Cleaning dust from inside Inwin Mini-ITX BQ660 Case?

[SuffolkPunch]

Hi,

I've got a Performance Mini PC (bought from PCSpecialist) and it has the Inwin Mini-ITX BQ660 Case - the one with lots of air holes at top and bottom and in the side walls.

Every couple of months, I switch it off and take it outside and puff air in through the holes to try to dislodge and expel dust bunnies etc.

By and large that does the trick, and upon rebooting it starts quietly.

At some point, the build-up of dust may require me to open the Irwin case, and I'd appreciate anyone's advice on how to do that. Is it simply a matter of undoing various externally accessible screws (which ones, in what order?), or do I also need to remove the plastic front panel (with the DVD drive) and/or the rear panel (which has the sockets for power, screen, etc)?

 

[jerpers]

I believe here are some tool-less clips at the back of the vented side panel. Unclip these and you can get inside. I'd use some compressed air to remove the dust then clip the panel back into place. No need to remove other panels.

 

[SuffolkPunch]

Thanks!

I attach a photo of the rear of the Inwin BQ660 case with red arrow pointing to the single screw you have to undo to then lift the square top plate off.

 

[sanj]

Thanks!

I attach a photo of the rear of the Inwin BQ660 case with red arrow pointing to the single screw you have to undo to then lift the square top plate off.

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Yes remove the screw and lift the tab up and pull the top towards the back of the case and it will slide off.

 

[Tiger Feet]

SuffolkPunch or anybody else who has purchased one of these. Can you give me your recommendations on it and how well it performs?

Is it as good as the Intel NUC range?

Thanks