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CSCI 1033Computer Hardware
Course Overview
Go to www.labsimonline.com, enter 14-232TA in the “Enter Promotion Code” box on the bottom right corner of the home page and press enter.
Course Introduction Using Lab Sim
Safety PC Tools System Tools Users and Groups
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e8
BIOS Power Supplies Motherboards Processors Memory Expansion Cards Video Audio Cooling Network Components
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e9
File System Partitions and Disks Adding Storage RAID Disk Status Disk Optimization
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e10
File Locations Managing Files NTFS Permissions Shared Folders Offline Files
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e11
Ethernet IP Configuration Wireless Networking Internet Connectivity SOHO Configuration Bluetooth E-mail FTP Network Utilities Troubleshooting
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e12
Authentication Firewalls Proxy Server Malware Protection BIOS Security Encryption
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e13
Preferences and Settings Performance Monitoring Remote Services System Protection
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e14
Devices Applications Printing System Startup Startup Errors System Recovery
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e15
Tools for solving Windows problems after startup◦ Vista Problem Reports and Solutions window◦ XP Error Reporting◦ Vista Memory Diagnostics◦ System File Checker◦ Driver Verifier◦ Startup settings◦ Tools to verify driver signatures◦ Device Manager◦ Diagnostic utilities
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e16
Steps to determine device causing a problem◦ Research an error messages◦ Use the Vista Problem Reports and Solutions
window or the XP Error Reporting window◦ Check logs in Event Viewer◦ Check the Reliability and Performance Monitor◦ Consider recent changes
Steps to discover the problem source◦ Check simple things first◦ Ensure Device Manager recognizes device with no
errors or warnings◦ Verify BIOS setup recognizes device with no
errors
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e17
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e18
Solving a problem with a device driver or service◦ Update device drivers◦ Update Windows◦ Try moving device to a different port or connector◦ Try reinstalling device◦ Try moving device to a different computer◦ Use System Restore
Solving a problem with a device driver or service (cont’d.)◦ Check manufacturer’s documentation◦ Search the Internet for help◦ Boot into Safe Mode◦ Use System File Checker◦ Consider application using the device◦ Replace device
A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, 7e19