If I remember correctly, it was around 2 months ago when I needed to complete a task for my boss. The issue occurred when it was very close to my deadline so I really freaked out.
To tell you more about this problem, at first, my computer worked very slowly. To be more specific, when I clicked or typed something, it would take 5 to 10 seconds to appear. It got more worrying when my computer started
very loudly but nothing was coming out of the
behind it. And suddenly there was a long beep, then my computer shut down, leaving me with my jaw on the ground. I tried
it, the monitor turned on for barely 5 seconds and went dark again. And like most
, I
. I tried calling my boss for a
, but he did not
or respond to any of my texts. I called my IT friend but he was already in bed, and no matter how much I
, he would not come over to help me fix my computer. At midnight I was already at my wits end, and with tears in my eyes, I started doing my task again from scratch, on my phone. I finished at around 5 in the morning, and I think I lost consciousness as soon as I hit the
button. Later that day, I brought my computer to a store to have it fixed, and the problem was, there was too much
in the air vents that the computer
. It only needed a little
, and then my computer sprung back to life, and luckily for me, all of my files were still
. The store told me this can be easily avoided if I would use a small vacuum cleaner frequently to keep the vents
, which conveniently were available there at a
, but I was so
by the night before that I bought it immediately, only to find out that it could be purchased at plenty other
at half the price.