Archive for 'Troubleshooting'

Heat dissipation

8 March 2011

Heat is one of the computer’s worst enemies. A number of parts inside a computer generate heat, the most crucial of which is the processor. Computer processors generate so much heat that it needs constant cooling in order to function properly. Inefficient cooling will make the processor get so hot that it will start to [...]

Ground that PC

15 February 2011

Many people fail to observe proper grounding of their computer’s power supply. Ground is supplied in the round pin of the plug that sadly some people take out. Grounding is important for it dissipates electricity that may leak from the computer’s power supply and other peripherals sending it to the user rather than to the [...]

Screech….ing hard drive – Don’t count on System Restore Points (Part 3)

10 December 2010

Don’t count on system restore for this one for it only works best for software errors and not for hardware failure. If you do not have a secondary hard disk installed, or you might not have enough space to house all your files and the OS in the drive you were left with, then sadly [...]

Screech….ing hard drive – Moving or copying the files (Part 2)

10 November 2010

Even new drives can crash if there was a problem within the manufacturing process. They have been tested and tested again before delivery to the store but defects do get through the testing programs. If you happen to have more than one drive on your PC, that would be nice and would make the copy [...]

Blue Screen of Death – Part 2

10 October 2010

The �blue screen� as it is more commonly called can be a simple sign that your computer is overheating and more ventilation is needed. This can be addresses with a couple of extra cooling fans or that the existing fans might be dirty and chock full of dust and grime. This can even be a [...]

Blue Screen of Death – Part 1

10 September 2010

Many of us have experienced it many times over, the dreaded �Blue Screen of Death� when using personal computers or just about any computer as a matter of fact. Mostly associated with windows errors, this is called a memory dump which signifies that windows in it�s many versions has encountered an unrecoverable error and has [...]

CPU failure

10 August 2010

If 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 2010

Well, 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 2010

Look 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 2010

If 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 [...]

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