Preventive maintenance
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This document provides tips for preventative computer maintenance to maximize performance and minimize problems. It discusses common causes of system problems like dust, temperature, interference and software issues. It then offers advice for caring for different computer components like installing in a clean environment, monitoring for electrical disturbances, taking visual breaks from monitors, properly plugging in keyboards, using specified supplies for printers, and handling disks carefully with backups. The overall message is that minor preventative care can result in significant improvements to computer performance and uptime.
Preventive maintenance
- 2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS A FEW MOMENTS SPENT ON CARE THAT RESULTS IN MANY HOURS OF ITS GOOD, CONSISTENT AND MAXIMIZED PERFORMANCE .
- 3. CAUSES OF SYSTEM PROBLEMS DUSTand OTHER POLLUTANTS TEMPERATURE and MAGNETS RADIOFREQUENCY INTERFERENCE(RFI) POWER LINE NOISE ROGUE/DEFECTIVE SOFTWARES CARELESS
- 4. COMPUTER CARE INSTALLTHE COMPUTER IN A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED and STABLE ENVIRONMENT KEEPTHE UNIT DUST FREE and AVOID STATIC ELECTRICITY ONFIRST SIGN OF ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCE, TURN OFF THE SYSTEM and DISCONNECT THE UNIT FROM THE MAIN POWER SOURCE AVOID TURNING ON and OFF THE SYSTEM FREQUENTLY
- 5. MONITOR CARE BUYTHE BEST MONITOR and VIDEO CARD YOU CAN AFFORD REGULARLYCLEAN YOUR MONITOR TO PREVENT DIRT and DUST BUILD-UP TAKEA VISUAL BREAK EVERY THIRTY MINUTES of WORK USE A SCREEN SAVER TO PREVENT PHOSPHOR
- 6. KEYBOARD CARE MAKESURE THAT YOUR KEYBOARD IS PLUGGED IN PROPERLY AVOIDSPILLING WATER or ANY LIQUID ON YOUR KEYBOARD CHECKKEYBOARD FOR PROPER SETTING
- 7. PRINTER CARE READ THE PRINTER DOCUMENTATION FOR MAXIMUM UTILITY. USEONLY SPECIFIED RIBBON/TONER and PAPER AVOID DROPPING PENS, PAPER CLIPS, STAPLE WIRES INTO THE PRINTER
- 8. EXTENDING DISK LIFE USE BRANDED DISKETTES FOR IMPORTANT DATA NEVER TOUCH THE DISK SURFACE STORE DISK IN A COOL, CLEAN PLACE KEEP DISKS FROM MAGNETIC FIELDS DO NOT FORMAT A LOW- DENSITY DISK AS A HIGH DENSITY DISK CREATE BACKUPS!