Friday, July 8, 2011

Problems with Laptops

By Shannon Hilson


As technology seems to be advancing with the passage of each day, there are various changes being made in the lifestyles of people, enabling them to experience the world and get exposure to all that is latest, like never before. One such development is that of laptops, which makes the whole world come down to a person's lap. It is meant for just everybody; as you may come across students, housewives or business professionals, all using them in the same way, for different purposes.

The shift to laptops from desktop computers basically took place, as laptops offered portability with a blend of advanced features unlike the latter. If you own a laptop, you do not need to think twice before taking your laptop along at every single place where you feel like. Whether you are using it for work or entertainment purposes, you may continue with the task even when in the car, or while waiting for your turn to arrive at the dentist. As they are used so frequently, some problems related to their care and functionality may automatically arise.

The problems that are most common with laptops are related to their outer bodies or software. Some of these may include:

The problem most people encounter is that of dropping a liquid over one's notebook. It may seem that while you are using your laptop, you may come across more accidents than you do usually. However, this is not just the case with you, as a lot of people frequently experience this. If you have spilled your drink over, skip the freaking out stage and quickly start taking steps to fix it.

First of all, the power supply should be switched off. Once that is done, carefully place your laptop in an upside down position, and take its battery and power unit out, in order to dry them out completely. If they are kept like that for a whole night or so, chances will be that they will get totally dried.

Apart from spilling liquids over it, most people also tend to drop their laptops down while holding them. As they are sleek and thin, they may easily slide off from one's arm. Most of the time, a bad fall may result in scratches and scrapes all over, with a smashed screen. Repairing laptops with such a problem may also be difficult, because these days all the parts are integrated in the whole body of it. Thus, it is highly important to be extra cautious while handling your laptops, to prevent such irreversible damage from taking place.

Thirdly, one's laptop shutting down on its own repeatedly may take place. This happens when the laptop gets over heated, so it would help to shift to a cool place at home. Also, if dust particles get collected inside its body, the same problem may occur.

Also, if the pressure of air being released from the cooling outlet is low, this could contribute to overheating.




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