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scfs
8/20/2010
15:23:24
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my computer went down last week and sent me into a code blue(panic).bought the first one i found but now i have to fix my 4 year old computer. are their manuals on computers? mine wont power up or boot. makes me think its a power supply. i know its old but i love my computer. and my files,lol.
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ronald
8/20/2010
15:35:09
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Yes the power supply is the first thing I would check. Don't know of anywhere you can get repair manuals for computers. I have been don't it for years, laptops and desktops. Sometimes to the component level on the board but most of the time just swap out bad part. Not like a copier you just have a few things.
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Checker
8/20/2010
16:57:37
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If you cannot get your computer to work, save the hard drive out of it. You can hook it up as a second hard drive in your new computer, even if only temporarily, and retrieve your files off of it. If there is a problem with the hard drive itself, there are many data recovery programs out there that can help restore some, if not all, data it may contain.
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i3fusionguy
8/20/2010
18:40:42
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As an indy, it helps to make an ally out of a local independent computer shop. Computer shops for the most part HATE printers and MFPs, and you could both feed eachother leads...could be a great moneymaker, as long as they dont send you people with $30 inkjets - unless you take that $30 inkjet customer and upsell them into a "real" printer.
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Steve
8/22/2010
15:57:27
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Too many people who use tower computers don't do the simple maintenance required to keep them humming. Every couple of months or so, take some canned air and blow the thing out. A lot of problems stem from seized cooling fans, including power supplies, but also CPUs.
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KJ1110
8/22/2010
16:13:43
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Google this item: "XTKC124" (w/o the quotes)
This is a PC PSU tester for 20, 24, and 4-pin connector PSU's.
Inexpensive, simple to use, and very useful!
"PSTESTER" is another type for variations on the theme for older AT and oddball PSU's!
Another useful tool is the SoYo TechAID Debug card/MoBo tester, so Google "XTKSTA."
I carry each in my tool-case all the time!
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Tonerallover
9/07/2010
14:07:45
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You don't need a manual to fix the hardware, there are only about 5 parts and its pretty easy to determine the culprit. The tricky part is in the software, getting everything to mesh. Also people download all sorts of crap like multiple tool bars and multiple antivirus stuff along with spam mail and so forth that muck up the system.
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Tonerallover
9/07/2010
14:11:02
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Just make sure you get a matching power supply, because even when they use the same connector and it will connect not all the voltages match, some are interchangeable some are not.
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Robert Sombach
9/09/2010
08:15:43
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I bought a book a few years ago at Chapters. It is called "Upgrading and Repairing PCs - Technician's Portable Reference". It is written by Scott Mueller and Mark Edward Soper.
It is a nice handy book and is focused on the hardware issues - power supplies, CPU, RAM, HD, Video Cards and other accessories. I need to get a newer release as this one is getting out of date, but I would recommend taking a look at it.
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carlos
9/09/2010
08:43:44
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power supplies are inexpensive nowadays, around 30.00. or go to a thrift store pick a used computer for arounf 10.00.
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KJ1110
9/09/2010
11:52:05
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Even wholesale, any PSU that cheap ain't worth buying!
If your computer (and data) is as important to you as it sounds like it is, spend the extra few bucks to get a good, stable PSU, with enough power to cover your entire demand without a hic-cough!
Get an Antek, CoolerMaster, OCZ, preferably at LEAST a 450-W.
There's two primary reasons that so many low end computers (HP, Compaq, Dell, etc.) blow up on people; underpowered, unstable PSU's, and CHEAP Chinese Capacitors in both the PSU's and on the MoBo!
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i3fusionguy
9/10/2010
12:00:49
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And, for your important files, you should invest in at least a dual-drive Network Attached Storage box with backup software or an external USB drive.
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KJ1110
9/10/2010
12:54:59
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Concur on last as well!
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i3fusionguy
9/11/2010
12:26:57
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I set one of these up for my mom, so she could share a genealogy database on three computers in different parts of house. I bought two terabyte drives (NOT the Green western Digital, I used two Seagate) which are mirrored in the box, and it attached to the network becoming a driver-letter accessible device. Any business can add one of these, and for less than $250, have a critical data backup solution.
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