A few days ago my friend complained about the state of his laptop that can not be used properly. but the laptop is still new and not long used. I try to see the condition on the laptop motherboard, I was very surprised to see the burned part on the motherboard. after testing with multi tester there was a shorting path. shorting is detected on the burned part and all components are input voltage.
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On this occasion, we are not talking about how to recover the laptop, but we will try to discuss what causes the burning of components on the motherboard.
Then how to use a laptop is good and right ???
- Place the laptop on a flat and not sloping, especially unstable and easy to move.
- Avoid the smallest possible impact.
- Do not put the Laptop in place too close to Magnet (device that uses magnet).
- Avoid putting the laptop on a pillow or the like because it can clog the incoming airflow from the bottom of the air circulation.
- Avoid putting the laptop on a dusty surface, because the dust will enter into the inside of the laptop and will certainly interfere with the performance of the components inside.
- Do not disconnect using the Cas / mencharger laptop by removing the battery.
- Do not be too often remove and plug in the charger if it is not necessary especially if it is being used at home. Laptop Battery in general has been designed to automatically stop charging when it has reached the maximum charging. Too often pulling and plugging the battery will shorten the battery life.
- Use a laptop bag or bag that has a binder to keep the position of the laptop is maintained and stable.
- Do not touch the Laptop screen, use a gentle cleanser when needed.
- Minimalisir movement on the laptop when it is in ON condition. The movement is like moving the Laptop to another place and so on.
- Use a laptop bag or an existing bag to keep the position of the laptop is maintained and stable.
- Preferably use the official or free Operating System. If you can, use the original version of windows, if not then use a free OS, like Linux.
- Do not unplug the battery when the laptop happens Hang, otherwise can wait to do by pressing Power Button for a few seconds (+ - 5 seconds). The laptop will automatically OFF.
- Perform cleaner or cleaning junk files on browser or laptop, either by Manual or Using Software Cleaner.
- Perform Disk Defragmenter to tidy up the file.
- Install Antivirus and do Scan and Update Antivirus regularly.
- Remove / Uninstall applications / programs and delete useless Files.
- Pay attention to the specifications of a program when installed whether your Laptop meets the minimum criteria. Especially when installing games, to avoid heavy game installations that make your Laptop become alienated.
- Do not re-do Windows too often, do it if it's really necessary.
- If the laptop is not used for a short period of time do not Shutdown Laptop but do Sleep Mode.
- Use Battery Saving Mode if used outside the charger for a long time.
- Avoid Laptop screen exposed to light directly. For convenient use please adjust the brightness and position of the Laptop screen.
- In long-term use, occasionally clean the inside of the laptop from dust, because dust in the long run can cause fatal errors such as shorting and plug the heatsink fan resulting in excessive heat.
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Please note, if you are not expert and accustomed to disassemble laptop case, you should leave it to the experts. Maintenance costs are not as expensive as repair costs. Sacrifice with small things to minimize big expenses. Because if the laptop already has problems, repair costs can not be reached.
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Tips
If the laptop is turned off for a short period of time then use Sleep mode, the way it can be in Start> Click Arrows on Shutdown (Options)> Sleep. This aims to use the battery longer in one use after the charge because the Start Up power required laptop more so drain the battery. Or you can also use Hibernate mode.