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Preventive maintenance of personal computers is one of the most ignored aspects. In my opinion. Most people seem to think that their computers doesn't need preventive maintenance, and they just use their computers until their computers are dead, and then rush to one computer shop desperately for repair or asking for date retrieval. Preventive maintenane of your computer will extend the life of your computer, making the computer work smoothly, and reduce the downtime of your computer. Maintenance is divided into two areas: software and hardware. If you do not have time or if you do not have experience to do the maintenance, Digstars Technology Pty Ltd can do it for you directly or show you how to do it.
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In Software area:The Windows operating system provides three great tools to help keep your hard drive humming smoothly. These tools are Disk Cleanup (or deleting temperary files, unused desktop icons etc), Disk Defragmenter, and Check Disk. Ideally, you should run these tools on the following schedule. Preventive Maintenance Activity Recommended Frequency Clean up the hard disk of temporary files Weekly Rearrange (defragment) the hard disk Monthly Check the hard disk for errors Weekly. The Windows Scheduler Task Wizard allows you to set up and automate these tasks, so you never have to worry about them again. The Microsoft Windows Update Consumer site provides critical updates, security fixes, software downloads. which will perfect the performance of your computer if you only use microsoft software. It could be the case sometimes that the downloads is not compatible to other third-party software. You have to install one antivirus software and carry out virus check regularly which can remove cookies, spyware, adware and virus. But, make sure that you do not download from internet a vicious antivirus software which just rips you off money and does nothing. |
In Hardware area:Another most important things to do during computer maintenance is to dust the inside of your computer case. Most people do not even realize the amount of dust, dirt and build-up that occurs as your computer sits there day by day. As dust accumulates in the case it can cause several different issues: overheating and circuit shorting. The overheating is caused when dust gathers on top of heat sinks, Integrated circuits on the motherboard, in vents leading into and out of the computer and in the power supply. Dust prevents cool air from reaching the parts that need to be cooled in order to operate efficiently. Furthermore, the fans will become noisy because the dust will accelerate the worn out of bearings of the fans. Another reliability problem is circuit shorting. Modern integrated circuits have as many as 100 exposed electrical contacts per inch. Designers rely on an air-gap between these contacts to prevent electrical shorts or cross-coupling of signals. Dust containing conductive material such as water, oils, and metallic elements can cause signal errors and abrupt part failure. The more dust that builds up, the higher the odds are your system will overheat and / or circuit shorting. Overheating will make computer work unstable or shutdown frequently to prevent damage. And cicuit shorting will damage your computer. Taking the time to dust is one of the easiest ways to ensure the longevity of your computer. However, if you work on the inside of your computer over dusting, make sure that you should avoid electrostatic discharge which can kill your computer. How can a computer be prevented from overheating?
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