Easy PC Troubleshooting

If the blue screen appears yet again, power down and remove your memory modules (if you have many, mostly four) connect them one by one till you get the lot installed. Any defective modules would make themselves apparent with the blue screen soon after. If you have to get new memory modules, be sure to check the specifications of your older ones for there are compatibility issues. If you cannot get hold of the same specification memory modules, you can consider upgrading to a better and newer lot. You may get better performance and extend the life of your PC for a tad bit longer (new ones come out at a rate of every few months)

The Blue-Screen-of-Death (Dust Bunnies in the CPU!) Part 7
Remove the memory modules and clean their slots with compressed air followed by the contact cleaner to remove stubborn deposits on the pins and connectors on the slots. Place everything back the way they were, re-connect all the cables and connectors (if you forgot where they go, use the manual or better yet take a picture with your phone or digital camera so you don’t get confused) but don’t close the casing yet. Power-up and check for normal operations of the PC and to find out if you placed everything back the way they were supposed to. If everything seems normal, shut-down, then you can close the casing up for another year or so of use.

Use the canned air to blow out the dust bunnies that are visible (if you see a thick layer of dust, relocate outdoors so you don’t get people sneezing uncontrollably as you spray on) paying close attention to the CPU itself and the heat sink. A vacuum cleaner would also be good but use it with caution for it is mostly made of plastic and it can damage the computer. It can also be too powerful that it sucks some jumpers and other small parts into oblivion. Check for corroded pins on the connectors and use the contact cleaner (others use an eraser which not only removes the gold plating on the contacts but abrades them to the point they thin out).

This process is for medium to advanced PC users only for not understanding what to do can send your CPU six feet under so be sure you have enough technical skills to do the following before you start. Disconnect all power cords and peripheral cables from the connectors on the back of the PC, this is not only for safety but it also prevents everything from crashing down as you pull the CPU out. Open the casing (usually with a cross-head screwdriver) and remove the cover to expose the internal organs of the CPU. Find the power supply and touch it with your hand for a few minutes to dissipate any static charge that you may have stored in you (good idea to get a static wrist-strap that you strap around your wrist and clip onto the metal casing to prevent static build-up), all the internal components of your computer is made of static sensitive electronics that would get trashed should stray static electricity get into them. Best to remove all the internal wires and connectors from the hard drives, floppy drives (if you still have and use them), CD drives, power connectors to the CPU and other cards attached or installed within the CPU.

SAFETY FIRST:
If you know what you are about to do, by all means continue. If not, take the CPU to the computer store for them to clean (better safe than sorry). If you don’t know what to do but am bold enough to try, some tips. DISCONNECT all power connections to the CPU before handling. Some ungrounded computers have current leaking all over and touching the metal case would send a jolt of electricity through you (IT HURTS BELEIVE ME!!!). There are a lot of wires and connectors inside and outside of the computer system so use labels if you deem them to be necessary or if you have the manual with you that would be the best. You can also get your digital camera to snap a few pictures of the outside wires (especially the ones inside, a wrong connection can destroy components). Most computers have color coded connectors but some after market accessories don’t, so if you’re not sure ask questions just to be safe. The tools you would need are: can of air (store bought that is void of moisture), contact cleaner, possibly a vacuum cleaner (so you don’t send dust flying all over) a set of screwdrivers, sometimes a pair of pliers and some containers to store screws.

Everybody who has been using windows for quite sometime may have encountered the blue screen of death but more often in Windows NT or newer versions of operating systems based on it. The blue screen is a memory stack overflow error that has resulted from an illegal operation that in other words means you’re in deep trouble. If you just happened to be doing your term paper and you failed to set the auto-save function to a shorter interval or do an actual hard save (or back-up) and this happens when the application or document is open, pray. For office users, you might get some luck with auto recover information that sometimes results from such operations.

まずはネットワークケーブルをチェックする必要があります。よじれやもつれのあるケーブル(オフィスでの使用により擦り切れや裂け目を生じたもの)によってPCがセルフリブートするケースがあります。この問題はケーブルの交換により容易に解決できます。このような簡単な要求であれば、会社が出費を渋ることはまずないでしょう。または、自分自身がが費用を負担する場合でも、出費は大きなものではありません。

もし原因がケーブルでなければ、ネットワークカードに違いありません。www.answersthatwork.comのエキスパートはサーバ用に3comネットワークカードを勧めています。カードの型式については技術者にお尋ねください。

First thing you need to check is your network cable. There are cases where twisted or kink-laden cables (caused by office wear and tear) cause PCs to self-reboot. The simple solution is to replace the cable. I’m sure the supplies personnel in your office would not begrudge you of such a simple request. Or if you’re the one shouldering the cost, I assure you that your wallet won’t feel the loss.

If it isn’t the cable, then it must be the network card. Experts from Answers that Work suggest the 3com network card for servers. Just ask form your technician regarding this.