All  |   Discussion (0)Computers (General)

Cleaning: Every three months, vacuum out the dust from around and inside your PC. Too much dust greatly increases the chance of component failure.   [guest]

– –– ——— –– –
Backup your work! Simply keep a copy of everything that is important to you. Buy a second hard drive to back up everything on your first one. And you should frequently burn a DVD containing your most important files and send it to a relative or neighbour for safekeeping away from your home.   [guest]

– –– ——— –– –
Your important files should be backed-up to an offsite location. Your most important files can be backed up using Gmail web space. You can do this by sending a message to your Gmail address and attaching the file you want to backup. You may need to compress the file in a RAR archive. And you will probably want to securely encrypt the file as well. Attachments should not be more than a few megabytes in size.   thesource (378)

– –– ——— –– –
Power savings for your computer:
Active: 130 - 280 watts
Idling: 90 - 180 watts
Sleep mode (S1): 60-100 watts
Sleep mode (S3): 10 watts
Hibernate: 9 watts
Off: 9 watts
Unplugged: 0 watts

You may need to go to your BIOS settings on startup and set the Suspend type to S3 (Many systems use S1 by default)

An 80+ rated power supply (better than 80% efficiency) will save power.   thesource (378)

– –– ——— –– –
Drivers: Keep a copy of all the drivers you need for your computer on your hard drive. This way, when you need to reload a driver, you don't need to go hunting for an elusive driver disc. Make a folder on your hard drive called "Drivers". Inside this folder, create subfolders like "Video" and "Sound", and copy your driver files into the appropriate folder for when you need them.   Kevin Solway (173)

– –– ——— –– –
System Restore: If your sound suddenly starts going jittery, videos won't play or an application doesn't work the way it used to, including programs within web pages, just restore the PC to an earlier time through System Restore. Keep going back until it works if it doesn't the first time. None of your data or programs will be affected.   myxlfidian (150)

– –– ——— –– –
Standby Mode S3 Suspend: This is an incredible mode because it uses only 1 watt more than when you turn the whole PC off but leave it plugged in (soft power), but at the touch of a button you have your session back totally unchanged. The main benefits are quick resumption of what you were doing, huge power saving and a quieter room. It's an unbeatable feature everyone should use, but remember you may have to set the Standby or Suspend Mode to S3 in your BIOS.   myxlfidian (150)

– –– ——— –– –
Hard Drive Vibration Noise can be fixed by fitting a rubber band around the drive, where it contacts the rest of the case.   thesource (378)
 
 


Click to enlarge

– –– ——— –– –

 

 

To post a new tip, sign up for a free account.
(Unfortunately this is a necessary spam prevention measure)
Who is online
In total there are 47 users online :: 0 registered and 47 guests (based on users active over the past 5 minutes)