Workshop on Computer Hardware and Network
You can easily calculate that as many as 400 pages of printed book can be stored on a single http://faculty.ivytech.edu/~smilline/downloads/hardware.pdf.
Data Communication and Computer Network
All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials. Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. The user Classification of Computer Networks .
In Praise of Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware
with a variety of mechanisms in hardware and software throughout the book hardware-software interface of network interface cards that are key to ...
COMPUTER HARDWARE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
24-May-2017 NIC (Network Interface Card) used to describe tools that allow your computer to connect and communicate with various input and output devices.
Basic Networking Concepts
-A network can be defined as a group of computers and other devices connected in some ways so as to be able to exchange data. -Each of the devices on the
F.Y. B.Com. Computer Concepts and Applications (Computer
Computer System Hardware. Computer Memory. Input and Output Devices. Interaction between User and Computer. Introduction to Free and Open Source Software.
Full Book PDF of the Cisco 7304 Network Services Engine
Cisco 7304 Network Service Engine Installation and Configuration corresponds to the software release installed on your Cisco hardware.
Cloud Computing Tutorial
Deployment software helps to deploy and integrate the application on the cloud. NETWORK. Network is the key component of cloud infrastructure. It allows to
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000
Act 1872
Internet (PDF)
03-May-2011 A network card is a piece of hardware that allows computers to communicate over a computer network. Most newer computers have a network card ...
COMPUTERHARDWAREREPAIRSANDMAINTENANCE
Presenta(onByAkusaPeterAker
nd -24 thMay,2017
1ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Objec>ves
KnowledgeofComputerHardware
Iden(fycomputerhardwareIssues/Problems determinefaultyComputerhardware KnowBasiccomputertroubleshoo(ng(ps KnowledgeofOpera(ngSystemand device
Drivers
Iden(fyhardwarePeripherals Basicknowledgeofsafeguardinghardware Applytheknowledgetorepair/maintaina computer.2ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
LearningtheCOMPUTERBasics
3ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
WhatisaComputer?
• Anelectronicdevice,oper a(ngunderthecontrol ofinstruc(onsstored initsownmemory,thatcan: - Acceptdata(input)- Processthedataaccordingtospecified rules(process) - Produceresults(output)- Storetheresults (storage) forfuture use.4ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
WhatisaComputer?...
5ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Examples and type of computer
6ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
SmartphoneNotebookDesktopPDATablet
Mainframe
SupercomputersWearableComputers
Computer System is functional only if :
usersSoTware
Hardware
7ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Basic Hardware components
Hardware represents the physical and tangible components of a computer i.e. the components that can be seen and touched. Examples of Hardware are following:Inputdevices:keyboard,mouseetc.Outputdivices:printer,monitor,speakeretc.Secondarystoragedevices:Harddisk,CD,DVDetc.Internalcomponents:CPU,motherboard,RAMetc.
8ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ComputerHardware
9ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
HardwareComponents
Case/SystemUnit.Thecomputercase(alsocalledatowe r)istheboxthatenclosesmanyoftheparts/componentsofthecomputerPowerSupplyorSMPS(SwitchedModePowerSupply ).ConvertsACvoltagefromthewalloutlettoDCvoltagethecomputercanuse.Itsupp liesDC voltagesforintern alcomputercomponentsandhasafantokeepthecomputercool.Processor & Fan.Theprocessoristhemain"brain"ofacomputersystemwhiletheFanhelp toprevent overhea(ngofthevariouselectr oniccomponentsMotherboard. Themotherboardisalargeelectronic boardthatisusedtoconnectthepowersuppl ytovario usotherelectronicparts,andtoholdthesepartsinplaceonthecomputer.RAM(RandomAccessMemoryq shorttermmemorythatisusedtostoredocumentswhiletheyarebeingprocessed.q Theamountof RAMinacomputer determinethespeedofacomputer.q RAMa]ach estothemotherboard viasomespecificslots.NIC(N etworkInterfaceCard)used todescribetoolsthatallowyourcomputertoconnectand communicatewith variousinputandoutputdevices.
10ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Hardware Components cont...
Drives.q Acom puter'sdrivesarethedevicesusedforlongter mstorage ofinforma(on.e.g.HardDisk,FlashDi sketc.q harddrive-Orharddisk,isacommonstoragedeviceformaintaining filesinsidethecomputer,us uallymou ntedbeloworbesidethefloppydrive.q CDdrive-q Holdsdisks(CD s)thathavedata,music,orsocwareapplica(ons.q DVD(Digita lVersa>leDisk)drive-Popularalterna(vetoaCD drivethatsupportsCDsaswellasmusicandvideoDVDs.q FlashDrive-NIC(NetworkInterfaceCard)(NIC)isacomputer hardwarecomponentthatallowsacomputer toconnecttoanetwork.NICsmaybeusedforbothwiredandwirelessconnec(ons.ANICi salsokno wnasane tworkinterfacecontroller(NIC) ornetworkcard,LANcard,n etworkadapter ornetworkadaptercard(NAC).ComputerHarddiskareoftwo types,IDE(Integrateddriveelectronics)-q Hasarib bon likecablewitheither a40-pinor80 -pinconnector.q TheIDEdatatransferinterfacerunsinparallel.SATA(SerialAdvancedTechnologyA\achment)-q hasanarr owercable withasplitdataandpowerconnec(ons.q Ithasa7-pincableandamuchfasterdatatransferrate.q MostmotherboardsnowsupportSATAq Wellknowhardd iskmanufactures areSeagate,Wes ternDigitaletc.Peripheralhardware.q Arethecomp utercompo nentsthatarenotfoundwithinthecomputercaseq Itisdefinedasanyauxiliarydevicethatconn ectstoandworkswiththecomputerin someway. E.g.mouse,microphoneandkeyboard,monitor,printerandspeakersetc.
11ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
WhatisComputerPorts?
Port:Isacon nec toronthemotherboardorona
separateadapterthatallowsadevicetoconnecttoacom pute r;thesemayincludekeyboard ,mouse,serial,parallel,network,sound,orvideoports.
q Portsvar ywiththetype ofequipme ntthat connectstotheports. q Portshavegraduallychangedover(meas12ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Portcontd...
q Maleports-Have pinsthat protrudeoutfromtheconn ectorandrequireacablewithafemaleconnector. q Femaleports.Haveholesintheconnectortoacceptthemale cable'spins.13ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Ports...
• D-shellconnector-Aconnectorwithmorepinsorholesonthetoprowthanonthebo]omsothataconnectedcablecanonlybea]achedinonedirec(onandnotaccidentallyconnectedthewrongway;generallyrep resentedwith thele]ersDBandthenumberofpinssuchas,DB-9,DB-15,orDB-25.
• DINconnector -Rou ndwithsmallho lesand normallykeyed;thekeyboar dandmouseareusuallythistypeofconnectorwitheither5or6pins.14ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
USB.q A4-wireconnectortypeofportq Differentmodels(USB1.0,USB2.0andUSB3.0),q Co nnectallkindsofexte rnalUSBdevicese.g.externalharddisk,printer,scanner,mouse,keyboardetc.q MostofthecomputersprovidetwoUSBorthreeUSBportsasminimum.q Datatravels at12megabitspersecondsq USBcompliantdevicescangetpowerfromaUSBportTRS.TRS((p,ringandsleeve)portsAlsoknownasportsformini-jacksoraudiojacks.Theyarecommonlyusedtoconnectaudiodevicessuchasheadphonesandmicrophonestocomputers.HDMI(HighDefini(onMul(mediaInterface)q providesaninterfacebetween anyaudio/videosource,e.g.DVDplayer,orA/Vreceiverandanaudioand/orvideomonitor,suchasadigitalte levision(DTV),q HDMIs upportsstandard,enhanced, orhigh-defini(on video,plusmul(-channeldigitalaudioonasinglecable.SerialPort.D-ShellConnectorq usespinconnectors,q AlsoknownasaCOMport)canbea9-pinFemaleD-shellconnectorq Datatravelsat115kilobitspersecondParallelPort.(D-ShellConnector)q Thislongandslenderportisalsonolongercommonlyused,q Themostcommonparallelporthasholesfor25pins,q Usedforscannersandprintersq AlsocalledprinterportPS/2.DINConnectorsq Mostdesktopcomputershavetwooftheseroundportsforsixpinconnectors,oneforthemouseandoneforthekeyboard.GAMEPORT.D-ShellConnector.A15portpinusedtoconnectgames
15ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
IEEE1394ports-q As erialtechnologydevel opedbyAppleComputersom e(mescalledtheFireWireport.q A6-wirecable/port(4fordata,2forpower)q sp eedsof100,200,40 0,800, and1200Mbps.EthernetPortq ConnectstoanetworkandhighspeedInternet.q Connectnetworkcabletoacomputer.q ThisportresidesonanEthernetCard.q Datatrave lsat10megabitsto10 00 megabitspersecondsd ependingup onthenetworkbandwidth.VGAq Athreerow,q 15-pinfemaleD-shell connectorfornewerVGA,SVGA,XGA,SXGA,orUXGAmonitorsq Connectsmonitortoacompu ter'svideocard.q Similartoserialportc onnecto rbutserialportconnector haspins,i thasholes.ModemPortq ConnectsaPC'smodemtothetelephonenetwork.GamePort.q Connectajoys(cktoaPCq NowreplacedbyUSBSerialPort.MaleD-ShellConnectorq usespinconnectors,q itisnolongercommonlyused,q Itw asu sedfor printers,mice, modemsandavarietyof otherdig ital devices.q Datatravelsat115kilobitspersecond
16ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ArrangementofcomputerComponents/Ports
17ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ComputerSoTware
18ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
WhatisaSoTware?SoTware.
definedfunc(on.AProgramis asequenc eo finstruc(onswri]entosolveapar(cularproblem. TypesofsoTwareq SystemSoTwareØ Thesystems ocwareiscollec(on ofprogramsdesigned to operate,control,an dextendth eprocessingcap abili(esofthecomputeritself. Ø Systemsocwareare generallypreparedbyc omputer manufactures. Ø Systemsocwareservesastheinterfacebetweenhardware andtheend users.e.g. Opera(ngSystem, Compilers,Interpreter,Assemblersetc.19ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Software Types and Categories...
Applica>onSoTware:
q Applica(onsocwareproductsare designedtosa(sfya par(cularneedofapar(cularenvironment. q Applica(onsocwaremayconsistofasingleprogram,suchasa q Itmayalsoconsistofacollec(onofprograms,ocencalledasocwarepackage,whichw orktogethertoaccompli shatask,suchasaspreadsheetpackage.e.g.PayrollSocware,StudentRecordSocware,InventoryManagementSocware,MicrosocOfficeSuiteSocware,AdobePremieresuitesetc.
• U>litySoTware.Allowacomputertoperformtasksthatarenotpartof the opera(ng system,b utares(ll prac(calanduseful.Forexample,au (li tysocwaremi ghtinstructacomputeronhowtocopy(burn)informa(ontoaCD-ROMdisk,oritmightbeanan(-virusprogram
20ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Proprietary Software vs. Open Source Software
Ø Theyarepropri etary,whichmeans
thattheiruse andmodifica(onarerestricted.Ø Theycanbequitecostlytobuylicensesfor.Ø theyarenotadaptabletomeetlocalneeds.Ø Someusers,par(cularlyindevelopingcountries,illegallyuseunlic ensed(alsoknownaspirate)copiesofthissocware.Ø Th isislegallyu nwise,and canalsokeeptheuserfromaccessingimportantsocwareupdates.
Ø Userswhocannotaffor dproprietary socwareorprefersoc warethatcan belocallymodified,canchoosetouseopensource(ocencalledfreeandopensourceorFOSS)socware.Ø Fo rmostofthe standardcompu teruses,anopensour cesoc wareop(onisavailable.E.g.Linuxfami ly ofopera(ngsystems(whichincludesUbuntu,andtheOpenOffice.orgproduc(vityprograms.Ø TheSourceForgewebsite(www.sourceforge.net)isagoodresourceforfindinganddownloadingopensource
programs.21ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ExamplesandtypesofsoTware
22ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Rela>onshipBetweenHardware/SoTware
23ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Rela>onshipbetweenHardwareandSoTware
Hardware and software are mutually dependent on each other. Both of them must work together to make a computer produce a useful output.Software cannot be utilized without supporting hardware. Ha rdware without set of programs to operate upon
cannot be utilized and is useless. To get a par ticular job d one on the computer, relevant software should be loaded into the hardware . i.e. a device driver is needed.Hardware is a one-time expense.
24ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Software development is very expensive and is a continuing expense.Different software applicatio ns can be
loaded on a hardware to run different jobs.A software acts as an interface between the
user and the hardware.If Hardware is the 'hea rt' of a computer
system, then Software is its 'soul'. Both are complimentary to each other.ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance25
Rela>onshipbetweenHardwareandSoTware
Iden>fyingComputerProblems/Issues
26ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
HardwareorSocwareProblem?
27ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Werethereanyloudnoisesorsmokewhentheproble mfirstappeared?Theniti sprobablyahardwareproblem,withthemostlikelyculpritbeingtheSMPS(SwitchedModePowerSupply)unit.
Note:Makesureyou reducepossible "external"problemsbeforeproc eeding.Thismeansunpl uganyexternalde vices(suchasharddrives,scannersorprinters),andremoveanyUSBFlashdisk,CDorDVDdisksfromtheirdrives.
28ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Isthecomputeren(relydead?Orthescreenblank?Orthescreenshowingapoor/incompletepicture?Thesefaultsareprobablyalsoduetohardwareproblems.
q Doesthecomputerproduceaseriesofbeeps?Thisisa codethatcanbeu sedto dis(nguis hsomehardwareproblems. q Doesthesystem giveanye rrorcodesordes crip(onswhileboo(ng?The secanbeduetohardwareorsoTwareproblems.Takecarefulnoteofallinforma(ongivenintheerrorcode.
29ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Doesthecomputer produceerrorinforma>onacerithasbootedoronlywhenyouopenspe cificprograms? TheseerrorcodesareprobablyduetosoTwareproblems.
q Haveanyrec entchanges beenmadeto30ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Hasthecomputerbeenexposedtovirusesorothermalware?Thisco uldbeacauseof soTwareproblems.q UsetheDeviceManager.TheDeviceManagerwilllistallofthehardwaredevicesinstalledonaPC.Anydevicewithaproblem willhaveawarningsymbolnexttoit,anddoubleclickingonthatdevicewoul dgivedetailsandsuggeste dremediesfortheproblem.
Warningsymbol
31ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ComputerMaintenance
32ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Computermaintenanceisnecessary...
v Checkharmfulmaterials e.g.dust,vir us,outdatedsoTware,faultyelectrical Power/gadgete.g.cables,sockets,extensionsetc.
v Checkanymalfunc(onsofperipherals.v Propermaintenancehelpstokeepthecomputer runningsmoothlyforyears.33ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ComputerMaintenance...
Thesesteparefortheexperience
andprofessionalsonly!!Cau>on!!!•34ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Computermaintenance
Improvingslowperformance
DustControl.
Ø Dustisveryharmfulforcomputerparts.Ø Excessdustcancausem echanicalfailu res, par(cularlyoncomputercomponen tswithmovingparts.Ø Computersshouldbedusted regularlyby
usingcompressedairmachines.35ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
DiskDefragmenter.Usedtoorganizefi leso ntheharddriveandop(mizefree space, improvingthespeedand performanceofthecomputer.Someapplica(onsmayfailoutrightifthe diskbecomestoofragmented.ScanDisk/CheckNow:Forharddiskfaults,usescandisk/Checknowtoscantheharddiskforfaultsandev enrepair themifpossible.Thisop(onwillchecktheHarddiskforerrors.
36ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ExcessandUnusedFiles.
DiskCleanup:
q Asahardd is kbecomesfu ll,thecomputer 'sperformanceisreduced.q Ittakesmore(metofindandaccessneededfiles.
q Defragmenta(onisnotassuccessfuldue toalackoffree spacetote mporarilymovefi lestowhiletheyarebeingrearranged.
q Therefore,itiswiseforacomputerusernottokeepfilesthatarenolongerneeded.q Filesthatha vebeenstored inauser'sdocumentsfolderthatarenolongerneeded(suchasextra photosorol derversionsofdo cuments) shouldbedeleted.
37ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
38ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Dele>ngBrowsingHistory.
§ Thebrowserstorestherecenthistoryoftheweb
pagesthattheuserhasviewed,§ Thismakeiteas iertofindandloadtheseweb
pagesagain.§ Thebrowser alsostoresothersmallbi tsof
informa(onsuchasdataenteredintoformsandusernamesorpasswordsifau serhasask edawebpageto" rememberme" (althou ghthisisnotagoodideaforsharedcomputers).
§ Thisstoredinforma(oncanbeeasilydeleted.
39ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Startupfolder
theStartupfold er,forcingtheprogram toautoma(callylaunchwhenyoutur nthecomputeronorlogin.Some(mesthisisdesirable,some(mesnot.Eitherw ay,thisprac(cem ayslowyourcomputerdowntovariousd egrees,andwith theprogramrunningallthe(me,mayslowdowntheperformanceofyourcomputer.
q DeletesomeoftheprogramsintheStartupfolder40ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
SoTwareInventory
Oncetheharddiskbecomesfull,acomputer's
performanceisreduced.Toavoidinstallingsocwarethatarenot necessary, systeminventorywillrequireyoukn owingwhatsocwareisnee ded/wantedon yourcomputer.
Note:Pleaseusecau(on whenuninstalli ng
41ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ProtectyourPCfromcyber-threatsorMalware
Thebestwaystopreventvirusinfec#onsare:
q Keepingan(virussocwareuptodateandrunningscansonaregular basis q Strictpoliciesshouldbeputinplacetopreventvirusinfec(one.g. q Oth erpolicytoco nsideristheprohibi (onof downloading,since q Afirewallmayalsobeusedtoblocksdangerousdownloads.42ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
UPDATINGSOFTWARE
q Itisimportantforacomputerusertofind q Upda(ngsocwarecanbedoneinavariety ofways, Automa>cUpdates,Automa>cAlertsforUpdates,ManualUpda>ng,OfflineUpda>ng.43ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Overhea>ng
computerperformance. q Inordertocooldownanoverheatedcomputer q Alsocooltheroomwithfansorair-condi(oning.q Alsoverifythatallofthefansinthecomputer casearefunc(oningproperly.Note:Moderncomputershavesafeguardsthat
shutdownthe systemif acomponentis overhea(ng.44ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
InsufficientRAM
ComputerneedsufficientRA Mtoperform
Thisproblemismostlikelyifthecomputeris
ratheroldandhas hadanewer( andmore memorydemanding) opera(ngsysteminstalled.45ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Endurance:
Lastly,oneimportanthinttoalso keepin
mindwhenyouareusingacomputeristobepa(ent.Some(mes thecomputerhasto"think"too!(process) willreducetheperformanceofthecomputer.46ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
HARDWAREREPAIRS
47ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
HardwareRepair
q Repairmeanstorec(fy,tofixtheproblemeitherinthehardwareor q Itisanessen(alpartoftroubleshoo(ng.q Infind ingoranalyzingthefaults,itcanbedecidedwhichhardwareor socwarecanberepaired.48ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
GENERALGUIDELINESFORREPAIRINGCOMPUTERS
q Gathertogetheryourtoolkit:e.g.airblowingmachine,screwdrivers, socware,backupdisketc.q CheckforpowerFIRST,beforedoinganythingelse.10-15percentofallcomputerIssues/Problemsemanatefrompower
q Checkyourexternalconnec>onstothecomputer.Specifically,checkthemouse,keyboard,monitor,modemand/orprinter
q PerformthePowerOnSelfTest(POST)POSTisasetofproceduresthatacomputerrunsthrougheach(meitis49ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
GENERALGUIDELINESFORREPAIRINGCOMPUTERS
q Ifthecomputeriss>llmalfunc>oning,goaheadthenandopenthecase. q Cleananydustorforeignmaterialoutofthecasewhileit isopen.Some(mes,insectswillnestinsidethecaseaswell.Allofthisneedstobecleanedoutbeforeyoucloseupthecase.Takeprecau(o nstoavoidinhalingexcessdust, andconsiderusingprotec(veeyewareifnecessary.
50ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
GENERALGUIDELINESFORREPAIRINGCOMPUTERS
q Trytobootthecomputertotheharddrive,ortoabootableCD/DVDdiskifnecessary. q Ch ecktheCMOSset upprogram, andcorrect anyconfigura>on problems. q Lookforunwantedchanges.Someonemayhaveturnedthebrightnessdownonamonitor,ortheLANstaffmayhavechangedyourPC'sconfigura(onwithoutyourknowledge(orapproval), oraninstalla(onprogrammayh avecorru ptedyo ursocware.Lookforrecentchangesinyoursystem'sopera(on.Youmayneedtorunanuninstallerprogramtoremedysocware-relatedproblems.
q Isolatetheproblemtoonepieceofhardware,oronesoTwarepackage.q Whenallthesefails,thenconsultaprofessional.
51ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Firstofall,checkifthecomputerispluggedintoanACoutletproperly.q Pluganotherelectricaldeviceintotheoutlettobesurethattheoutletis
q AcerthePOSTanditisconfirmsthat,thecomputerisproducingalloftheusualstartupsoun dsandlights,bu tthemonitorisnotdis playingan yinforma(on,perhapsthereisaproblemwiththemonitor.Makesurethatitis connected toapowersource,andalsothat theVGA cab leisconnectedtothecomputer.
52ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Thecomputerscreenisblank
Ifthescreenisblank,thecomputermaynotbe
settodisplaytheimageonthecomputerscreen. q First,checkifthe monitorisplugged intoa poweroutletandisconnectedtothecomputersecurelyandmakesurethemo nitorpowe rbu]onison. q Ifthep owerligh tisnoton,itmeans thatthe outletisnotdel iveringp owertoth emonitor.Fixingthepoweroutletinsuchcasesshouldhelpsolvetheissue.53ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
TheBluescreen-Theseerrorsareocencausedby
Ø Poorlyfunc(oningdevicedrivers,Ø Hardwareproblems(suchasmemory,powersuppliesorsystem overhea(ng), Ø Problemswiththesystemsocware.Ø Theop(onofSystemrecoveryandbackupservicewillrestoreyour54ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
• OSorsom eSocware isfunc(oning abnormally-IftheOpera(ngSystem(OS)or someothersocwareisunresponsiveorrespondsabnormally,
scan. onthecomputertofixthisissue. • Windowsdonotboo tproperly-If window sdonotboot55ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Thecomputer isonbutnot respondin g-the computer isonbutnotrespondingtosocwareorkeyboardcommands,thenitmustbefrozenorhalted.
Immediatesolu>on:Ø Pressandholdthepowerbu]onforatleast5seconds,Ø itwillbeturnoff.Ø Nowrestartyourcomputer.Thisshouldfixtheproblem.
expected.Immediatesolu>on:Ø turnitonaccordingtoManufacturersinstruc(on;Ø besureth atalldevicecon nec(on saresec ureandreceivingele ctrical
powerØ Besurethedeviceiscompa(blewiththeopera(ngsystem.Ø Andthatthecorrectdriversareinstalledandupdated.
56ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
TroubleshootPOSTerror
appear?Troubleshoo>ngFlowchart
57ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
MostcommonBasiccomputerHardwareRepairs
ReplacingaPowerSupply.T hepowersupplyfailureisacommonprobleminourcountry.Thisisduetoanunevenor"poor"voltageandpowersurges.
• ReplacingaHardDrive orform aingand installingFreshOPERATINGSYSTEM. • ReplacingRAM.RAMcanfailorcanloosefromitshousin gandneedtobereseated. Ifacomputerneedsneworadd i(onalRAM,itisimportanttomakesurethat theRAM usediscompa(blewiththecomputersystem.RAMisveryeasilydamagedbyelectrosta(ccharges,soitisveryimportantfortheusertobegroundedbeforepickingupRAM.AlsoRAMshouldonlybehandledbytheedges.
58ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Peripheral Hardware Use and Maintenance Peripheralhardwarewillalsolast longerifitiswell maintained.Peripheralhardwaresuchasprinters,scannerswilllastlongerifpropercareaboutheat,dustandpowersurgecontrolistakingtoconsidera(on.
Troubleshoo>ngandfixingPrinterproblemsq Let'sassumethatyourprinter'sdriversareup-to-date,q andthatithasenoughpaperandinkortonertoprint.q Tryturningtheprinteroffandon.q Unplugtheprinterandplugitbackin.q Checkyourprinter'sprintqueuebylookingfortheprintericoninthe
systemtrayanddouble-clickingit. q Theprintqueueshowsyouthestatusofeachjobaswellasthegeneral statusofyourprinter.q makesurethat'UsePrinterOffline'isn'tselected.q Ensurethat'UsePrinterOffline'isn'tchecked.q Some(mes,prin(ngwhileyourprinteristurnedoffcancauseWindowsto
59ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
MALWARE
60ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Virus ormobile opera(ons,gathersens i(veinforma(on,gainaccesstoprivatecomp uters ystems,ordisplayu nwanted • Bootsector• FileAlloca(onTable• Par((ontable• .Comand.Exe.Files.61ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Deadlyeffectofvirus
q Deletefilesq Changefiles,q Stealimportantinforma(on,q loadunwantedapplica(onsq Senddocumentsviaelectronicmail(e-mail),q Crippleamachine'sOpera(ngsystem(OS),thebasicsocware
thatrunsthecomputer.62ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
Viruswarningsigns
q The computer's performance slows down considerably. q Programs don't function as thy should. They either don't start, or if they start, they stop or do not give the desired output.q Computer fails to boot. q Files and folders keep disappearing without anybody deleting them. q The comput er crashes or freezes indiscrimi nately such as pr ogram not responding
errors.q The computer keeps showing out -of -memory space messages or strange dialog boxes. q Programs and windows popping up randomly. q Disk can not be accessed q New icons and programs get installed automatically. q Printing doesn't work correctly q Windows shuts down or restarts unexpectedly. q A partition in the system disappears automatically. q File size changes for no apparent reason q An increase in the number of files on the system when nothing has been added.
63ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
AGoodVirusProtec>onProgramshould:
Scanforviruses:
Cleanupthevirus: m ust be abletogetridofthevirusitfindsonyour computer;otherwise,itisuseless. manufacturerforinforma(ononnewviruses,64ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
CONCLUSION:BestPrac>cesandDosandDon'ts
q Alwaysensurethatthe powerhasbeenturned offbef oreinstal lingortroubleshoo(nganyhardwarepartofthecomputer.
q Beforeopeningacomp utercase,alwaysunplugthe po wercordfromyour computer. q Acerunpluggingthepowercordfromyourcase,Holdthepowerbu\oninforat q Alwaysgroundyourselftothecaseframewhiletouchinganyinsidecomponents. q Keepallliquidsaway.q Avoidinstallingcomponentswhenthecomputerisinopera(on. q Wheninstallingany,peripheralordevice,alwaysreadtheinstalla(oninstruc(ons65ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
CONCLUSION:BestPrac>cesandDosandDon'ts
q Whenfipng/handlingprocessoronmotherboardalwaysweargloves q Alwayschoosetoshutdownyoucomputerbyclickingshutdown.Avoidswitchingofthe powerdirectlyfromthemainswitch. q Ifelec tricalpowerislost,switcho ffallcomputerdevi cesfrom themainstoavoid any problemsduetopowersurge.q Always"eject"USBdevicesfromtheopera(ngsystembeforedisconnec(ngthem.q Upgradethean(-virusregularly.q AlwaysuseUPS(uninterrup(blePowersupply)-Thiswillkeepyourcomputerfromcrashing
duringpoweroutages,an dwillprotectyour computerfromlowand highvol tageoccurrences. • Uninstallsocwareby- "Add/RemoveProgram"func(oninControlPanel- uninstallfunc(onofapplica(ons66ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
q Backupdata,ifpossible,beforemakingchanges.q ChecktoensurethatspeakersisnotmutedthroughtheControlPanelq MaintainingtheBa\eryforyourLaptopMostlaptopba]erieswilllastatleastfourhourswhenfullycharged.Ifnotmaintained,
Condi>ontheba\eryformaximumperformance1. Dischargetheba]ery-usetheba]eryun(lthelowba]erywarningemerges.2. Chargetheba]ery-usetheACadapterun(ltheba]eryisfullycharged.3. ThenimmediatelydisconnecttheACadapterfromthenotebook.Theprocedureabove
67ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
ThankyouandGodBlessyouall.
68ComputerHardwareRepairsandMaintenance
quotesdbs_dbs11.pdfusesText_17[PDF] computer hardware and networking course books free download pdf
[PDF] computer hardware and networking notes pdf free download
[PDF] computer hardware and networking notes pdf in marathi language
[PDF] computer hardware and networking pdf
[PDF] computer hardware and networking pdf in hindi
[PDF] computer hardware and networking projects pdf
[PDF] computer hardware bible pdf
[PDF] computer hardware book pdf
[PDF] computer hardware course hindi pdf
[PDF] computer hardware course in bengali pdf download
[PDF] computer hardware pdf
[PDF] computer hardware practical notes pdf
[PDF] computer hindi course pdf
[PDF] computer languages