Tips And Tricks Caring For Laptops

1. Do not carelessly download free software from the internet. Moreover, such software is as if as an antivirus. Use the software that you get from the package you are buying a laptop. The risk of the virus can damage your laptop if you carelessly use the software from the internet. If you still want to use the downloaded software, then make sure you scan it with antivirus software that you have.
2. Do not provide any cover including gloves laptop when your laptop is turned on. Processor laptop will die because there is no air circulation beneath the surface of the laptop.
3. According to the survey, the most common laptop damage occurs on the hard drive and LCD display / screen. Hard drive damage caused by collision or fall. LCD damage is usually due to sun exposure and physical strain.
4. Arrange adapter cables or other cables that are connected to the laptop, not to make others stumble.
5. In addition to damage to the hard drive and LCD, liquid spills are causing damage to the most common laptop, or use a sheet of transparent film called 'keyboard protector'.
6. Avoid Vibration and Keep the laptop from a megaphone, such as loudspeaker, machinery / heavy vehicles, and other sources of vibration.
7. Expose your laptop from the x-ray at the airport.
8. Keep your laptop clean, wipe with a clean cloth or cotton to be free of dust.
9. Protect your laptop modem. Use a digital modem that has a feature-line guard. Because of this feature will keep the modem from damage if accidentally plugging in the cable modem to the telephone jack digital PABX or ISDN lines. And be careful when going to plug the phone cable into the laptop because the metal wire in laptop modem connector is very thin and easily bent.
10. In the Asian climate, humid temperatures that could be a big problem for laptops that are designed in the United States. To reduce the possibility of problems, make sure the laptop is stored in a dry and cool. If the laptop is not used for a long time, keep your laptop in a tight container and enter the silica gel. Silica gel is as contained in the medicine bottle, packaging electronic barang2 (small packets labeled 'Dessicant Silica Gel'). Or can be bought in store chemicals. Silica gel is a chemical that is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture / humidity).
11. Power outages and voltage interruption can occur at any time, at home, in a hotel room or in the office. If possible, use the 'surge-protector' if you're using the AC outlet. And do not forget to back up your data regularly.
12. Always use a laptop bag while traveling.
13. If you want to wrap the laptop to be sent or for other purposes, use the strong protective box, and wrap it with foam or sponge that can absorb vibrations.
14. Do not even put a heavy object on top of the laptop.
15. If the laptop is in trouble, do not try to disassemble itself. Should submit to the technician or service-center nearby. Because maybe even damage will be more severe. Especially for a laptop that is still under warranty - disassemble the laptop can damage the warranty sticker (warranty seal) that is still attached to the laptop.
16. When will lift the laptop is open, do not lift it while holding on the display / screen, lift the bottom / keyboard.
17. Do not insert the floppy disk at a slight angle. Insert the floppy half-and-half can damage the disk-drive. Likewise, when opening or closing the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive tray to insert or eject the disc. Do not touch the lens in the CD-ROM tray. Hold the compact-disc at the edges, not on the surface of the disk.
18. Do not plug the laptop into the cable modem PBX (private branch exchange) or digital phone lines. Laptops can only use PSTN lines (public-switched telephone network). The use of telephone lines in addition to PSTN can damage the laptop modem.
19. Take care of your laptop battery, do not leak because it can damage the battery slot.
20.  Do not toggle the laptop at the time was still alive. Laptop being alive means the hard drive is also working so that when driven hard disk can cause the head to scratch the cylinder so that it will be fatal.