Category: Hardware

Computer Battery Warnings

by admin on 10/07/2019 in Adware, Battery, BIOS, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Hardware, Malware, Motherboard, Operating System, Spyware Removal, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus

If your computer still works when it is no longer plugged into the power in the war, you have an internal rechargeable battery inside your computer which should get you at least a few hours of power when not plugged in. Over time and after a certain amount of recharge cycles these batteries retain less charge and do not last… Read more →

My Dropped Computer is Making a Clicking Noise

by admin on 04/07/2019 in Backup, Battery, CPU, Fans, Graphics Card, Hard Drive, Hardware, Processor, PSU

Dropping your computer can damage many parts. Your computer is made up of all different types of components that resemble humans in a way such as a video card for visual, sound card for audio, the motherboard is like the spine they all connect to, and the hard drive is like the brain which stored all the information. If you… Read more →

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Common Computer Problems We Can Help You With – Part 2

by admin on 02/07/2019 in Antivirus, Apple, bad drivers, Beeping, Computer Help in Townsville, computer no power, Computer Related, Damage, Data, Data Recovery, Hard Drive, Hardware, Heat, Memory, Motherboard, no power, Notebook, Operating System, OSX, Virus, viruses, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1

Black Screen After Update This is very common now in Windows 10. Many people are reporting there is no login screen or nothing at all on the screen after a Windows 10 major update. That is when they go to turn their computer off or during use your computer informs you it is updating or upgrading. Although it feels like… Read more →

How to Image Your Hard Drive

by admin on 27/06/2019 in Backup, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, Hardware, Operating System, Software, Solid State Drive, Technical Support, Uncategorized, Windows

A hard drive image is like taking a photo of the state of your drive at a particular time. Your hard drive can consist of thousands of files, data, applications and an operating system. These files change as they are edited, deleted or accessed and the state of your hard drive changes every time you turn it on. When you… Read more →

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

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 →

Understanding Internet Streaming

by admin on 18/02/2019 in ADSL, Apple TV, Broadband, Browser, Chrome, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Desktop, Firefox, Hardware, Internet, Laptop, mobile, Mozilla, NBN, Netflix, Network, networking, Roku, Server, Service Related, Smartphone, Stan, Streaming, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Uncategorized

Streaming is one of those IT buzz words we are seeing a lot, like “the cloud” or “VPN”. Lots of companies are of offering you different streaming services and its pretty hard to understand what each one is and what they do. Although streaming can be applied to a lot of different internet activities, for the most part it is… Read more →

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