How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware (Memory)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by: </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="author">Steven Stoddard</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;" > Memory </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Faulty RAM can have many adverse effects on your system. Constant lockups, computer rebooting, memory error message (duh), system crashes, and sometimes refusing to boot up are all signs of memory errors. Though, these are also signs for motherboard, hard drive, and power supply problems too. Luckily for you if you think your memory is subject to causing a disruption in your system there are programs that can check the memory for it's performance and to see if it is generating any errors. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Memtest86+ is an amazing memory diagnostic program. It is based off of the original Memtest86 that has been around since 1994 and is used by system-builders, average joes, and professionals in the IT world. It's a standalone memory check test which means it can be easily run without a bootable operating system, that's good if you can't just seem to get your PC started and want to rule out your memory as quickly as possible. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> How To Use Memtest86 With Your Floppy Drive To Test Your Memory </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First go their website at www.memtest.org and select the most appropriate version to download. You can download the bootable iso or the Pre-compiled floppy drive depending on whether you want burn a CD or use your floppy drive. We're going to go into details on floppy method. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Open up the .zip and extract the files to a folder, then click on install.bat, you will be asked to “Enter target diskette drive:”. Type A and hit enter then it will ask you to insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press -Enter-: after you hit enter it will write some files to your floppy so you can boot your computer with the floppy to test for errors. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> After the floppy has been formatted with Memtest86+, leave the floppy in your floppy drive and reboot your computer. Remember to set your floppy drive as the first boot device in your BIOS menu. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> The program will automatically load and perform the memory diagnostic tests on your computer. During the testing if there any errors they will show up and at the end of the test it will tell you how many errors you've had. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After testing your memory if you receive any errors you should make sure that your memory is okay either by swapping it out and seeing the problems still occur or try your memory in another system. If the memory passes the tests then you proceed to troubleshoot something else with good faith that your memory is fine. <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a><br /><br /></span><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>About The Author:</b></span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a></span><br /></div>

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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware (Hard Drive)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >by: </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" class="author" >Steven Stoddard</span></span><b class="author"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Hard Drive </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> The hard drive is that ultimate safe to everything important on your computer. It keeps all of your information, files and folders, music, videos, favorite websites, and programs. With a bad hard drive there's no reason to have a computer. In terms of fixing a computer if the hard drive isn't salvageable then most people don't even want to bother with the rest, because their computer is probably a piece of junk that has been handed down from time to time.<br /><br />Generally when a hard drive is about to fail it's usually years down the road from first acquiring the computer. So the next best option rather than replacing the drive is to just buy a new computer, or build a new one, because your old one sure is probably not running as fast as it used to. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Luckily before your hard drive kicks the bucket there is usually a few warning signs: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Abnormally slow file transfers </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Problems with booting, especially when Windows is being loaded </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Corrupted files </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Disappearing files or folders </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Loud hard drive noise is a good sign that there is a mechanical problem going on inside </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If your hard drive exhibits any of these signs be sure to transfer all of your files to another source immediately, and do not continue to do day-to-day activities with that hard drive. If it doesn't show any of these tell-tale signs, however you have a gut feeling that your hard drive is on the brink of destruction you can try using many different drive testing utilities available on the internet. The hard drive manufacturer usually has at least one qualified tool that you can download from their website and run.<br /><br />Other ways to check the health of your hard drive involves running the Windows Error Checking tool by right clicking on your hard drive in 'My Computer' then selecting 'Properties' and going to the 'Tool' and clicking on “Check Now”, or checking the SMART status located in your motherboard's BIOS. SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. Most motherboards nowadays has this technology. It should be automatically enabled in your BIOS, if it's not then your hard drive won't get checked.<br /><br />What it does is on boot up it will perform quick tests on your hard drive to ensure it is running correctly and it will continue to monitor it for any errors or abnormal problems that may occur as long as the computer is turned on. <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a><br /><br /></span><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">About The Author:</span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a></span> <br /></div>

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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware (Monitor)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by: </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="author">Steven Stoddard</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Monitor</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Watching movies, videos, playing games, and looking at NSFW material are all amazing things we can do on our computers. Yet there may come a day where you just want to get on your computer and relax in your computer room looking at all that NSFW material you have bookmarked under the “Special Sites” category, but you can’t because your monitor won’t turn on. No, you don’t frump and punch holes in the walls to look for an outlet for your rage. You troubleshoot it, and hope to god that your monitor isn’t broken! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When diagnosing a screen problem, half the time it’s usually something very easy, like a cable coming loose, or the monitor getting unplugged accidentally; unfortunately the other half the time it’s probably a problem that’s related to your monitor being old, or a problem that’s related to your graphics card instead. So you may have to diagnose both items at the same time to see which solves your problem. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First, check all your cables, I know this is probably getting a little old with the checking connections and everything, but so many computer problems can be avoided if people just remember that their computer isn’t always going to stay the same way they left it. A foot could kick out a cable, a dog or a cat that got to curious, or almost anything can render half your hardware useless. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">After checking all your cables, make sure your screen has power, if it has power and shows a message such as “This monitor is working correctly please check your cable” and shows bars of color on the screen, that means that your monitor is not getting a signal from your computer. Try swapping out the monitor for another one to see if it still says that message. If it does then that means the problem is most likely something to do with your graphics card not seated in the motherboard, or just isn’t working properly, you may want to try swapping out another graphics card to see if that solves your problem. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Generally monitors don’t have that many diagnosable problems. Either they work and they work well, or they don’t work and you have to replace them. When working on a monitor you should never open them, they aren’t meant to be serviced and contain high charged capacitors that hold lethal doses of electricity. We wouldn’t want to read about a computer guy in the obituaries now would we? <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a><br /><br /></span><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">About The Author:</span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a></span> <br /></div>

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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware(Graphics Card)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by: </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="author">Steven Stoddard</span></span><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Graphics Card </span><br /></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The glorious graphics card, it’s an amazing thing really. It makes all those pretty HDR (High Dynamic Range) pictures look just that good, it keeps your games running smoothly, and your videos in HD. Yet these things can be pains when they’re just not working right, because if something is wrong there’s not a strict hardware or software solution, you have to analyze the current situation to see what’s up. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First and foremost if you’re having any problems with your graphics card, probably the best thing to try to do first is see if there an updated driver for it at the manufacturer’s website that may solve the problem, or if there isn’t an update try uninstalling your graphics drivers and reinstalling them this little action can solve so many problems. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If there’s little jaggies or weird colorful mishaps known as artifacts appearing on your screen you may want to check the temperature of your graphics and make sure is getting enough cooling, and that the fan is working properly. If the cooling checks out okay you may also want to check your power supply ratings to see if it is giving enough juice to your graphics card.<br /><br />Nowadays most graphics cards need a lot of power on the 12v rails, make sure your power supply can give you that power that the graphics card needs. <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a></span><br /></div><br /><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">About The Author:</span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a></span>

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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware (Sound Card)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by: </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="author">Steven Stoddard</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:arial;" > Sound Card </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Some of the typical problems people have with sound cards is either A) no sound or B) no sound. Sounds card typically aren't very expensive so having to replace one if the current one isn't working is no big deal. However, if you're one of those audiophile types who expect 100% original recording quality with your $300 sound card replacing one of those is as expected a lot more harder to do. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Sound Card Troubleshooting </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Check speaker cables make sure they're all connected and plugged into the right spot on your sound card. Also check the speaker's power cables. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Make sure windows volume is turned up and the volume is not muted, also make sure that you have all the wave and playback volume turned up and not muted. If you have 'Digital Output Only' checked in your Advanced Controls for Playback Controls, try unchecking it to see if that solves your non-sound problem. I found that if I have that checked my sound card won't give me any sound. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Try reinstalling your sound card drivers, also try checking on the internet at the manufacturer's website for any updated drivers that may be available. They increase your sound card's compatibility with your system. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If the previous tips didn't help, then you may just have to replace your sound card, or atleast swap it out for another one to see if it might be a problem related to your sound card's connection to the motherboard instead. <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a></span><br /><br /><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>About The Author</b></span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span> <br /></div>

by: Steven Stoddard Sound Card Some of the typical problems people have with sound cards is either A) no sound or B) no sound. Sounds card...

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How To Troubleshoot Your Computer Hardware (Processor)

<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">by: </span><span class="author"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard</span></span></span><b class="author"><br /><br /></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Processor </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> The processor is the actual thinking part of the brain of the computer. It does all the calculations needed to make a computer run, and does them all in split second timing. It determines how fast your computer generally runs, and most of the time is a bottle neck for systems that have had everything upgraded except the CPU. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If your processor’s not working, it’s not the end of the world, generally most processors that work correctly for a few weeks, should work correctly for the rest of it’s lifespan, which varies from 5-10 years or so.<br /><br />As long as you’re not overclocking the processor or letting it overheat too badly your processor should be fine, and it could just be a BIOS setting that’s messed up, or a jumper setting, but for kicks just check to make the processor is seated properly and the heat sink is attached to the processor and the motherboard.<br /><br />The heat sink should be attached tightly to the motherboard and not have room to move about, you should be able to pick up your motherboard by grabbing onto the heat sink without any problems. Check in your motherboard manual to make sure all the jumpers are set correctly for your type of processor.<br /><br />Any jumpers set incorrectly can cause the processor to not work, or function correctly or at it’s optimal speed. Also check the heat sink to see if it is cooling off the processor, if it’s not doing a very good job you may want to look into investing in a better one that gets the job done. <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-troubleshoot-your-computer_4042.html"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(home)</span></a></span><br /></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>About The Author</b></span> </p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Steven Stoddard </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Steve's Tech Guide - A blog that helps you scratch your tech itch with computer guides, informative how-tos, and important news events. </span><br /><br /><a class="hft-urls" href="http://stevestechguide.com/" style="font-style: italic;">http://stevestechguide.com</a></span>

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Computer Definitions

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN_81SRBsE1BzqH3NYrbkN3SFK36ioSuKYIv6flj1HPSQvMSJXYd4F_RfgY8ZnZ1Wjnr00cUoPTPWQvzIm3bxuRISFliL37jRquKkJwU30WeqqJXiEHOhdXjERJJrUPAjrA-sH5xY4Tpp/s1600-h/computer-fix.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184287277947022738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN_81SRBsE1BzqH3NYrbkN3SFK36ioSuKYIv6flj1HPSQvMSJXYd4F_RfgY8ZnZ1Wjnr00cUoPTPWQvzIm3bxuRISFliL37jRquKkJwU30WeqqJXiEHOhdXjERJJrUPAjrA-sH5xY4Tpp/s400/computer-fix.JPG" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 215px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >by : <a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Johnmansda</span></a></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxs80SDfsIz_bwE7kvxK-JZGT9QmGxEo8s1qF5nSJYyxAdZbW45jQ8v8y4C7R5kBA1h16jwjGABVXc3KszRXYtsCeEX6B96gIvaphr99XCH5kbbkhtwdc_RHv9fl1QF80LPFbCQs-qZ_C/s1600-h/bintang.bmp" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175573781564943954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxs80SDfsIz_bwE7kvxK-JZGT9QmGxEo8s1qF5nSJYyxAdZbW45jQ8v8y4C7R5kBA1h16jwjGABVXc3KszRXYtsCeEX6B96gIvaphr99XCH5kbbkhtwdc_RHv9fl1QF80LPFbCQs-qZ_C/s200/bintang.bmp" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 64px; height: 15px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Before we've gone to far, fist thing we should to know is.. the definition of Computer it self, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">maybe we often see and hear the hardware or software of computer but we didn't know the main description of it.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Let's me introduce the definitions, I hope it's can help..!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >1. Computer is..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >2. Computer is..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A programmable machine that performs high-speed processing of numbers, as well as of text, graphics, symbols, and sound. All computers contain a central processing unit that interprets and executes instructions; input devices, such as a keyboard and a mouse, through which data and commands enter the computer; memory that enables the computer to store programs and data; and output devices, such as printers and display screens, that show the results after the computer has processed data.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >3. Computer is..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A Device that related with input (keyboard, mouse, touch-pad, sensor, etc), proceed (processor, memory, hard drive, removable drive, etc.), output (monitor, lcd, projector, printer, etc.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >4. Computer is..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">A machine for performing calculations automatically</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >5. Computer is..</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">so.. is it important? than we should learn more about the fuction, software and hardware of it.<br /><br /><span>First thing you should know before choosing a new computer, read </span><a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/02/computer-definitions.html" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">here..</span></a><span> or get the tips </span><a href="http://computer-infocentre.blogspot.com/2008/02/tips-for-choosing-right-computer-for.html" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">here..</span></a></span><br /></div>

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