Fix the 'light feeling' situations of Laptop

The following simple tips are gathered and referenced from Alienware, Dell, and Lenovo, to help users to handle their own "light touch" situations.

1. Too hot

Symptoms : machine conflicts, hang up. How to solve it: clean the ventilation door, use a wind filter, upgrade the BIOS

Computers often generate a lot of heat, but laptop computers are especially more susceptible to heat due to the small ventilation system size. Dirt will also impede air circulation and prevent the air from supplying air to cool the CPU.

You can solve this problem by cleaning the air vents, radiating heat from the machine with a cloth or keyboard brush. To prevent dust from coalescing at the air outlets, use filter cloths at the ventilation door.

However, care should be taken to not completely block the ventilation door because it is the location where the air escapes to cool the system quickly. If the solution uses the filter ineffectively, you may upgrade the system BIOS (hardware control of the machine). Usually most manufacturers upgrade BIOS files automatically to solve the heat problem.

2. Drive is slow

Symptoms : the program load time is too long, file transfer is long

Solution : defragment the disk

Information that is not organized on your hard drive will reduce the functionality of the computer because the computer takes a long time to analyze through fragmented data and faulty partitions. This problem can be easily removed by a tool available in Windows - Disk Defragmenter. Users can go to Programs and select Accessories then go to the System Tools folder.

Very simple users just need to select the drive you want to accumulate and click the Analyze key. There are also a number of other applications such as Diskeeper 2007 with many methods to automatically defragment, defragment your disks in real time, and especially Diskeeper uses InvisiTasking technology to help your computer not run out of resources.

3. Do not load the battery

Symptoms : Your laptop runs for a few minutes and shuts down when not plugged in

Solution : replace the battery

Over the life cycle, lithium-ion batteries may lose their ability to charge crazy (battery bottles). After a few years, it will only charge power on some parts of the battery. That's why changing batteries is the simplest and most effective way.

However, buying a new battery is not a simple matter because most of the batteries sold separately are quite expensive, if possible, you can consult and find out information at www.batteries.com that sells laptop batteries. sale

4. Need more memory

Symptoms : slow feature when using multiple applications, hang up, long boot time

Solution : upgrade RAM, use ReadyBoost-equipped USB drive

If your laptop has a slightly longer boot time, you need to check your computer's startup programs. To do this, put your mouse pointer over the icons at the bottom right corner of the screen, if any program uses it, disable them.

In order to better control the startup programs, you can use System Suite 7 Professional, a set of programs with more than 60 utilities to manage startup and optimize your computer.

You should also buy new Ram, now there are many companies like Kingston, KingMax Crucial to choose from. For Vista users can use the new application in Vista - Memory Diagnostics, and type "memory" in the search bar and the operating system will scan the device's memory for errors and analysis, giving advice if need.

5. Hard drive failure

Symptoms : Listen to the click whenever the computer accesses data in the hard drive

Solution : go to online backup sites, replace the hard drive

Obviously the best way to protect your hard drive from being corrupted is to use a backup solution. Today, there are many options on this issue, including software solutions, such as Norton Save & Restore 2.0 that are easy to use. If you want to backup online, there is a very effective website that is www.Mozy.com (free 2 GB and 4.95 USD per month unlimited), which helps backup your data automatically.

In addition, there are many tools to check hard drive errors, for example, Hitachi supports some tools on its website to support users (www.hitachi.com). If your hard drive has to be replaced, make sure you backup as much as possible and transfer the data to a new drive.

And you can follow the step-by-step instructions available on the manufacturers support pages. For example, Lenovo also shows a video clip about replacing the hard drive on www.lenovo.com.

6. Poor keyboard (Bad keyboard)

Symptoms : the keys are loose, and lack of keys (due to peeling)

Solution : replace the keyboard

Keyboards often suffer from heavy "pressure". Keyboards are often worn out or worn out. Thanks to the online instructions, by entering the keyword "keyboard replacement", the user can access the manufacturer's database to find out the content. For example, Toshiba's "Ask Iris" database provides a multitude of hardware replacement instructions.

7. Cannot connect to wireless network

Symptoms : no Internet connection, access to the web browser for a long time without content

Solution : check the wireless function enabled, use smart tools, check the router (modem) that is broadcasting the network name broadcast signal (SSID)

If you want to avoid obvious network problems, you need a tool to help you handle the problem without any jargon, download the Network Magic application (both free and commercial versions). commercial). This software will help you set up and secure your network easily.

Completely follow the best network direction, and also fix interrupted wireless network links. For those on the move, use JiWire's Hotspot Helper, not only where you can log in via wifi, but also protect you from the dangers of surfing the Internet. This application also secures both e-mail when you are at work.

8. The pixels are cut (dead pixels)

Symptoms : there are red or green spots on the screen

Solution : remove dead pixels

Uninvited pixels are a nuisance to the function of the LCD monitor. These pixels usually stay green or red without being as bright as other pixels on the screen. And it is certain that manufacturers cannot replace an LCD monitor with only a few such pixels appear.

One solution is to use a soft material like felt cloth and scrub the circular motion around the cut pixel. Doing this often will make the pixel light up.

9. The system fails

Symptom : the computer cannot boot into the system

Solution : Remove the hard drive and leave it as a secondary drive of another computer, run Checkdisk.

Most people are in a state of panic, fear when the computer cannot access the system. But many times the problem is simply a lack of a file system or a defective sector in the hard drive.

In that case, to determine that, you need to remove the hard drive as instructed by the user and put the hard drive into a USB box (ie, an interface to turn the hard drive into a USB drive). Currently there are many devices of this type and may be asked to buy a box of USB hard drives in any computer equipment store.

Next, connect the hard drive cable that you just installed to a PC. If the file system is still available, try to transfer the data file from the PC to the USB drive and vice versa. Then run Checkdisk on the PC as a DOS command line ( Start / Programs / Accessories / Command Prompt ) and type X: (X is the letter of the external hard drive - USB drive) and type Enter. Then type "chkdsk / f.". The system will ask you to dismount the drive and select Y and press Enter.

The computer will display information about your hard drive (system type, serial number) and then scan the hard drive, fix any errors there. A message will appear and you can see the changes made to the hard drive. If all is well, install the hard drive in the laptop and test it.