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I created this article based on references from various books and my experience that I really honestly serve with for the benefit of citizens of the world.

My references from laptop magazine PC M * LD and several other computer books and personal experiences.

Not need to say much, let us begin.

1. Don’t turn off the laptop in battery conditions <40% Of the books I read in a book bazaar in downtown, sorry forgot the name of his book, this causes permanent damage to the battery.

2. Don’t charge until the fullness of time the laptop died Conducting charge fullness proven to cause long battery life is reduced. Technically I did not know but I've proved and my friends were also proved. Especially the custom charges a laptop and then left to sleep and wake pagi2 after we led is already a sign of laptop battery is full.

3. Do not remove the battery when the laptop is turned on (AC mode)

  • AC Mode without battery allows any damage to the motherboard due to unstable power / electricity died suddenly, and if the motherboard is damaged just the same as the overall damage to the laptop. But it does save battery life (Indeed, because not used, yes it certainly durable battery)
  • AC Mode with battery allowing a decline in the quality of the battery but it is very safe for the health of your laptop in case of sudden power failure. So I advise you not to remove the battery when using a laptop

    Choose which one? Select a motherboard or battery that is damaged?

4. Remove the laptop battery if the laptop is not used for a prolonged period (> 24 hours)

5. Perform calibration charge the battery every 30 times (default)
Calibration is used for accurate calculation of battery.

Here’s how:

  • Charge your laptop up to full (100%) and let it charge cable plugged in for 2 hours while the laptop is used for activities
  • Enable hibernate system
  • Settings for the system run automatically hibernate when the laptop battery has run out (critical battery)
  • Use a laptop with your activities and wait until the battery runs out and the system hibernate done
  • During hibernation, let stand a laptop for + – 8 hours with battery condition remains stuck
  • After 8 hours, the charge for up to a full laptop but the laptop was still hibernating condition (not turned on).

Notes:

Use the software for battery care not bother to count how many times do we charge a laptop battery. Because this software will record up to read how many times do we charge a laptop battery. Download Here

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  1. If the laptop does get wet [except if intentionally soaked, do not be repaired anymore might as well add the detergent].This is the reply that has a careless laptop, the laptop was bathed, did not fit, but if it happens and laptops intruding water then do not panic, do the following steps:

    Take your cigarette and turn it on and suck (kidding). Unplug the laptop adapter and immediately remove the laptop battery from his body, so don’t happen short circuit inside the laptop. The second step is to dismantle the section hit the water and dry. Do not uses a heater tool like a hair dryer, preferably in the towel and dried in dry air and wait until dry benar2 just plug it in again.

  2. If the laptop was suddenly dead, (the restart still be able to live longer), usually because of overheating processor. Maybe canal / clogged air circulation, (also check the settings in Power option to control panel, there may be the setting changed.) Check the temperature of the laptop, and make sure exhaust air out smoothly all, if the laptop is too hot, then use the external cooling fan. cause there may be further damaged hardware.
  3. If the program is not responding, then try to close the application from the Windows Task Manager, by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del simultaneously and then select the applications that are not responding and click End Task!
  4. If laptop cannot boot, “Disk boot failure”, try to restart the laptop again, if still equal, it means the boot failure occurs because of some things, like the hard drive is damaged or corrupted operating system [defaced a virus / trojan]. The next step is to check whether or not detected hard drive via the BIOS [press Del or F2] when restarting. If the hard drive fine, reinstall / repair the operating system, because the operating system is damaged.But if the hard drive is not in detect, and then check the hard drive socket, the pins hard. Then try restarting again. If the above is repeated, then the hard drive needs to be replaced a new laptop, because the hard drive was about to retire

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Is Safe Your Backup? – PART III

Thus, BD-R media is ideal for backup documents, photos, and music that you have purchased with expensive price. A compressed image of the partition system can also be stored on the chip BD-R 50 GB with the help of the program Nero BackItUp & Burn (CHIP-DVD).

PC users can use Blu-ray drive, for example LG BH08LS20 (approximately U.S. $ 150) as an economical backup device. A piece of Blu-ray 25 GB (speed 4x) costs around U.S. $ 5. LG Burner can burn in 13 minutes 17 seconds. Blu-ray chip dual-layer 50 GB (about U.S. $ 10) can be burned for approximately 31 minutes 49 seconds.

Available worldwide: Cloud
Fast DSL Internet access allows users to store their data on different servers in the Internet cloud. One example is the Google Mail service as webmail and Xmarks (www.xmarks.com) to store your browser bookmarks. The advantages of this method of backup customer data stored in a professional and accessible from any PC via the Internet. However, uploading files is relatively slow about 1 Mbps or 0.125 MB / sec. Hard disks are slow USB 2.0 is still 200x more quickly with a minimum speed of 25 MB / sec. An interesting solution to overcome this problem is cloud storage providers Dropbox. Its client software creates a new folder on your PC and synchronizes the contents of the folder with the cloud system in the background. You can access these files through www.dropbox.com. Free users get 2 GB of storage capacity, while the 50 GB storage capacities charge of U.S. $ 9.99 / month or U.S. $ 99/year. While the charge for 100 GB U.S. $ 19.99 / month or U.S. $ 199/tahun.

Cloud service Windows Live SkyDrive more “generous” in terms of capacity. After registering at www.live.com, users will get 25 GB of free storage quota. Unfortunately, SkyDrive less suitable for storing backups because the maximum file size 50 MB of online hard disk and it cannot be integrated as a local drive. The upload / download could only be done through a web interface or special software is not official, such as SDExplorer (www.cloudstorageexplorer.com). Nevertheless, Microsoft’s service is perfect for you who often upload photos in original size to an online album. A container containing a variety of important documents or your favorite music files, the encrypted TrueCrypt and stored in the cloud system, could be a backup only available if there is something on your PC.
10 Tips Regarding Backup

A data backup is only useful, if in an emergency situation that required files can easily be restored.

1. Backups need to be
The files do not need, such as old programs, photos or videos that do not successfully make a backup of slow and unclear – so get rid of unnecessary.

2. Backup regularly
The shorter the distance between backup, the less the risk of lost data. Ideally start the backup automatically.

3. Double backup
Besides regular backups, sometimes you need to also create a durable backup to always have several copies that can be used.

4. Save the old version
To anticipate one remove / replace, save backups of previous versions.

5. Backup complete
Some programs store important data in the program folder or under “username Application Data”. For example, a media player playlist.

6. Store in a separate place
Theft or fire is a disaster, but you do not have to lose family photographs. So, too Leave your backups at a friend’s house.

7. Backup systems
Installing the operating system and all drivers and programs of time-consuming enough. Therefore, also make the operating system image as a precaution.

8. Restore a flexible data
Some backup programs store all the files in a special container that can only be opened with the backup program. It would be better if you also create a free copy backup files accessed by other programs.

9. Save backups properly
Optical data media containing the backup you need to keep in a cool and dry. Best of each in jewel-case. Written only by CD-marker.

10. Use the “cloud” in an optimal
Let the e-mail remains in your mail service provider’s server. Use e-mail clients to make local copies of your backup along with other files.

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Is Safe Your Backup? – PART II

How to Protect Your Confidential Files

To avoid losing data in case of accident, theft or fire, you are advised to save backups on external hard drive or Blu-ray at a friend’s house or upload it to the network cloud. The files that should not be accessible to others can be encrypted using TrueCrypt software (CHIP-DVD).

CONTAINER MAKING
After installing TrueCrypt, start and click on “Create Volume | Next” (2 times). Choose a name and add the suffix “. Tc” – and the destination folder for the file container. Encryption options, you leave as presets. Set the file size to accommodate the entire container for the backup file. Give a long and secure password, which you can remember for the long term. On the next screen, move the mouse a few seconds then click on “Format”. Now, the encrypted container is ready.

USING a safety backup
Double click on the file container to open it. In the list select a drive letter to contact the container and click “Mount”. After entering the password you can copy files or folders to / from the container, move or delete them. Click the “Dismount” to close the container. Now you can leave without fear of container files to friends.

External hard disks typically provide backup program. Alternatively, use the program Nero BackItUp & Burn contained in the package of Nero Multimedia Suite 10 trial version (CHIP-DVD). This program is usually used to create a system image.

The other program is freeware Personal Backup is more suited to backup external hard disk. Its use is relatively easy. First, select “Configure Task” in the window “Backup-Wizard”. Next, set the backup via the tab “Task Settings”. If already in accordance with your wishes, for example selecting an external hard disk as a backup destination, click the “Actions | Create a desktop icon..”

Caution: Before you use an external hard disk as backup destination folder, set the permanent drive letter for him. To do this, right click “My Computer”, select “Manage | Disk Management”. There, right click again on the drive, select “Change Drive Letter and Paths …” and select an available letter for the hard disk is always accessible through the same path.

All-Rounder: Hard disk NAS
The idea is quite simple NAS, which connects the hard disk directly to any PC that is also connected in a network with the help of routers. Thus, every time the hard disk NAS is available in the network, even with fast speed (on gigabit LAN).

Configuring the hard disk RAID-1 (mirror) which is used NAS is very useful to secure data stored on it if there is damage to your hard disk. In addition to backup, NAS hard disk can also make the process of streaming music and video to a TV or media player and provide photo-sharing facilities to be accessible via the Internet.

One of the NAS that you can use is the LG N2R1 1 TB (2 hard disks). NAS LG N2R1 (around $ 300) is equipped with a Hitachi Deskstar hard disk that offers comparative price / performance interesting. NAS also has a DVD burner that can be used netbooks without optical drvie (via the network with iSCSI facilities).

As a software backup and restore data, Motorola provides Comnso Backup. However, special features, such as SSH or console access to additional modules that can be installed is not available. Such features can be found on the NAS Synology DS710 + (2 1 TB hard disk, about U.S. $ 550) or the QNAP TS-259 Pro (about U.S. $ 670).

If the automatic backup is functioning, you do not have to worry anymore with damage to the hard disk which, according to Kroll Ontrack is the cause of 56% of cases of data loss. Configure the NAS to be able to save files were deleted or overwritten on the PC to anticipate any clear which is the cause of 37% of cases of data loss.

Backup is only safe from the virus (4%) and disasters (2%), when stored separately from the original file and cannot be accessed via the network sharing to prevent data loss. Make backups of your important files on Blu-ray or an external hard disk regularly and, if necessary Leave a friend’s home.

Blu-ray: Not to be removed
Blu-ray storage capacity is large (25 or 50 GB) suitable for use as backup media complement durable. The advantage of Blu-ray (BD-R) is not easily erased, overwritten, and changed. Even Verbatim BD-R media claim it can be lasting up to 12 years in normal storage conditions. At optimal conditions (dry, cool temperatures constant, dark, and not exposed to damaging substances) can even survive for 50 years.

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Is Safe Your Backup? – PART I

Damage to the hard disk, operating errors, and viruses are always danger that threatens your files. The following will show you the various options CHIP ideal for protecting your data to be secure forever.

The importance of a file is usually only realized if the file is missing or damaged. Moreover, if the file is a document, photo, or music that is very important and only stored on a storage medium. If the backup file does not exist or has not been created, you can only surrender. Another case when you have backups of them. Quite a few clicks to restore it, you can regain access to those files. CHIP show, what needs to be considered at the backup data, media types which one is right for your needs, and how to provide a convenient automatic backup.

Currently, there are four types of backup media that are categorized as ideal in terms of data volume, speed, and age (endurance), among others, external hard disk, network disk (NAS), pieces of Blu-ray, and hard disk-based online services cloud. The main principle that you need to know the backup is a backup data is always a copy of the original file. In addition, more and more and complete backup methods used, and the more frequent backups done, the more secure your files too it.

For personal data, a backup on an external hard disk has been relatively safe. Another factor is the regularity of backups. How often do depend on how often there is a file (data), new or changes to the file. Generally, a weekly backup is sufficient for different types of files.

The method is safer and simpler media provided by the NAS (Network Attached Storage). After the initial configuration and connected to the network, you no longer need to mess around with manual backup routines. The pieces of Blu-ray and online hard disk where you can choose as a backup media supplement.

Whichever method is used, double-check for all vital folder already included in the backup. This includes any folders containing important files or personal. Include program data, such as Apple’s iTunes library files in the folder “My Music iTunes”. Data and Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird settings can be backed up with software MozBackup (CHIP-DVD).

Speed factor: External HD
The most popular media for backups is an external hard disk. 2.5-inch model is very flexible, while the 3.5-inch model is more suited for backups that require large capacity. The price is almost equal to the internal hard disk and the USB connection can be connected with various devices.

However, this universal interface also that until now the weakness of external hard disk. Because the USB 2.0 that is currently used very hamper the speed of your hard disk. Barriers is very annoying if you want to play large video files or want to make backups before installing the system and try a piece of software. As a solution, consider using a hard disk with USB 3.0 interface that can offset the speed of internal hard disk. You can use Buffalo Drive Station USB 3.0 (1 TB, about U.S. $ 120) which he wrote the speed can achieve 42.39 MB / sec (on a USB 2.0 port) or 109 MB / sec (USB 3.0). Another option is to use an eSATA external hard drive (about 85 MB / sec) is slightly slower than the Buffalo Drive Station USB 3.0.

PC with an empty PCIe slot can support a standard USB 3.0 using the upgrade IFC-PCI card Buffalo E2U3 (approximately U.S. $ 45). Notebook users can use a USB 3.0 controller (express card) extra, like Sharkoon USB 3.0 Express Card (about U.S. $ 30). Support for USB 3.0 standard on a massive scale in the PC / notebook only you can feel from the end of this year.

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7 Signs The presence of Malware

1.PC always crashes

System error (system error) affects as bad as a virus because it can force the windows to strike work. As a result, appeared reports files missing or damaged, the system hangs, even PC restart itself.

The above problems can be caused by malware that can be programmed so bad that lead to conflict within the file system. This occurs because the virus writers do not have the time and facilities to adequately test their viruses. Rarely malware purposes in order to work “quietly” is reached. Common application is programmed too bad and cause crash. Possibility other cause is a hardware problem, especially the blue screen and automatic restart is usually a sign of the processor, graphics card, or memory that is too hot (overheat) or damaged.

VIRUSES OR WINDOWS?
To make sure no hardware problems, first go chasing your PC and remove dust. Then check, if the entire plug installed properly and the fan rotates with lancer. Through the “Start I Settings I Control Panel I I System I hardware device manager”, you can see the hardware conflicts that may occur and resolve it by installing new drivers. To diagnose the system, use a program such as SiSoft Sandra Lite which can indicate whether a component is too hot or not.

If you are new to installing a new program, so this is the culprit program. However, uninstall does not always fix solutions because often there are parts of files or registry entries left behind. Utility CCleaner cleaning windows or time machine, which System Restore may be able to cope.

2. Anomalies in Internet traffic

The report also did not lose a firewall warning annoying. The report can appear even if you’re not surfing at all. The existence of active data traffic via the network or Internet connection is seen through “windows task manager I Network” could be an indication of malware. Now the malware is increasingly rare that only damage the system files. More that sends user data to the virus, download other malware from the Internet or your PC to send spam. Spyware KeyProwler, for example, record your keyboard input and will send it to hackers. Your password and login Information data was immediately intercepted by unauthorized parties. Sometimes, malicious programs that swordfish or even Windows itself can cause updates in the background activity.

VIRUSES OR Widows?
Currports program can display all services that use the internet connection. With combination [Ctrl] [F6], hide windows system service. If there is nothing left but a browser, maybe it was a spyware. In the “Remote Address” can be seen that the destination IP address. Who was behind it (the address) can be identified by check through the service htt: / / network-tools.com

3. PCs become paralyzed

This phenomenon may often experience many windows users. Over time, P becomes increasingly slow. Boot lasts longer, after the start, more and more windows to load the data load. Indeed, every malware also spent resources and burdensome system. However, since the first time used, PC also collects a lot of programs that meet the PC obstacles registry, autorun folder, and make your hard disk fragmentation.

VIRUSES OR WINDOWS?
Inhibitor system and uninvited guests can be known through the task manager. Better alternative and informative, use the system explorer. In the “system I Start-ups” seen all the programs that distart with windows. As for the “system I services”, tyools it can display all active service.

Service entries originally from windows (windows service) are usually classified as safe. However, the accusers, some malware is disguised as a original windows service, such as worms NetskyAB with the name “csrss.exe.”, While the original service windows are in “C: windows system32”.
If you mark an unknown or suspicious process and select the context menu “File Directory Explorer”, will show the location of the directory of the process. Another option from the context menu is “File Check I VirusTotal.com” which will upload the file to the service VirisTotal.com for analysis. Previously, these processes do not end simply because it could be a an important service for the system.

4. Browsers behave strangely

Certainly annoying if your browser start inconsequential when surfing. Bowser suddenly opens a page of other start, a new toolbars appear in iconbar, and pop-up ad windows that always appear. In ways that malware tried to lure users to a website that has been prepared to steal login data or other malware slipped into a PC. Adware MyCentria, for example to install a browser plugin toolbar as a “tap” search queries and displaying search results that have been manipulated. Toolbars can also infiltrate through programs that are not dangerous. If you are not vigilant when installing program and let its option to participate in the toolbar installed, you will get iconbar the browser.

ATAUWINDOWS VIRUS?
Just change the start page in Internet browser options are “hijacked” often not enough. The problem, the hijacker (hijacker) was always struck again the entries. Look inside the windows registry through the “Start I Run I regredit”. In “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / InternetExplorer? Game”, for example, you can find the start page Internhet Explorerpada the “Start Page”. An unknown URL usually indicates presence of adware.

HijackThis tool also keeps track of such malware. For that, HijackThis will create a logfile that can be analyzed in www.hijackthis.de. In a forum on this website, the experts also help you interpret the data and reveal whether your PC has a virus and the entries which need to be removed.

5. A little weird hard disk activity

This problem is also experienced by many users. PC suddenly started noisy and hard disk LED lights flashing not known, although you do not do anything and no programs running. It may be a virus awake and looking for an account and passwords on your hard disk. Malware can also be downloaded from the internet activities and tries to install itself to your PC.

Typically, this activity is a cause that is not harmful. Windows and other programs often use idle PCs to service phase of an automated system, such as hard disk defragmentation, file indexing process, or updates / backups automatically. It may also antivirus is doing the examination system periodically.

VIRUSES OR WINDOWS?
Open your antivirus through ntray small icon in the taskbar and check, whether it was checking the antivirus system. What is a windows service is active, you can know through the “Scheduled Tasks” (Vista). There also you can see, when other services at the start. Auto updater other programs you can show through the help of tools System Explorer.

6. antivirus damaged

Every day, 30,000 new viruses appear. So, the actual antivirus that always absolutely necessary. Many PC users who are less concerned if the antivirus was no longer start or do not update. These symptoms should not be taken lightly because it could indicate the existence of virus attack on antiviral protection mechanism. Now, bavirus “through google. As is known, antivirus update problem can occur due to interference from the user’s connection or connection to the server is fully updated antivirus software provided by the manufacturer.

ATAUWINDOWS VIRUS?
First, you should be able to run the update manually. This option is in your protection programs, usually in the update “or” options “. Information about server problems or crashes that may occur are usually also published on the software manufacturers support it.
However, the risk of virus-infected PCs will be higher if you are getting old not to update the antivirus. For that, you are advised to take preventive Other early by checking your PC through an online antivirus services, such as TrendMicro (http://housecall.trend-micro.com) is quite powerful and works well in Firefox and IE browsers. This online service will scan your PC is totally up to the RAM and boot sector with actual signature virus.

7. User interface changes

False error reports with the words “funny”, the icon is changed, characters that are not clear on the monitor is an example of malware that is not harmful. The author may simply want to “appear” or just upset. Virus Blusod “, for example, can display a fake blue screen and scare the user. For those who panic can simply restore the backup image or reinstall windows that are not needed.

VIRUSES OR WINDOWS?
Typically, these indications caused by a virus, but generally does not cause permanent or fatal damage. Dangerous viruses are usually aimed for may not detected on the PC. Malware is not dangerous generally not hiding deep in the system so it can be removed quickly. As a solution, an online antivirus or antivirus freeware is adequate. However, for the PC more secure its safety, it is advisable to use a package of integrated and comprehensive protection.

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