Taking care of yourlaptop is one of the most important things you should know. You
would want to take advantage of its full life, don’t you? It might have cost you quite a bit
out of your pocket so it is just proper that you’d do everything to take care of it and
maintain its good health. Here’s what every laptop owners should do to protect and
extend its life.
1. Do not eat and drink while you’re in front of your laptop. Spilled liquids and fallen
food crumbs and bits can easily damage the sensitive circuitry inside.
2. Do not touch the LCD screen. Close the lid gently by holding it with both hands when shutting it off. This is to avoid breaking it. It is also important to clean your monitor with approved cleaning materials only. Screen repairs don't come in real cheap so you may
want to make sure the monitor is taken cared of properly.
3. Keep its temperature cooler by installing a laptop cooler or chill mat to reduce its
operating temperature.
4. A laptop’s battery is like human muscles – if you don’t exercise it, it’d become useless. Use your laptop's battery until it tells you to recharge. At least once a week unplug it from the wall and let it run on battery power. This will make the battery life lasts much longer.
5. Do not let it run for straight two days, even on powerful laptops. Laptops can get very hot and leaving it on for a longer period of time may cause overheating. It is advisable to install software that automatically puts your laptop in a sleep or hibernate mode or even shut it down after a period of inactivity.
6. If you need to move and take your
laptop more than a few feet away, shut it
down or put it to sleep before moving on.
Do not walk with your laptop on because
you are risking the hard drive with every
stumble, stump, or jar you make.
7. Don't close anything inside your laptop.
There is a little clearance between the
screen and the keyboard and even a couple
sheets of paper can put stress onto the
screen. Also, avoid putting heavy objects
on top of your laptop. These careless
actions can damage and break the screen.
8. Get your laptop a carrying bag to reduce the risk of breaks because of laptop being
bumped to or dropped accidentally. Moreover, your laptop bag should be big enough to
avoid scratching and squeezing to contain the laptop inside the bag.
9. Guard its health by using antivirus software and firewall. Install antivirus and keep it
updated from time to time. Your internet-connected laptop is always at risk of being
infected with viruses, so you may want to take the necessary precautions. Data loss
because of viruses can give you headaches.
It really pays to take care of your laptop. It could save you a considerable amount of
money if you won’t have to bring it frequently to shops for repair. System crashes could
mean lost data so you may not want this to happen. Taking care of your laptop and
making sure that it is in its tip-top condition always is the only assurance your laptop
won’t play dead on you – unexpectedly.
I so want that laptop :D
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