Wednesday, December 1, 2010

How old is your PC?

The older your computer is, the more likely it is to crash. I have no idea why. Systems that run stable for years may suddenly experience a growing
number of glitches. It happens so often that I refer to it as “tired RAM.” And, alas, no electronic equivalent of Geritol is available for your PC’s tired RAM.

When your PC gets old, you have to prepare for inevitable quirkiness from it.[Paid Recommendations^^: Using photo recovery to recover your lost photos.] You can try replacing the parts piece by piece, but eventually you wind up spending more on parts than you would for an entirely new system. No matter how much you love your computer, when it comes time for it to go,
let it go.
>>The average computer lasts between four and six years.
>>If you’re in business, plan on replacing your PCs every four years. [Paid Recommendations^^: Using photo recovery for Mac to recover your lost photos on Mac.] The boost in productivity from the new models alone is worth the expense.
>>For the home, keep your PC as long as you can. If it still works, great! Even if you do buy a new system, you can still use the old system for the
kids to do homework or play games.
>>I have a “bone yard” full of old computer pieces and parts. It’s not all junk either; recently, I used parts from several old computers to create a
file server for my network.
>>The main problem with older computers: parts! I have an older PC that can only “see” 8GB of hard drive storage, yet the smallest hard drive I
can find for sale is 20GB. Oops. The first things to fail on any old PC are the things that move the most, such as any disk drive, the mouse, or the keyboard.
>>A failing hard drive is typically the sign of a PC entering its twilight years. You will notice that the disk drive takes longer to access files and
that Check Disk (or similar disk utilities) begin to report more disk errors and bad sectors. See Part III for information on what to do next.
>>Mice can fail long before the rest of the computer. This problem may not be a portent of the PC’s ultimate demise; see Chapter 13 for more mouse
information.
>>When your PC does die, bid it adieu. Salvage what you can; no point in tossing out the monitor, mouse, keyboard, modem, or other “pieces parts” that could work on another computer. Properly dispose of the rest of the computer according to the PC disposal laws of your locality.

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