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Dave Hardenbrook
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 Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:11 am Post subject: Unexpected Question from a client... |
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I got a question from a client that I had never considered before:
She is going on a long trip and asked me, "What can I do to keep my
computer from dying from lack of use?" My instinctive response was that
there is no danger of this, but then I thought of the times clients had
"bequeathed" me their old systems, which then lay around for months, and
then when I used it to test a component or something, I found that the
system had developed a bad IDE controller or some other issue.
So I'm asking if there is a danger of a computer "rotting away" from
long periods of non-use, and what can be done to prevent it?
Thanks,
Dave |
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JohnO
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:35 am Post subject: Re: Unexpected Question from a client... |
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| Quote: | So I'm asking if there is a danger of a computer "rotting away" from
long periods of non-use, and what can be done to prevent it?
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Shouldn't be a problem in a controlled environment. Schools have trouble
over the summer up here (Michigan) because they don't have air conditioning
in many rooms, and the humidity cycles cause corrosion.
-John O |
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Dave Hardenbrook
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Unexpected Question from a client... |
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In article <Hm%3j.49398$eY.47625@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net>, "JohnO"
<johno@@&%heathkit##.com> says...
| Quote: | Shouldn't be a problem in a controlled environment. Schools have trouble
over the summer up here (Michigan) because they don't have air conditioning
in many rooms, and the humidity cycles cause corrosion.
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Well, that's the thing -- This is my most "long distance" client who
lives in a hut in a tropical third-world country where there's no
central heating or A/C and humidity is a major issue. (Sorry -- I
should have mentioned that in my initial post.)
Dave |
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JohnO
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Unexpected Question from a client... |
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"Dave Hardenbrook" <daveh47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21ba407622a9de67989685@news.west.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | In article <Hm%3j.49398$eY.47625@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net>, "JohnO"
johno@@&%heathkit##.com> says...
Shouldn't be a problem in a controlled environment. Schools have trouble
over the summer up here (Michigan) because they don't have air
conditioning
in many rooms, and the humidity cycles cause corrosion.
Well, that's the thing -- This is my most "long distance" client who
lives in a hut in a tropical third-world country where there's no
central heating or A/C and humidity is a major issue. (Sorry -- I
should have mentioned that in my initial post.)
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If you can get the PC to an air conditioned space, let it sit for a day or
two. Pack it in a tightly sealed plastic bag but toss a handful of new or
recharged dessicant packets in first. Then store it wherever. Otherwise,
there probably is no good answer.
-John O |
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Jonathan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Unexpected Question from a client... |
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"JohnO" <johno@@&%heathkit##.com> wrote in message
news:tSb4j.74692$YL5.58617@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
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"Dave Hardenbrook" <daveh47@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21ba407622a9de67989685@news.west.earthlink.net...
In article <Hm%3j.49398$eY.47625@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net>, "JohnO"
johno@@&%heathkit##.com> says...
Shouldn't be a problem in a controlled environment. Schools have
trouble
over the summer up here (Michigan) because they don't have air
conditioning
in many rooms, and the humidity cycles cause corrosion.
Well, that's the thing -- This is my most "long distance" client who
lives in a hut in a tropical third-world country where there's no
central heating or A/C and humidity is a major issue. (Sorry -- I
should have mentioned that in my initial post.)
If you can get the PC to an air conditioned space, let it sit for a day or
two. Pack it in a tightly sealed plastic bag but toss a handful of new or
recharged dessicant packets in first. Then store it wherever. Otherwise,
there probably is no good answer.
-John O
I was thinking that if you could run a de-humidifier in the room. That |
might help. Humidity is the issue. But, John O has a good idea to.
Jonathan |
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