Computer repair technicians work
in a variety of settings, encompassing both the public and private sectors. The
technician's responsibilities may extend to include building or configuring new
hardware, installing and updating software packages, and creating and
maintaining computer networks, it involves the diagnosis and resolution of
problems in the computer, maintenance avoids such problems as well. Many types
of repairs are "do it yourself" (DIY) projects, while others may be
so complicated, time-consuming or risky as to suggest the assistance of a
qualified handyman or other professionals.
Although many improvements can
result from repairs or maintenance. Often the costs of larger repairs will
justify the alternative of investment in full scale improvements. It may make
just as much sense to upgrade a computer desktop system (with an improved one)
as to repair it or incur ever-more-frequent and expensive maintenance for an
inefficient, obsolete or dying system. For a DIY project, it is also useful to
establish limits on how much time and money you're willing to invest before
deciding a repair (or list of computer repairs) is overwhelming and
discouraging, and less likely to ever be completed.
Repairs often mean simple
replacement of worn or used components intended to be periodically renewed by a
computer owner, such as bad LCD, worn out
batteries, or damage Hard
Drive,
DC Jack, Motherboard Repair,
Keyboard / Touch pad Replacement, Data recovery, Memory upgrade, Video card /
chip repair, Cooling system repair, Desktop PC Repair, One
emergency repair that may be necessary, can range from a minor setting that is
incorrect, to spy ware, viruses, and as far as replacing hardware or an entire
operating system.
Hardware repair
Technician will work on desktop computers and laptops
also work with and occasionally repair a range of peripherals, including input devices (like keyboards,
mice, and scanners),
output devices (like displays,
printers, and speakers),
and data storage devices such as internal and
external hard drives
and disk arrays.
Software repair
Technicians
protect the computer user's data and settings, so that after repair, the user
will not have lost any data and the technician can fully use the device with
little interruption, and then diagnose the problem. Addressing the issue, the
technician could take action as minor as adjusting one or several settings or
preferences, but could also apply more involved techniques like installing,
uninstalling, or reinstalling various software packages. A reliable, but
somewhat more complicated, procedure for addressing software issues is known as
a restore, in which the computer's original installation image (including
operating system and original applications) is reapplied to a formatted hard drive. It should be known though,
that anything unique, such as settings, or personal files will be destroyed if
not backed up on external media, as this reverts everything back to its
original unused state.
