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