Category: Hard Drive

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Water Damage to Your Computer

by admin on 13/06/2019 in Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Damage, Hard Drive, Insurance, Motherboard, Old Computer, Power, Storage, Tech Support, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

With the major weather event and floods which happened in Townsville earlier this year we are still seeing a lot fo computer come in with water damage from the floods. Problems can range from the computer not turning on, to turning on for a just a bit then shutting down or being very slow. Some people have reported seeing smoke… Read more →

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Common Computer Problems We Can Help You With – Part 1

by admin on 01/06/2019 in Annoying, Apple, Beeping, BIOS, Bloatware, BSOD, Computer Help in Townsville, CPU, Damage, Data, Desktop, Drivers, Factory Reset, Freezes, Freezing, GPU, Graphics Card, Hackers, Hard Drive, Hardware, Health, Laptop, Linux, Mac, Macbook, Malware, Memory, Motherboard, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, PC, Pop Ups, Power, Processor, PSU, Ransomware, Refresh, Reset, Security, Service Related, Software, Solid State Drive, Spyware Removal, SSD, Storage, Tech Support, Technical Support, Technician, Townsville, Ubuntu, Unix, Update, Upgrade, Virus, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 • 0 Comments

Every day we see new computers problems we have never seen before. With the vast amount of people using computers and the internet and amount of developers and apps being release every day, there is always something new things to learn and a new issues to address regarding computers and computer problems. However, there are also regular problems we see… Read more →

Understanding Data Recovery and Failing Hardware

by admin on 29/05/2019 in Antivirus, Backup, Blue Screen, BSOD, Computer Help in Townsville, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, Drivers, Factory Reset, Hard Drive, Hardware, HDD, Laptop, Mac, Macbook, Malware, Motherboard, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, pictures, Ransomware, Software, Solid State Drive, SSD, Storage, Technical Support, Technician, Technology, Townsville, Update, Upgrade, Virus, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7 • 0 Comments

Data Recovery is a very broad term. Simply wanting your data you do not have access to, is data recovery. In a lot of circumstances your data is not lost, it is still there. However, it might be the electronics of the drive which have failed and need to be repaired, or your computer is not working properly, rather than… Read more →

Data Recovery From Your Primary Drive

by admin on 19/05/2019 in Backup, Data, Data Recovery, Desktop, external, External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, Hardware, Laptop, Macbook, Microsoft, mobile, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, pictures, Recovery, Smartphone, Solid State Drive, SSD, Tech Support, Technical Support, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, USB, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 • 0 Comments

What is a Drive The drive in your computer, also known as a hard drive, hard disk or solid state drive is a device in your computer for storing information, programs, operating system files and personal data such as movies, pictures and documents. Hard drives are not only for computers. Although this post will specifically be directed at the hard… Read more →

Over Heating Could Be A Sign Of A Virus

by admin on 07/05/2019 in Antivirus, Burning, CPU, Damage, Fans, GPU, Hackers, Hard Drive, Hardware, Laptop, Macbook, Malware, Microsoft, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, Processor, Security, Townsville, Virus • 0 Comments

Most people when they us because their computer is running very hot, assume it is because (from doctor Google) their internal CPU or Case Fans has stopped working or are clogged with dust. Although conventional would suggest this to make sense – it is usually never the case. Your computer gets hot for all sorts of reasons, usually though it… Read more →

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Some Basic Video Editing Understanding

by admin on 11/04/2019 in Adobe, Apple, CPU, GPU, Graphics Card, Hard Drive, HDD, Media, Solid State Drive, SSD, Video Editing • 0 Comments

Today I am going to write some information about video editing and some basic requirements for your computers. At Townsville computer repair Nerds we come across a lot of people now who do video editing on their computers. Disclaimer, I am not a professional videographer or editor, and none of my customers are. However, we keep coming up against the… Read more →

Moving Mozilla Thunderbird from One Computer to Another

by admin on 09/04/2019 in Apple, Bigpond, Computer Help in Townsville, Email, Hacks, Hard Drive, Hardware, Internet, Laptop, Macbook, Microsoft, Mozilla, Office, Old Computer, Software, Townsville, Uncategorized, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 • 0 Comments

Mozilla Thunderbird is a great free email client which works on Windows, Apple Mac Computer and Linux. The best thing about Mozilla Thunderbird is not only is it free, it also has a been a round a long time (in computer years) and has a massive following, which means it doesn’t look like its going anywhere anytime soon. Because so… Read more →

Three Reasons Your Computer is Running Slow

by admin on 15/03/2019 in CPU, Damage, Hard Drive, Heat, Microsoft, Old Computer, Operating System, Power, PSU, Ransomware, SSD, Tech Support, Technical Support, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Uncategorized, Update, Upgrade, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 • 0 Comments

There are literally millions of reasons your computer will run slow. Its easy to think just because your computer is running slow, it is getting old. Although age can play a part on your computer running slow, it is usually not the reason. When we talk about a computer running slow as its getting older, unless it’s the hard drive… Read more →

Extracting Photos from Iphoto and Photos on Mac

by admin on 07/03/2019 in Apple, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Data, Data Recovery, Hard Drive, iMac, Laptop, Macbook, Microsoft, Notebook, Old Computer, Operating System, OSX, Software, Tech Support, Townsville • 0 Comments

There has always been fierce debate between Windows and Mac users as to which is the better operating system and which is the easiest to use. I have always used both, so I try and look at it objectively. However, no matter who you talk to someone will always be on one side of the fence. I personally think once… Read more →

Understanding Factory Reset and Refresh

by admin on 19/12/2018 in Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Desktop, Factory Reset, Hard Drive, Linux, Macbook, Malware, Microsoft, Ransomware, Recovery, Refresh, Reset, Software, Stability, Townsville, Uncategorized, Update, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 • 0 Comments

When you first get your computer it is at its factory default settings – the way it was manufactured at the time, with no personification at all. When you get your computer you do a whole lot of different things on it such as installing software, connecting to the internet and printers and adding personal folders, files, pictures and movies… Read more →

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