Dealing With Common Computer Problems to Maximize Performance

Prevent Screen Freeze and Boost Health and Lifespan of Your Computer Installing dozens of third party programs and running several applications all at once causes your PC to run significantly slower than when it was new or you may even experience persistent screen freeze and BSODS. However, your PC isn't sentenced to lag forever; you can tweak your PC and have it running like new. Most Common Computer Problems SLOW COMPUTER PERFORMANCE DUE TO Fragmented Data Load of Unnecessary Programs and Services Corrupted Registry Spyware LOCK-UP, FREEZES AND BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH What causes a PC screen to freeze? Hardware Drivers Aluminum Migration & ESD Software Memory Fragmentation Operating System Loading Order CMOS Settings SPONTANEOUSLY REBOOTS OR TURNS ITSELF OFF Make sure the cables are attached tightly If your fan is functional, check the power supply Clean the fan and make sure it is running properly Usually the power supply is dying or in most cases a dirty This computer problem is usually attributed to hardware issues The computer tries to cool itself off by automatically switching off Specific Hardware Problems BLANK MONITOR Video cable - Double check that the video cable is connected to the computer Brightness and contrast - The settings might have gotten bumped or changed accidentally Push in video card - Open up your machine and firmly push down on your video card so that are sure it is making contact with all the contacts in the slot DEAD HARD DRIVE Hopefully, the only time that you have encountered this problem is after you have installed a new IDE device because other than being misconfigured, your data is most likely lost DEAD CMOS BATTERY Often, a dying battery will manifest itself intermittently. Sometimes you will boot with no problem; at other times you will see an error indicating that the system doesn't match the configuration or you will see that the "Date and Time" settings on your computer are wrong The solution is replacing the battery PC HealthBoost" References: www.ehow.com/how_7200013_restore-pc-performance.html ezineartidles.com/?The-Top-5-Most-Common-Computer-Problems&id=551778 www.washington.edu/lst/help/computing_fundamentals/troubleshootingxp/common_hardware wwW.PCHEALTHBOOST.COM