1. COMPUTER
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE

2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
IS A FEW
MOMENTS
SPENT ON CARE
THAT RESULTS
IN MANY HOURS
OF ITS GOOD,
CONSISTENT
AND MAXIMIZED
PERFORMANCE .

3. CAUSES OF SYSTEM PROBLEMS
 DUSTand OTHER
POLLUTANTS
 TEMPERATURE and
MAGNETS
 RADIOFREQUENCY
INTERFERENCE(RFI)
 POWER LINE NOISE
 ROGUE/DEFECTIVE
SOFTWARES
 CARELESS

4. COMPUTER CARE
 INSTALLTHE COMPUTER IN A
CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED and STABLE
ENVIRONMENT
 KEEPTHE UNIT DUST FREE and
AVOID STATIC ELECTRICITY
 ONFIRST SIGN OF ELECTRICAL
DISTURBANCE, TURN OFF THE
SYSTEM and DISCONNECT THE UNIT
FROM THE MAIN POWER SOURCE
 AVOID
TURNING ON and OFF THE
SYSTEM FREQUENTLY

5. MONITOR CARE
 BUYTHE BEST MONITOR
and VIDEO CARD YOU
CAN AFFORD
 REGULARLYCLEAN
YOUR MONITOR TO
PREVENT DIRT and DUST
BUILD-UP
 TAKEA VISUAL BREAK
EVERY THIRTY MINUTES
of WORK
 USE
A SCREEN SAVER TO
PREVENT PHOSPHOR

6. KEYBOARD CARE
 MAKESURE THAT YOUR
KEYBOARD IS PLUGGED IN
PROPERLY
 AVOIDSPILLING WATER or
ANY LIQUID ON YOUR
KEYBOARD
 CHECKKEYBOARD FOR
PROPER SETTING

7. PRINTER CARE
 READ THE PRINTER
DOCUMENTATION FOR MAXIMUM
UTILITY.
 USEONLY SPECIFIED
RIBBON/TONER and PAPER
 AVOID DROPPING PENS, PAPER
CLIPS, STAPLE WIRES INTO THE
PRINTER

8. EXTENDING DISK LIFE
 USE BRANDED DISKETTES
FOR IMPORTANT DATA
 NEVER TOUCH THE DISK
SURFACE
 STORE DISK IN A COOL,
CLEAN PLACE
 KEEP DISKS FROM MAGNETIC
FIELDS
 DO NOT FORMAT A LOW-
DENSITY DISK AS A HIGH
DENSITY DISK
 CREATE BACKUPS!