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When working with PCs day-in and day-out, a problem is
bound to crop up. This site will give you an insight into many of the common problems users face, and
provide suggestions in solving the problem or at the very least
point you in the right direction.

In this site we cover basic to intermediate-level hardware and
software troubleshooting. We assume you’re running Windows..

Don’t Be Careless

When working with hardware, the first thing is to ground yourself
properly. Whenever you are tinkering under the hood, have an antistatic
wrist strap hooked up. If you don’t have one, stop what you
are doing and go buy one now! Never, ever, work without protecting
your delicate electronic components from static. A tiny shot of
static can fry your CPU, RAM and even the motherboard.

Computer components have highly complex and delicate electronics.
When working with an exposed and live motherboard
don’t try to take shortcuts, keep the area clear of other electricity
conductors, an accidental short can just as well fry your PC components.
The same goes for leaving components lying around on
the floor, or on the edge of the shelf—you could accidentally step
on or drop them. Also take care to not drop things onto the motherboard,
bend any components or touch anything you shouldn’t.