Your hard drive is the part of the computer which stores the information such as the operating system (Windows, Linux or OSX), programs and personal files like photos, music, video and documents. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) usually gets referred to as the brain of the computer because it does the thinking, but the hard drive is just as important… Read more →
Category: Laptop
Recovering Data from a Computer with Black Screen
Seeing your computer screen go black and not be able to turn it back on can be a frightening experience. Although the expensive is always in the back of your mind of having to get your computer repaired or replaced, the biggest worry most people face is, are you able to recover your data; photos, music, documents, tax information etc?… Read more →
Questions and Answers 12-02-2018
Should I turn my computer off when I am not using it Your computer is designed to run for long periods of time, and servers even longer. Saying that, I turn my computer off most of the time when I am not using it. They way I look at it, if it’s not running, the less things can go wrong… Read more →
Questions and Answers 09-02-2018
Bang for my buck, what is the best way to speed my computer up? This is actually a really complicated question, but I am going to do my best to answer it and speak in general. Speeding up your computer will depend on what you do. Are you playing games, number crunching, writing software or doing graphic and editing, animation… Read more →
Computer Not Starting After Update
Updates are suppose to make everything work better on your computer or laptop and most of the time they do. But sometimes it just doesn’t go all to plan. It can be be quite scary for a technological point of view when your computer asks to to an update or upgrade. There are so many programs on your computer. Do… Read more →
Townsville Data Recovery
Data recovery in Townsville is synonymous with costing a lot of money. Yes, recovering data is hard and time consuming, but with Townsville Nerds does not cost a lot of money. WE WILL GIVE YOU A 100% FREE NO OBLIGATION DIAGNOSIS AND QUOTE At Townsville Nerds, we will look at your hard drive or failed device which you would like… Read more →
Consider Using FreeBSD For Home Server
Why do I need a home server Servers are no longer reserved for the business, colleges and organisation. There are a million reasons why you could want a personal home server for you house. Whether you just want to share media files over the network to other computers to share photos and movies, or if its just to back up… Read more →
Computer Turned Off When Using
It can be pretty scary. You are sitting there using your computer when all of the sudden the whole thing turns off and doesn’t turn back on. Everything you have is saved on the computer, you have probably lost what you were in the middle of what you are doing and you don’t backup. Don’t panic, Townsville Nerds can help.… Read more →
What’s Blocking My Internet
No body likes slow internet. But yet, even with the massive amounts of money being spent on technology, communications the NBN etc. Are lot of us are still getting slow internet. But even though its easy to just blame the telecommunications companies, its not always there fault. The first thing you need to do when you have slow internet on… Read more →
Recovering Data Off Laptop With Broken Screen
Just because you have a broken screen or your computer is not turning on, doesn’t mean you have to loose all your precious data such as emails, word documents, PDF’s, photos, music and movies. A lot of the time it is simply not worth repairing your computer. If the costs are too high to repair your computer, we let you… Read more →