power it on after plugging the battery
back in. If it doesn’t turn on after that,
Having your computer quit workthen it is likely the same problem as a
ing the way you expect it too can be a
desktop computer. It can be one of a
pretty stressful time, especially if you
don’t understand why. I plan to explain few things. The unit called the power
supply that regulates and distributes
just a few of the common problems a
power is designed to shut down in
computer can have so next time, you
the event of a power surge in order to
will be a little more prepared.
protect the rest of the computer. If
The most common and number
that is what happened, all you need is
one problem I hear is “my computer
a new power supply. Another possibilis SO slow!” While it’s not usually an
ity is that the processor has gone bad.
indicator of a broken computer, it can
This is a little bit more of an expensive
be equally frustrating. The root cause
of computer slowness is usually the be- fix but can be replaced by someone
hind the scenes part of Windows called who know s what they are doing. This
is not a do it yourself kind of fix. The
the registry. Through normal day-today use, the registry can get “dirty.” It processor is very sensitive to static and
is a very unfortunate side effect of the mishandling.
The final common problem is called
way Microsoft decided to implement
their operating system. The good news the “Blue Screen of Death” or BSOD.
The BSOD is pretty infamous to Winis that it can be repaired to a much
dows users. It comes up very suddenly
better condition by having a qualified
when you are using the computer and
technician perform a tune-up on your
while there are many, many reasons
computer. It’s very simple and routine
for this error to come up. There are
maintenance that will clean up your
two very common reasons. One is that
computer in several different ways.
the RAM (Random Access Memory) is
A second common problem is of
encountering errors. If this is the case,
course viruses and other bad pieces of
software called malware. Malware can the fix is rather simple for a technician.
Just putting in new RAM will fix it. It
range from mild annoyances to showcould also be a hard drive error. This
stopping computer killers. They are
mostly contracted from phony websites is a little more serious because if let
and phony downloads. Malware can be go, data could be lost. The best option
in the case of this error is to back up
a little hard to clean off your comall your data immediately by using an
puter but the most important thing
external hard drive and then taking
to remember is that unless you know
the computer to a technician.
what you are doing, trying to clean
the computer yourself can cause more
harm than good and likely will. Again,
see your trusted technician if a virus
The LaGrange County Public
scan doesn’t clean the infection.
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Have you ever pushed the power
for personalized, engraved bricks
button only to find out that the com($100 or $200 donation) that will be
puter won’t turn on? A gut wrenching
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library’s main entrance in LaGrange.
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Order forms will be at all libraries in
isn’t lost. If you are using a laptop, take
LaGrange County or you can visit their
the battery out and unplug the power
website at www.lagrange.lib.in.us to
cord, press and hold the power button
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for about 10 seconds, and then try to
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