Bill Jonas on Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:10:04 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] hardware boot issues


On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 07:32:46PM -0700, Marc Zucchelli wrote:
> my system has been collecting alot of dust over the
> years, and it does tend to get really hot, that
> couldn't possible be the problem could it?  it

Dust *is* a good insulator.

While you're in the system replacing the battery (since you said you
were going to do it anyway), blow the dust out with some compressed air.
(Avoid using a vacuum cleaner since it's *possible* for static to build
up on the wand.)

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