...Cleaning out your Desktop PC So it’s 94 degrees outside, 98 degrees in your room, you’re trying to get your speech typed up with Microsoft word, and all of a sudden your screen gets fuzzy and your computer shuts down. You smell smoke, like something’s burning. You got it, that 800.00 computer just went up in smoke, and you just lost 3 hours of work. I run a computer repair business out of my home, and this is what happens all too often when too much dust and debris builds up inside your computer tower. Believe me, computers are dust and hair magnets! In the next few minutes I’m going to show you a fast, inexpensive way to prevent this from happening to you, and help your computer run faster and cooler, and also live longer. First go to your local department store or hardware and purchase a can of compressed air. (Usually around 5.00) This will last for a few cleanings so therefore very inexpensive considering. Second unplug your tower from the wall, as well as all the cables going to the back of your computer, taking care to remember where they all go! Next, locate the removable side panel. This is usually removed by screws or clips. Once the side panel is removed you’re ready to begin. Looking inside your tower, you will notice a fan on top of some cooling fins. This is the processor, and usually packed with dust. Insert the red nozzle into you can of air, and using short bursts of air, and holding the can about 3-4 inches away, try to direct your bursts of air into...
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...Hotel Computer Specification for Server PC and Client PC Choice 1 For Server PC Components | Description | Price | Monitor | 18” LED Color Monitor(Lenovo) | 84,000 Ks | Motherboard | MSI R7750 1GD5/OC | 110,000 Ks | Power Supply Unit | TP-1200 MP(1200W) | 200,000 Ks | RAM(PC Memory) | 4GB(DDR3/1333MHz)ADATA | 27,000 Ks | CPU | Intel Core i5 3.2GHz 3470(IVY) | 178,000 Ks | Internal Hard Disk | 1500 GB(WD) SATA | 87,000 Ks | Graphic Card | MSI NVidia GeForce GTX 760TF | 295,000 Ks | UPS | Power Tree 1250 UPS | 64,000 Ks | | Total = | 1,045,000 Ks | For Client PC Components | Description | Price | Monitor | 18” LED Color Monitor(Lenovo) | 84,000 Ks | Motherboard | MSI H61M-P31/W8(G3) | 56,000 Ks | Power Supply Unit | Power Supply 775(550W) | 100,000 Ks | RAM(PC Memory) | 2GB (DDR3/1333MHz) ADATA | 15,000 Ks | CPU | Intel Dual Core 2.9 G-2020 | 58,000 Ks | Internal Hard Disk | 500 GB (Seagate) SATA | 53,000 Ks | Graphic Card | MSI R7750 1GD5/OC | 109,000 Ks | UPS | Prolink 650VA UPS 700 SFC | 36,000 Ks | | Total = | 521,000 Ks | For Choice 1 Motherboard Motherboard is the most important part of the computer, I recommend MSI R7750 1GD5/OC for server PC because it is one of the latest version and high performance motherboard is necessary for server PC. For client PC, I recommend MSI H61M-P31/W8 (G3) because we don’t need very high performance motherboard. This is the most suitable for client PC. The function of the computer motherboard...
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...does not know what they are doing. However, with certain logical and systematic steps, this can be simpler task for even the novice of users. Since there are many different problems that can occur with an OS, there is not one type of step that can be done, but often with a simple process of elimination, the problem can be solved. With newer users and tech, a though process is often needed, yet with a more knowledgeable technician, they have the benefit of experience. More often than not, maintenance can be the cause of such problems, which is why an emphasis on preventive maintenance is advised. Preventative maintenance is paramount in PC functionality, yet it the most overlooks aspect of PC care. When conducting maintenance of a PC, one can help save costly fixes in the future, as well as safeguarding your information saved on your PC. Troubleshooting techniques for operating-system-related problems There are basically two different types of ways one can determine what needs to be fixed with an operating system: Trial and-error and systematic troubleshooting. “Trial-and-error troubleshooting is based on the idea that you have a problem and do not have enough information to give you a viable starting point. The trial-and-error method is a great for attempting to solve intermittent problems. When you use trail-and-error troubleshooting, begin by asking yourself, "What might work? What can I try?" You make assumptions based on the information that you do have”...
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...Datamax Inc., Training Handbook As Datamax progresses to this new era, the Datamax staff will encounter a new way of doing business in the area of IT. It is the desire of Datamax Inc. to develop the most knowledgeable and capable internal computer support team in the industry. Topics within this handbook will detail steps necessary for installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting company operating systems. It is important that all internal support team members understand the duties required of them, and how to fulfill those duties in accordance with company standards and policy. New support team members must be familiar with the information contained within this handbook and how to properly perform all assigned tasks. Operating System Overview According to GCF LearnFree.org, an Operating System (OS) “manages the computer's memory, processes, and all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language. Without an operating system, a computer is useless” (GCF LearnFree.org, 2015). Operating Systems (OS) allow the user to interface with the computer and make use of the many productivity tools available. The computer OS also manages and controls auxiliary equipment such as input/output devices (mouse/keyboard/monitors), and printers. Each of these allows the user to interact and communicate with the computer. Components and Functions Without an OS, a computer is a mix of hardware and applications...
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...III. Technical Aspects A. Product Concept Bubble Up Laundry is a shop where operated by a coin operated washing machines that allows the customers for self service. The washing machines are simple to use so people will not have any hard time in operating it. People don’t frightened if it will be their first time trying to operate the machines as the laundry shop always provide friendly attendants who will happily help them. They can also use their favorite detergent powder and softener to minimize expenses nor buy inside the shop. The service is available most especially to those consumers who are in rush then they may return and pick it up nor just wait until it was done as the laundry shop also provides faster service. Bubble Up Laundry shops provides washing machine operated by coins is not just an ordinary. Trusting the best quality of LG Company will help the Bubble Up Laundry Shop to decrease expenses regarding on its maintenance just to fix those units. Service is available if you are in a rush. Simply drop off to our attendant and let us do it for you. The laundry shop also aims to use the utilities that come from its natural power (such as solar panel and generators). If there will be any emergency occur, these alternative power may also help to avoid any disturbance to customers. The customers need coins in order to manage the coin-operated washing machines (It cost 5 to 10 peso coins). Then they can sort their laundry according to its color and kind of cloth...
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...Computer Maintenance and Training Manual Table of Contents Computer Safety3 Environmental Concerns3 Power Protection4 Dust, Static, and Heat issues 5 Downloading Unauthorized Software7 Maintenance and cleaning9 Tower9 Monitor/Display6 Keyboard6 Mouse6 Internal hardware installation9 Motherboard9 Power Supply6 Processor6 Memory6 Hard Drives6 Basic principles for supporting I/O devices9 I/O Device 19 I/O Device 26 I/O Device 36 Multimedia and Mass Storage Devices9 Installing a Video Card9 Installing a DVD Drive6 Computer Safety Environmental Concerns: Electronic equipment and gadgets are on the rise and are also one of the fastest growing waste around the world. It is estimated that American’s dispose of 12 million to 14 million computers each year. Most electronics become obsolete within a time span of 1 to 3 years. Electronic waste contains very dangerous materials such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and arsenic, just to name a few. The toxins in electronic waste” can cause cancer, reproductive disorders, endocrine disruption, and many other health problems if this waste stream is not properly managed.” (The E-Waste Crisis Introduction, 2010). Today, we are all becoming more aware of our carbon footprints and are trying to reduce them. It is important that we follow all the proper procedure when disposing of electronic waste. One of the most popular methods is recycling all computer parts. Most computer hardware can be reused in some way...
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...disabling, or otherwise harming the operation of computers, or intentionally wasting resources puts your work at risk, and will cut short your time with the ICT equipment. • Only use the computers for educational purposes. Activities such as buying or selling goods are inappropriate. • Always check files brought in on removable media (such as floppy disks, CDs, flash drives etc.) with antivirus software and only use them if they are found to be clean of viruses. • Always check mobile equipment (e.g. laptops, tablet PCs, PDAs etc.) with antivirus software, and ensure they have been found to be clean of viruses, before connecting them to the network. • Protect the computers from spillages by eating or drinking well away from the ICT equipment. Security and Privacy • Protect your work by keeping your password to yourself; never use someone else’s logon name or password. • Always get permission before revealing your home address, telephone number, school name, or picture to people you meet on the Internet. • Other computer users should be respected and should not be harassed, harmed, offended or insulted. • To protect yourself and the systems, you should respect the security on the computers; attempting to bypass or alter the settings may put you or your work at risk. • Computer storage areas and floppy disks will be treated like school lockers. Staff may review your files and communications to ensure that you are using the system responsibly. Internet • You should...
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...Created by Applications Etc. Revised July 7, 2011 Applications Etc. Recommended PC Maintenance Applications Etc. over the years we have recommended various tools to clean up and maintain your PC’s. We strive to let our clients know which tools and download locations are, but with periodic changes in the web, remembering the web sites locations for multiple tools can be challenging. So we have consolidated links to those tools for your convenience. This document is divided into multiple sections in order to describe the recommendations and use of the tools you should use. The first section, PC Maintenance Tools & Icon Descriptions explains the tools that Applications Etc. recommends using on a regular basis to prevent many major problems. The second section, PC Maintenance Tools & Icons Installation explains the process to download and install the recommended tools and tailor to your environment. PC Maintenance Tools & Icon Descriptions 00 Download PC Maintenance Tools – This shortcut is to www.AEHOST.net for links to download the PC Maintenance Icons and Tools recommended. “Please note any vendor license restriction toward business and personal use.” 00 PC Maintenance Readme.pdf contains the Maintenance Tools & Icons Installation. 01 Disk Cleanup – Disk Cleanup is a Microsoft Windows Tool that helps cleanup the computers hard drive. Some of the locations that Disk Cleanup removes are Downloaded Program Files, Internet Temporary Files, Offline Web pages, Recycle Bin, Setup...
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...1995–2001: Windows 95—the PC comes of age (and don't forget the Internet) • 1998–2000: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me Continue… • Windows 2000 Professional • 2001–2005: Windows XP—Stable, usable, and fast • 2006–2008: Windows Vista—Smart on security • 2009–Today: Windows 7(The version of Kernel is 7.0 or above 6.0) • Expecting Windows 8 Hardware Requirements Flavors of Windows 7 • • • • • • Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Ultimate Editions of Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 • Standard Professional consumer edition Consumers Windows 7 Home • Does not include Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Starter business features Windows 7 Targeted for value PCs enthusiasts for want all all for accessing for edition in targeted markets, in environments, • Business-focused edition,emergingwhomanagedWindows 7 small factor PCs full Windows The Professional editioncustomer. and lowermeant markets7 standardtechnicalfor forWindows providesmid-market functionality • Targeted specifically for small form It 7 features, without a Volume ways to connect, and a and companies and users who have networking, backup, visually rich mainly latestand running basic productivity applications on the large enterpriseseasyLicense agreement Enterprise the internet hardware, Ultimate • Only 32-bit security needs and multiple PCs Windows 7...
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...The process involved in solving the problems of the PC can get problematic, when you are not aware about the exact steps that are to be followed. This article will help you to fix the problems of WMSPDMOD.dll. You may come across the situation of application error and update failure due to WMSPDMOD.dll, or there might be instance of blue screen of death because of the same file. One of the method that can be considered as a method of troubleshooting WMSPDMOD.dll errors, is the procedure of WMSPDMOD.dll download. However, all other methods is explained here. Try them out to fix problems such that happens when downloading mplayer due to WMSPDMOD dll. At the time of opening certain applications on your Windows 7 PC, you may come across some error messages. A system error might pop up showing that you will not be able to start the program because the file D3DCompiler_47.dll is missing from the computer. The message might also show that the program must be reinstalled to solve the problem. To solve this problem, when you try to install the update KB4019990, then a message arrives showing that the update is not applicable to the system....
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...input/output devices on a PC, and describe how certain specialty input/output devices work on a PC. Hardware requirements, making you’re your computer meets the recommended minimums for CPU, RAM, free hard disk space, video adapter, display, and other components. Check the windows logo’d Product list or the windows compatibility center at the Microsoft web site to verify that the windows version you’re installing supports the hardware and application software your will run. A clean OS installation takes place on a new hard drive or one that has been reformatted and repartitioned. You must reinstall all applications and reconfigure user preferences. In an upgrade installation, the new OS is installed in the directory where the old OS retains the hardware and software settings of the old OS, including user preferences. Before you upgrade, backup any data that the user has saved on the local hard drive. You can install window 2000 with floppy diskettes or a CD-ROM. Window XP does not create a set of setup boot disk and does not use a floppy disk by default you’re your install from the CD, you must add an optical drive to your PC’s boot sequence and boot directly to the windows 2000 or windows XP CD-ROM. During installation, you will be prompted for registration information, including your name, address, and other details. To do a clean installation of windows 2000/XP, boot the computer to the windows installation disk, which will copy files to your hard drive. You then remove...
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...providers. Thus, this module seeks to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation in the field of hardware servicing. In this course, you will be introduced to different learning activities preparing you to be skillful before you take the plunge into the world of work as a hardware service provider and to feel more confident while providing support where needed. Indeed, as learners of hardware servicing, you are a crucial link in the emergency response process. Ideally, everyone should know what to do in an emergency situation, but proper training can help an individual provide basic care. This module is specifically crafted to focus on Process and Delivery enriched with hands- on activities that will assess your level in terms of skills and knowledge. Learning procedures are divided into different sections such as: What to Know, What to Process, What to Reflect and Understand and What to Transfer. Examine and perform the suggested tasks to practice developing a sustainable program, prioritizing needs and building vision. So, explore and experience the K to 12 TLE modules and be a step closer to being a computer hardware service provider. Objectives: At the end of this module, you are expected to:...
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...systems (D1) Security Virus Protection is in place to protect your PC from any sort of viruses that may infect and harm your computer. Viruses can come in many different forms and can be hidden in different ways to get into your computer. A virus protector will scan through any files/links/websites that are opened on your computer to detect viruses from a ‘dictionary’ of known viruses. If a virus was to infect a PC the effects on the PC can be irreversible and very harmful. It is important to have virus protection running on your PC as even though in rare cases this slows down the computer, the prevention of virus infection is vital to the security of your PC. Firewalls are in place to protect your computers server and keep its identity hidden when using unknown servers to connect to the internet. They also monitor ingoing and outgoing data and anything that could be harmful to your PC is scanned for viruses/malware. Firewalls improve the performance of the PC as they filter through any communications between servers and blocks and malicious communication attempts. They can also be programmed to block certain types of websites and servers to aid even more to the prevention of your PC being infected. Clean Up Tools Removal of cookies is important as they are bytes of data from your computer that hold personal information and can even hold your location. Websites use cookies to personalise advertisements and remember your usernames and passwords. It is important to delete cookies...
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...like a soda with less sugar, or people in general who are looking for a “healthier” soda or a trying to lose weight without giving up soda. Hook- The first thing that gets your attention is the cute baby in the scene, and the super excited vibe that the father gives off about the new Pepsi Next, and finally the dancing baby makes the whole commercial hilarious. Sell Techniques- The Pepsi Next sell techniques for this commercial are the use of “shock and awe”. ie: “The NEW Pepsi Next has the SAME great taste but 60% less sugar!!” Plus it makes you feel like if you drink this soda you not notice anything in your surroundings other than the amazing taste of the Pepsi Next. Motivator- The simple fact that EVERY ‘diet’ soda on the market tastes awful, makes you want to try the new Pepsi Next just to see if it really does taste like regular Pepsi. I bought some just to see if it tasted as good as the commercial says… It actually tastes pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxnaAokKQzA 2. Get a MAC Commercial Summary- This is a 30 second commercial about a MAC and a PC, the MAC is a young guy and the PC is an older man, representing that MAC is ‘young and cool’ and the ‘hip computer to have’ and the PC is outdated and old. This commercial focuses on making home movies on your computer and the PC is sure his home video is...
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...necessary. As our company grows and prospers so much our systems. In this portion of your handbook we will be covering the installation or upgrading of memory within our company. These step by step instructions must be completed as required by our company policy and procedure guidelines. 1. Acquire unit or unit’s specs from the company database to retain the compatible upgraded RAM for the system or systems being updated. 2. Pull the allotted memory upgrades from our warehouse and proceed to your specified area of operation. 3. Power down the unit(s) and remove all connections from the system. 4. Locate and procure a clean and clear area to process the work order. 5. Pull cover from system and clean the unit of dust and other materials with your kit. 6. Wash and dry hands thoroughly and put on company issued static shield bracelet. 7. Carefully pull each individual RAM stick from the motherboard and place the dated hardware in the shield sleeves from your kit. 8. Clear all connections or components that may obstruct your path to the motherboard. 9. If removal of any hardware is necessary, place each component into a protective shield sleeve from your kit. 10. Unpack all memory modules one at a time for installation. “Handle memory modules with care” and “don’t stack cards or modules because you can loosen a chip” (A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Jean Andrews, Ch. 7, page 293) 11. Ensure the notches in the RAM module are a...
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