We have an Ion and a Gio in our event space. While the Gio is only used for events, the Ion runs 24/7; we have an X-Keys setup so the banquet department or others can bring up or change room lights via macros when we're not there.
The issue is, it's a pretty dirty place, and a lot of dirt gets inside the Ion. We cleaned it last week after it overheated & shut down, and there was a layer of glunk choking the space between the heat sink and fan on the processor. That was about 6 months after the previous console cleaning. We have two questions:
– Can we replace the filter on the air intake to a more efficient one, and upgrade the intake fan to compensate?
– Can we replace the heat sink & fan on the CPU? Our head electrician, who used to build PC's, tells me that an aftermarket one can reduce processor temperature by several degrees.
It's also an older unit, and eligible for the Windows 7 upgrade. Will swapping the motherboard help us out at all?
Thanks!
-Jason
