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This tip is especially for those who keep their computers on a carpet, have pets, and don't clean the house as often as they should (you know who you are). And actually, everyone should be checking out the interior of their computer every few months, even if you think you are Mr. Clean himself. Some people have wiped their computer clean of spyware and yet still have a slow running computer. Well, today we are going to take a look at the other way to clean your PC.

The floor of a carpeted room is the worst place to keep your tower. Cookie crumbs, ashes (from those who smoke), pet hair and dander, and dust all wind up on your carpet - and then inside your computer. You ask "How can all that get inside?" It's the laws of physics. You have at least one fan in the back of the tower pulling warm air out of the computer - which creates a suction effect and pulls cooler room air into the front, displacing the warm air. With this suction effect, anything light enough to be drawn in likely will find its way into the innards of the computer. Once the fans are blocked with debris and the temperature rises enough inside, the tower will slow the processor down to protect itself. Continued overheating of the system will cause component failure. The older the computer, the worse it seems to be.

"So what can I do to prevent this?"

There are a few things you can do: READ MORE