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10 Tips to Keep Your PC in Tiptop Shape

1.  Get  Rid  of  Dust
If you have a very old PC (four or five
One of the most common causes of overheatingyears old), the CMOS battery on the
is dust and dirt. So you need to keep yourmotherboard may need to be replaced. The
system clean, inside and out. Try to clean itfirst sign of a bad CMOS battery is when your
once a year using lint-free wipes. Make suresystem clock starts losing time.8. Take Care
you use an antistatic wrist strap as well towhen  Opening  the  Case
protect your system when cleaning inside the
case.2.  Get  Power  ProtectionWhenever you open the PC case, turn off the
power and unplug your PC. Ground yourself
One of the saddest things in many PCs isfirst - by touching anything inside the PC to
that they are not surge protected. Surgeavoid destroying your circuit boards with a
protectors are a good investment - theystatic charge. Another option is to wear a
protect your PC from that unfortunate powergrounding wrist strap. I've destroyed my
outage or lightning strike. Try to get onecomputer power supply before because I forgot
that has a warning indicator and is UL 1449about  this  point.9.  Maintain  the  Mouse
certified.3.  Turn  Off  the  Monitor
What's one of the dirtiest components in a
One tip I always apply at home - turn offPC that you come in contact with? Yes - it's
the PC monitor when its not in use. I treatthe modest little mouse. Years of using a
the computer monitor like a TV - don't wastemouse will get it filled with dirt and
your monitor's power if you're not using it.grime.If you have a mechanical mouse, you'll
This is especially important in LCD monitors,realize this when the mouse starts to move
which may burn out or get bad pixels aftererratically. To clean it, unscrew the mouse
long  periods  of  use.4. Keep the PC Runningand use a small scraper to scrape the dirt
off the two plastic rollers inside. Also
Many people don't realize that its harmfulremember to clean the scroll wheel if there
to power up your computer from a cold state.is one. If you have a optical mouse, you need
This is especially true when done repeatedlynot worry about any internal rollers but you
within a short timeframe. Try to leave yourstill need to clean the scroll wheel.10.
PC running as long as possible - or use theClean  Up  the  Registry
Microsoft Windows' Power Management settings
to put your machine into hibernation ratherIf you always add and remove computer
than completely shutting down.5. Hard Driveprograms in your PC, you can be sure the
Health  Checkentries in your Windows Registry are pretty
much in a mess. A clogged Windows Registry
If you use Windows XP, you should regularlyincreases the time your PC boot up time and
check your hard disk's health with anhogs system resources. Try to get a tool to
error-checking utility. In Windows Explorer,help clean the registry safely, such as
click on the drive's icon, select PropertiesRegistry Mechanic. Do not try to clean the
-> Tools -> Check Now. If the check discoversregistry yourself if you're not sure what
several hundred errors, your drive could beyou're  doing.Conclusion
full of bad sectors - you'd best backup your
important data and then try to get itI hope this article has given you many ideas
repaired.6.  Get  an  Anti-Virus  Programon how to keep your good old PC in tiptop
shape. Remember, take care of your PC and it
I still find it amazing that many homewill take care of you. Apply these tips once
computer users do not have an anti-virusin a while to ensure a trouble-free computer
program installed. This piece of software issystem.Gary Hendricks runs a hobby site on
fundamental to any computer system. Youbuilding  computers.  Visit  his
should definitely consider getting a program
like Norton Antivirus or The Shield Pro towebsite at for tips and tricks on assembling
protect against harmful attacks.7. Check thea PC, as well as buying good computer
CMOS  batterycomponents.



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