Computers Need Air
It’s true. Computer manufacturers design computer cases with air flow in mind. All of those chips, resistors, transistors, capacitors, and heat sinks that make up the internal electronic components of your computer need to stay within a certain temperature range. If they get too hot, eventually they will fail.
If you have a laptop, keep the underside the computer ventilated. Don’t set it on a pillow. There are vents on the bottom of most laptops, the worst thing you could do is to sit it on a surface that will sink and cover the vents like a pillow. Try to keep it on flat level surfaces so that it gets good airflow and doesn’t overheat.
If you have a desktop computer, do not leave it sitting on carpet. Carpet can attract and discharge static electricity which can cause serious problems for computer components. If your computer is on a desk or a low shelf, turn it around and clean the dust off of it occasionally. Once a season, or about 4 times a year is a good guideline. Use a can of compressed air to blow the dust out of the fan vents on the back of the case. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove dirt and dust from the shelf or area where the PC resides. Try not to smoke around your computer case. The tar in tobacco smoke will accumulate over time on the fan motor and internal components of a computer (or any electronic device for that matter).
Keeping the computer cool by allowing the proper airflow into and out of the case will keep your computer running for many years. The idea is to upgrade because you want to, not because you have to. Paying attention to the physical environment of a PC is sometimes just as important as updating and securing the software and files on a hard drive.
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Hey how about a post about what to clean your computer screen with? Also how to get rid of that annoying program that pops up on Vista called ?????? AGHHH!! I’m going to have to do the A,B,C thing again! It’s the one that pops up all the time and then it’s stopped working and then it’s waiting to configure and WTBH I can’t remember what it’s called!!
Ok it’s called Toshiba Flash Cards. I can’t get rid of it and I HATE IT!!! What’s going on with you? What happened to the daily tips? Are you working yet?
Try reading through this forum. It may help.
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It looks like you can uninstall it, but if you do then the “Fn” keys don’t work appropriately. Sounds horrible. I would check the Toshiba site for updates, or perhaps Toshiba has an updating utility on the computer itself.
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