May 17, 2008

The Blue-Screen-of-Death (Dust Bunnies in the CPU!) Part 5

Filed under: Error, Memory, Motherboard, Network Card, Power supply, Processor, Tools — Avatar @ 5:17 pm

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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.

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