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LAPTOP MAINTENANCE

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Components of a Laptop

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Laptop Peripherals

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Extend Battery Life

1. Defrag Regularly.

2. Dim the Monitor.

3. Cut Down External Devices.

4. Cut Down on program running in

the background

5. Keep the battery contacts clean.

6. Hibernate not standby.

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Extend Battery Life

7. Take care of your battery.

8. Set up and optimize power options.

9. Don’t Multitask.

10.Keep Operating Temperature down.

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Beware of Dust

• Protect laptop from dust.

• It can block the ventilation areas

of your laptop .

• It lead to overheating.

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Antivirus and Firewall

• Millions of laptop affected by

virus every year.

• Install the right antivirus.

• Install fire wall to track external

access of your system.

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Charging Laptop

• Don’t charge your laptop

every minute as soon as

it is discharged .

• Don’t leave your laptop

plugged in even when its

battery is full.

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Back Up your files

• Nothing is eternally certain.

• It is very important for you to be

backing up your files regularly.

• You will not be at complete loss if

anything happen to your laptop.

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Keep your laptop cool

• Keep it out of direct sunlight

• Keep it away from heaters or

radiators.

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Beware of protruding connectors

• laptop’s most vulnerable spot is its most

frequently used

-the sockets along its side.

• USB, audio and network connectors

- will all stick out of its edge

- making them prone to knocks and

nudges.

• A small hit could damage the socket and

the circuit board it’s connected to.

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No Smoking

• Over time the noxious fumes from

cigarettes can clog up the innards

of your PC.

• It’s almost as fast to cause damage

as dust

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Use Proper Cleaning Materials

• Don’t use Standard household

cleaners

- dangerous to sensitive

screen coverings

- risk marring the plastic

shells of portable computers.

• Use a damp lint-free cloth

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Carry it in a proper bag

• Use either a backpack or shoulder

bag to carry your laptop.

• Get a proper sized laptop case

• Keep the laptop in the bag

securely

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Laptop Posture

• Adopt suitable neck and wrist positions.

• Find a suitable chair

• Position your laptop for minimum neck deviation

• Ensure Wrist Neutral position.

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Bad Laptop Postures

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Put it on sleep when you are away

• You shouldn’t keep your laptop running

when you have gone for dinner or are

busy on the phone.

• Just put it on hibernate or sleep mode.

• In this way, it won’t be using much of

power and this will also give it a longer

and healthier life.

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Don’t touch the screen

• The screen or display monitor is very significant.

• Even if your laptop is working properly, but the screen shows

garbled images or becomes blank that will be a total loss to

you.

• Use proper materials to clean the screen or it may damage it

further.

• Don’t touch the screen with your fingers as this may leave

spots on it or if you press the screen too hard then it might

damage it.

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Prepared by

Manu Melwin JoyResearch Scholar

SMS, CUSAT, KeralaPhone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com