CSCI 1033 Computer Hardware Course Overview

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 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   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