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Maximizing computer life

Evening everyone,

I was wondering what sort of things I could do to maximuze the life of my laptop? It's pretty new, only about 6 months or so...

Thanks a bunch!

All I do is make sure not to overcharge the battery and don't OC anything (of course).

The only things you'd probably have to worry about are the screen, keyboard, mouse, and motherboard, the built-in speakers, etc (since they're not exactly user-replaceable but I guess that can depend on your laptop).

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The first thing that normally goes wrong is the battery starts to fade or die, i would just suggest using power saving mode and whatnot, but if you can just purchace a spare.

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Lies

Be gentle with your laptop, and depending on what type of battery you have, you might have to do different things (be more careful with charging, discharge completely every x months, etc).

Remember though, computers die.

I would use main as my power supply when ever I can and use surge protector as well. Am not sure about this but I thought the screen shudn't be exposed to strong sunlight

also try and keep it as cool as possible, this means not resting in on a surface that would conform to the shape of the bottom usually (like say your lap?).

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Back in the states.

what you need to do is not leave it running when not using it, and the most important thing is when you place it on something; be carefull what you place it on, dont put it on carpet or anything that will block the ventillation at the bottom. If you want to put it o ncarpet you can buy special cooling for the underneath of laptops.

Also, this may be commmon sense, but clean out your fan on the bottom every once in a while. And maybe open it up (CPU slot, RAM slot, etc) and clean out any dust there.
I don't think this necessarily prolongs your computer life but hey, it's nice to keep it clean, right?

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Last edited by eXcentra, February 28th, 2006 08:16 AM (Edited 1 times)

Originally posted by eXcentra:

All I do is make sure not to overcharge the battery and don't OC anything (of course).

The only things you'd probably have to worry about are the screen, keyboard, mouse, and motherboard, the built-in speakers, etc (since they're not exactly user-replaceable but I guess that can depend on your laptop).

Monitor's and keyboards ARE replacable. It is not recommended but it is possible through some computer modifications.

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