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Sgt.Pepper

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Nov 23, 2008
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Australia
I've been living with a dog for a few months now, and the dog sheds a lot of hair. I'm positive alot of wayward hairs have gone under my keyboard and other dirt particles, etc, have gone into other holes (i.e. I can see things blocking my speaker mesh).
I have since become far more stringent about the dog being in my room but was wondering about how I could go about cleaning the computer.
Would it be okay to carefully open the computer up and clean the stuff out? I know how to open the computer but what products, and/or techniques should I use to get rid of the foreign particles in question?
 
Can of compressed air for under the keyboard.

Micro-Vacuum cleaner for the speaker vents.

Microfibre cloth with droplets of water for the screen and casing.
 
The easiest thing to do is use a vacuum. You could take apart the frame so you can get underneath the keyboard if you wanted to. I would stick with a vacuum if you don't have a lot of time to waste.
 
I tried the vacuum, it didn't really work, I'll just set a bit of time aside and do it properly.'Where would you get a can of compressed air? A CD shop?
 
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