Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Easy Computer Maintenance Tips

By Michael Brown


Do you have a new computer? Here are the things that you ought to take note of before you carry out something that may put your hard earned money to waste. Let your machine last with the following tips:

Use an uninterrupted power supply or UPS to go with your PC. It will prolong the life of the computer specifically if the UPS has voltage control as well as surge suppression features. You won't also need to fret in case electric power all of a sudden goes off as you get to protect all files or data stored inside your hard drive.

Make it a habit to make a copy your data always as you would not know when your computer will crash or break down. Create extra copies by saving them in CDs by utilizing a disc burner. One more option is to make use of an external disc drive in order that your duplicate data reside in a different hardware. This will enable you to use your "hot back up" from another disk just in case something goes wrong with your internal hard disk.

In keeping with the guideline mentioned above, set aside no less than a hundred MB of space in your C: drive for your operating system to operate efficiently. Do this so you do not slow down the processes within your PC.

Scan and defragment your disks on a week by week basis. Check for probable suspicious or malicious data and clean or eradicate them right away. Do this frequently to keep your PC from breaking down. Invest in a dependable antivirus program to safeguard your computer from getting infections in case you catch a virus whenever you download files or inadvertently click on an unreliable source in the internet.

Make sure that you don't have many software programs on automatic start-up configured on your PC so it won't be too long until you reach full boot mode. Keep all installers at hand regardless of whether you've already utilized them in your computer. You will never know when you would have a need for them once more like when there is a need for reformatting.




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