacuum to remove dust from the motherboard and components while being careful of fans, and wiping dust off wires and components. Safety precautions include handling devices carefully and not placing the vacuum too close to components to avoid electrostatic charge. The goal is to remove dust from the interior of the PC cabinet.

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    WPC Practical No. 12

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    40Neha Pagariya
    The document provides instructions for cleaning the interior of a PC, including the motherboard and components. It involves turning off the computer, removing one side of the case, using compressed air or a vacuum to remove dust from the motherboard and components while being careful of fans, and wiping dust off wires and components. Safety precautions include handling devices carefully and not placing the vacuum too close to components to avoid electrostatic charge. The goal is to remove dust from the interior of the PC cabinet.

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    Practical No 12: Clean inside PC - Boards and Slots (Part-I)

    I. Practical Significance

    In order to know computer hardware system, It is a good idea that student get familiar with
    various components of computer hardware system and their functioning.

    II. Relevant Program Outcomes

    All POs as listed

    III. Relevant Course Outcomes

    Undertake basic level maintenance of PC.

    IV. Practical Learning Outcomes

    Clean interior of PC - Boards and Slots.

    V. Practical Skills

    Learn cleaning process of PC interior.

    VI. Relevant Affective domain related Outcomes

    a. Follow Safety Practice


    b. Practice Good Handling of Equipment’s

    VII. Minimum Theoretical Background

    Clean inside PC - Boards and Slots (Part-I)

    VIII. Resources required

    PC, Screw Driver, Cleaning cloth, Can of compressed air or a Vacuum cleaner with a hose and
    nozzle, soft brush
    IX. Procedure

    1. Identify the components and explain its use.


    2. Explain the physical layout of component.

    X. Precautions

    Handle devices carefully.

    XI. Description

    Turn off your computer and unplug it from the electrical outlet or surge protector.

    Step 1:
    Let’s start from outside of the cabinet. Using a cloth, wipe out the dust from the sides of the cabinet
    including the ventilation holes. After cleaning it, unscrew one side (mostly left side, when you face
    the cabinet from front) of the cabinet and gently keep it aside.

    Step 2:

    Now switch on your vacuum cleaner and keep it at 1 foot from the motherboard and suck all the
    dust.

    But see to that you don’t make the fans (including the processor fan) to rotate at high speeds when
    you use vacuum cleaner to clean the dust. If that happens, then reverse current will flow to your
    mother board which may damage it.

    Step 3:

    Now take a cotton cloth and start to wipe the dust from the wires connecting between the mother
    board and the components

    Do it gently, in such a manner that it doesn’t damage the cables connected between the mother
    board and the components.

    Step 4:

    Switch on your vacuum cleaner in blower mode and blow out all the dust from the components and
    the motherboard.

    Caution: As I said before see to that you hold the fans from rotating when you blow out.

    Now from the back, blow out the dust from your SMPS, while keeping the SMPS fan still (To keep it
    still, you may use a small stick, or hold it by your bare hands).

    Now come to the front and blow out your optical drives and floppy drives if any.

    Again, keep your vacuum cleaner at 1 foot from the motherboard and blow out all the dust that
    could have accumulated when you were cleaning the other components.

    At any stage of the cleaning process, don’t place the vacuum cleaner very near to the components,
    because it will create an electrostatic charge, which will cause certain damage to your computer
    components and motherboard.

    Step 5:

    Use a cotton cloth to wipe that dust off.

    Step 6 – I:

    Connect all the wires at the back and switch ON your computer to test whether your computer
    works. If it does, then it means, you have successfully completed the task. This completes the basic
    cleaning of dust from your cabinet.
    Video References:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQH35PdIOVc

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