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- Computers should be carried in a bag with lots of padding and protection.
- Alternatively, you can purchase a "laptop sleeve" to protect your computer. Models with padding inside and a hard shell are preferred.
- Don't place food, drink, or other potentially hardful harmful substances nearby or in a bag with your computer, as liquid spills on laptops are all too common and often come with a heavy price tag.
- Be sure to include accident protection in your warranty, if you are concerned about accidental damage or spills.
Step Two: Power Off
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Always power down your laptop before moving it around and at night.
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Your Computer
Computers need a rest every once and awhile.
- Depending on your computer, your hard drive (where your data is stored is ) can be made of a series of spinning discs with a read/write head (analogous to like a record on a record player). Thus, transporting or moving your laptop while powered on can cause corruption to the hard drive (analogous to a record scratch).
- To avoid long boot-up times, you can also put your computer into Sleep, Standby, or Hibernate modes.Shutting down
- Any time your computer (or putting it into Sleep or Hibernate) will also extend the life of the hardware.is not running as smoothly as it used to, make sure the first thing you try is power cycling the machine.
Step Three: Screens and Keyboards
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Professionally known as portable computers, the term "laptop" can be deceiving. Most of the circulation for the computer to cool itself is located to the back, sides, and bottoms of the machine. When you use your computer on your lap or on a soft surface like a bed or pillow, you can obstruct the ventilation causing the computer to overheat. This can easily be resolved by using the computer on a flat surface like a table or desk, or even on a specially made lap desk that is designed to support airflow to the computer. |
Step Five: Backup Data Regularly
Backup your data regularly and backup important files to multiple locations.
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