Cpu Fan not running

[sobeldave]

Hi Friends,
I was just cleaning the cabinet of my computer with "Vaccum Cleaner", after which i restarted my computer and i found my CPU fan is not running.I have cleaned my cabinet before also by which i did not have any problem.Can any body tell me why this must have happend and how can i repair it, or else do i need to buy a new Fan for my CPU. Any help is appreciated.Thanks in advance

[Luciel]

*SLAPS* cleaning it with a vacum cleaner produces static electricity and therefor might damage ur computer... take a guess of what mightve happened.

[Grumpy]

Mmmmmm Interesting, I also use the vaccy to do my computer cleaning! But I dont actually let it touch the comp. I use a nice new clean paint brush to lift the dust then the vaccy pics it up. I use one of the fancy 'Dyson' brand vaccies and it really does suck! Suck the dust that is! :p

[Luciel]

yeah but still it has the potential to damage it, what u guys should do to clean it is buy a can of compressed air.

[SCVirus]

Watch out with compressed air, alot of it has chemicals that cause major problems for some people (if nothing else carbon monoxide from gas compressors).

[Eagle]

maybe its just the power connector of that fan that got loose?

[Luciel]

yeah but theres compresed air cans specially made for pcs, and u can normally get em in any hardware shop.

[sobeldave]

Thanks guys for the replies, i think next time i will have to be very careful while cleaning up for my cpu. i will have to follow your footsteps what all u people suggested?