Jun 19

Best way to clean dust out of motherboard memory slots?

Rock asked:

I don’t want to use canned air because it blows liquid too. What’s a good effective way, that won’t cause damage?

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3 Responses to “Best way to clean dust out of motherboard memory slots?”

Leo_B_Scotch Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 7:01 am
lol dont worry just leave it awhile so any moisture dries. You can blow into them to clear them and it’ll be fine.
BoMTrue Says:
June 24th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Canned air is the best. Just don’t shake or hold upside down and there won’t be any moisture.
Geoff Cooper Says:
June 28th, 2009 at 7:41 am
With canned air - as long as you use short bursts and never trun the can on it’s side or upside down, there shouldn’t be any liquid coming out. Even if there is, this liquid is extremely volatile and will evaporate immediately and poses no risk to the computer (which should be switched off - right?!). I’ve found that the comprssed air sold in camera shops is usually the most reliable and produced the least liquid (even on its side).
If you really don’t want to use air, I’d use a little bit of lint-free paper/cloth with an alcohol such as ethanol or methanol.