Month: February 2001

In Windows, important logs are stored in: Event Viewer (centralized repository for logs pertaining to applications, security, operating system, and other components) Boot logs (logs created during the boot process….

BSOD stands for Blue Screen of Death. This is a Windows stop screen that tells you an error has occurred that it was unable to recover from. It’s called a…

Smoke or a burning smell is a sign of a significant hardware issue. If this occurs, unplug your system immediately to prevent additional damage from occurring to your system. Once…

Link light on NIC or switch is steady on when NIC connected to another device. Off or flickering indicates connection problem. Activity light on NIC or switch turns on when…

Another issue with power is that some components may appear to be getting power, but other components don’t appear to be getting power. For example, you can see that your…

Sometimes your computer may be working pefectly normal but intermittently you may have problems with a component. Sometimes the system works and sometimes it doesn’t. Intermittent device failure may be…

Computers should generally not be making loud noises, such as grinding or rattling noises. It usually will just make a low hum noise. Rattling may indicate loose components. Scraping noise…

Bad airflow in your computer can lead to increased temperatures in your computer, and this overheating can cause issues. Heat is generated from the CPU, video adapters, memory, etc. Check…

An indication of no power is if you press the computer power button and you see no lights or any activity. You’ll need to check if there is power from…