subject: Some Computer Repair Can Be Done By Oneself [print this page] Have you ever wondered what you had to do if you ever wanted to add a new peripheral to the pc, or perhaps replace a mouse or keyboard, or what if you tried to add more memory? Did you assume that you should go to the computer repair store? In some cases this might be true; however, there are several upgrades and repairs someone without any knowledge are capable of doing to fix or upgrade their computer.
In the older days of the pc and its internal parts, it was very difficult to do anything within it; you would need to go to your local city computer repair shop even if you wished to just add more memory (RAM). Many times as well you would have to get particular hardware for your pc as many computers then were made to be proprietary; meaning, that if you had a Dell pc, you need to buy Dell RAM.
Nowadays it is much simpler to accomplish things relating to computer repair. Some of the things you can do, without having to take your pc to your local city computer repair shop are issues such as replacing your mouse, replacing a keyboard, installing a modem, adding a new monitor, and even if you are confident you can install a hard drive or even a new memory chip.
One computer repair you probably will not want to try and do however is to try changing your motherboard. In addition, you probably do not want attempt to exchange the full power supply (with fan). These can be a bit complicated and it does require some experience.
More often than not however, your hardware is not the cause of a broken computer. Quite often, the cause of what seems like a hardware issue is in fact caused by software, mostly due to all the spyware, malware and viruses out and about.
Other times some rogue program or script can certainly damage a hard drive since it will corrupt a lot of the sectors on it. If you have only one hard drive, and it becomes corrupt, you would most likely need to bring your pc to the computer repair shop. The computer technician may have to replace your hard drive and then try and salvage all of your data that you had on the corrupt one.
Some people feel it is best if their pc should be fixed or diagnosed and sometimes just having software installed, that they should take it to their local city computer repair shop. This really is always up to the person, you could try to do it yourself, in case you fail, then take it in to see the computer repair tech.
