Should i use vacuum cleaner from the bottom holes and the exhaust? Also do i need to open a ram cover to vacuum here as well?
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Correct way to clean the dust inside an iMac 5k?
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What have you done to the poor computer to have a reason to clean out dust from inside it?
Based on regular usage there's just no reason to even think about having to clean the insides of such a new computer.
Я бы не был так категоричен по поводу пыли внутри. Это всегда и везде. Особенно прилипает к ребрам системы охлаждения. Вращение кулера почти всегда постоянное, и со временем он прилипает и не сдувается. Вы можете использовать приложение Fan contron или подобное для "продувки". Запускайте его на максимальной скорости не реже одного раза в шесть месяцев. Вылетит все, что накопилось.
Sure, but it says in his signature that it's a 2020 computer. There's no way that that would get enough dust to warrant a cleaning, at least not during normal use.
Я сам недавно обратил внимание на капсулу времени, которая теплее обычного. Разобрал и был приятно удивлен. Было что-то вроде войлока. Хотя он сидит на столе рядом с iMac. Почистил, стало холодно. Так что я бы не стал недооценивать пыль.
Well, i previously had a 2019 iMac, and after 10 months of a daily usage, it got a dust inside the LCD itself (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/did-you-know-about-dust-problem-in-27-imac.2122476/), not to mention inner space, it was dusty as hell. Hence i'm curious, should i clean it with a vacuum cleaner at least once in a month in order to prevent this issue, if so, should i vacuum it from the bottom, or from the rear holes?
This vilart is right, indeed. Dust is a serious problem with these iMacs.
Why don't you clean your iMac with a vacuum cleaner instead of forcing fan to work on a full speed?
Just saw yesterday my 2020 iMac ordered on day one already has dust under the display. 4.5 months of usage. Apple Care will help, but boy will I be glad to leave this heavily compromised design in the dust where it seems to want to be. Now I wait for the new MBP's or hope the Apple Silicon iMac's dont have fans in them? That also means I'm hoping for the new Apple display that may or may not fix these issues. When will the absurd compromises end Apple? Why does it take so many years to right the ship? This has been a problem for every iMac of this design now. I knew my average temps were getting higher, now I know why. Great last intel machine that I hope to be rid of before 2021 is over.
Damn, i hoped they fixed it in 2020's... Seems it's like a roulette with a dust inside the screen. I had 2017 iMac 5k, and even after 1 year of heavy usage it had no dust in the screen.
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- You know, I am terribly unlucky - as I fly in an airplane, it falls, I go on a train - some plane flies into it ...
He just said - the stewardess enters:
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- You know, I am terribly unlucky - as I fly in an airplane, it falls, I go on a train - some plane flies into it ...
He just said - the stewardess enters:
-Dear passengers, our plane is falling into the ocean. Put on your life jackets, and now we will blow whistles for you to scare off sharks. "
- Well, what did I say? Now either the whistle will be without a hole or the shark will be deaf. "
Excuse me)))
Vaccuuming the iMac doesn't help much, but it a must anyway.
Other things you should try:
1. Keep the environment around the iMac as less dusty as possible.
2. Buy Apple Care => If dust get inside the LCD, just take it to Apple Service Center and have it replaced under Apple Care coverage.
Other things you should try:
1. Keep the environment around the iMac as less dusty as possible.
2. Buy Apple Care => If dust get inside the LCD, just take it to Apple Service Center and have it replaced under Apple Care coverage.
Well, applecare does replace the LCD, but it takes 1-2 weeks, they don't offer a temporary iMac meanwhile. I clean my desk every morning with a wet rag, hope it would help.