Hardware Maintenance
• Keep your computer and diskettes away from any magnetized objects. Phones,
copiers, stereo equipment or devices with motors generate a magnetic field that
may damage your data.
• Keep your system away from heating and air conditioning vents, radiators, and
open windows. This will prevent temperature fluctuations in your system
hardware and reduce airborne particles like dust and smoke from entering your
system.
• Never unplug a component while your system is running. Exit all programs and
shut down your computer when plugging or unplugging computer devices and
peripherals. Ignoring this advice can easily result in a short, therefore damaging
either your computer or the device you are adding or removing. The only
exception to this general rule is a USB component (like a digital camera) that is
designed to be plugged in and out while the machine is running.
• Buy a Surge Protector. Surge Protectors are special power strips that absorb any
power surges that may seriously damage memory chips and other components.
You may want to shut your computer down during severe thunderstorms.
• Use antivirus software to detect viruses that can cause substantial damage to files
in your computer. Be careful what you receive in Email and download off the
Internet. The Internet has increasingly become a popular means of transporting
viruses to personal computers. Fordham’s Email system in (Lotus Notes) is the
only Email package you should trust to eliminate Email viruses before they come
to your computer.
• Use anti-static mats under your computer. This will decrease the amount of static
electricity in the vicinity of your computer. Static electricity is one of the primary
causes of data loss.
• Keep your computer and diskettes away from any magnetized objects. Phones,
copiers, stereo equipment or devices with motors generate a magnetic field that
may damage your data.
• Keep your system away from heating and air conditioning vents, radiators, and
open windows. This will prevent temperature fluctuations in your system
hardware and reduce airborne particles like dust and smoke from entering your
system.
• Never unplug a component while your system is running. Exit all programs and
shut down your computer when plugging or unplugging computer devices and
peripherals. Ignoring this advice can easily result in a short, therefore damaging
either your computer or the device you are adding or removing. The only
exception to this general rule is a USB component (like a digital camera) that is
designed to be plugged in and out while the machine is running.
• Buy a Surge Protector. Surge Protectors are special power strips that absorb any
power surges that may seriously damage memory chips and other components.
You may want to shut your computer down during severe thunderstorms.
• Use antivirus software to detect viruses that can cause substantial damage to files
in your computer. Be careful what you receive in Email and download off the
Internet. The Internet has increasingly become a popular means of transporting
viruses to personal computers. Fordham’s Email system in (Lotus Notes) is the
only Email package you should trust to eliminate Email viruses before they come
to your computer.
• Use anti-static mats under your computer. This will decrease the amount of static
electricity in the vicinity of your computer. Static electricity is one of the primary
causes of data loss.
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