Archive for 'Technical'
CPU failure
10 August 2010If you experience frequent CPU failures and get feedback from the store that the power supply has blown. Try to get a larger capacity or higher rated power supply. You might have too many devices hooked up to the power supply (internal and externally) both of which take power from the same power supply if [...]
Screech….ing hard drive – Inspecting the PC (Part 1)
10 May 2010Well, this might not be a sound you would want to hear from your hard drive, for it might be in it’s death throes. The screeching sound may be the bearings that make the platters spin breaking down or they have been in use for so long they have worn out the hard metal coatings [...]
Video Card Errors – Part 2
10 April 2010Look for the video card and check if it hasn�t popped out of it�s slot (remember the monitor, the card to which it is connected to is the video card), if so re-seat and try booting up. If the video card is embedded (meaning it is part of the motherboard) it may have failed (sorry, [...]
Computer Basics : Essential for troubleshooting Part-2
10 March 2010If this is your first time, get hold of a can of compressed air specifically developed for cleaning computers and not from your garage compressor. Canned air is moisture free to avoid contaminating the electronics. Hold the Power supply for a few minutes while you take a look inside to admire the parts (this discharges [...]
Windows error
10 February 2010If your PC boot�s up but doesn�t load windows, then it might have been shut down without using the shutdown facility provided. To fix it, simply press F7 and select safe mode from the command line menu and follow all in-screen instructions. Some files or system drivers get damaged by such events so have the [...]
Monitor won’t work
10 January 2010First check the power chord and the cable that connects to the CPU. If these are firmly seated and there is still no display, the video card may be defective or the least needs to be re-seated. Pull out all the plugs and wires connected to the CPU and open it. Try to remember the [...]
Clean Your CPU Regularly
28 August 2009While our main CPU will always be closed, you will be surprised at the dust it can accumulate if you don’t check it regularly. Enclosed as it may, there are still holes to which these things go through. Besides, don’t forget that your computer needs ventilation and they are passages that can be gone through [...]
When Peripherals Don’t Fit
30 July 2009To most people it may not make sense but once your computer starts crashing or provides you with error messages that you haven’t seen before. You just have to backtrack a bit and see what you did. Other than perhaps installations, you should recall the last hardware component such as memory modules or even video [...]
USB – Powered and Un-powered
19 June 2009The many gadgets and gizmos we have in our possession may have one thing in common, they are most likely to have the ability to interface with your computer through a USB port. Older computers have passive USB ports that cannot provide power to devices hence the need for an external power supply to power [...]
Cooling Fans Explained
19 May 2009Ever wonder why those small fans inside your computers continue to run even after years of use, thanks the bearing less motor for that which is actually derived from hard drive technology that uses precision motors to spin the fan without any contact points. If you’re technically inclined and are familiar with brush less motors, [...]
