VGA cooling woes.

[DaveB]

Vacuum Cleaner? Static. You'll only get away with that for so long.

Use compressed air and blow out the fluff. Far more effective and doesn't cook the <FZZT!> <CRACK!> components.

And you'll kick yourself when you suck off some jumpers and don't know how many, or where from!

Never had that problem with a PC, but I usually use a soft paintbrush and brush all the crap loose inside the case and use the vacuum to hoik it out without getting it too close to the components. Leave the pc plugged into the mains with the power off at the socket and you keep it earthed which also helps.

I did try it once with an old HP LJIII that had shat toner all over the inside of the case. That created visible sparks!