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Dell Diagnostic Lights

by Dave on April 9, 2009

If you have a Dell computer, there is a chance it has some type of external diagnostic light to help you or the technician servicing your computer determin the problem with your PC. Sometimes the diagnostic light on your Dell will be the power button itself, or it might be a series of lights on [...]

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Live Boot Operating System CDs

by Dave on October 24, 2008

It might or might no be necessary to have a Linux Live Boot CD in with your diagnostic tools, but if you repair computers for a living, you really should have a way to boot into an OS if the hard drive has failed or if you want to troubleshoot a computer with the hard [...]

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Run CHKDSK From The Command Prompt

by Dave on September 23, 2008

CHKDSK is a Windows command that can be used to repair errors on hard drives if the integrety of the file system is corrupt, or if there is a bad sector on the hard drive. You can launch this by navigating through several Windows or you can simply launch the command prompt and initiate the check.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Computing

by Dave on September 19, 2008

We feel the need to occasionally publish something like this because we invariably still see these mistakes happening in the field. As technology continues to improve, it becomes more imprtant than ever to stick to the basics.  Below are some of the things you should do and some of the things you should not.
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Essential Computer Repair Tools

by Dave on August 27, 2008

What’s in your computer repair tool bag? Do not be fooled by those who tell you that you need the 5,000 piece high tech computer toolkit. Unless you’re building a computer chip by chip, you should customize your toolkit for fast, lightweight repair. We’ll going to list some of the most commonly used and essential [...]

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With the incorporation of servers in homes and small offices becoming more common, it becomes more practical to keep folders in one location for all users. For instance, users can share a single My Documents folder on their Windows server (or a different hard drive) that has greater capacity than the C: drive in their PC. [...]

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