LiveCD with KDE-4.0.0 anyone any luck?

[John Wendel]

Claude Jones wrote:
> On Saturday January 12 2008 1:22:21 pm Dave Stevens wrote:
>> I have downloaded and burned it ok and it booted and ran fine.
>> I always suspect dirt in the optical drive first. Has it been
>> cleaned recently? or ever?
> 
> You raise a flag. I have often thought dust was the #1 cause of 
> CD/DVD optical drive demise. It just makes sense. The units 
> aren't sealed, and you have fans inside the computer pulling air 
> in through every crack and crevice it can find - over time, dust 
> builds up, and light doesn't penetrate dust. So, my question... 
> Have you found a technique that actually works to clean them? 
> I've tried gently application of air and those cleaning discs, 
> but, I've never had much luck with either. 
> 

Computer cases "suck". I built a fan box that sucks air through a HEPA 
filter and blows it into my case. Positive pressure in the case, no 
dust anywhere. Try it, you'll like it!

Regards,

John