Top 10 Effective Ways to take care of your Laptop

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1. It might be tempting to drink coffee or any other liquid near your laptop but when these liquids spill on the laptop, they damage the internal components. Short circuits can corrupt data or even permanently destroy parts. So the best thing to do is keep your drinks away from your computer.

2. Don't eat over your laptop. The crumbs can go down between the keys in the keyboard and provide an invitation to small bugs and can also irritate the circuitry.

3. When you shut your laptop, make sure there are no small items, such as a pencil or small ear-phones, on the keyboard. Close the lid gently and holding from the middle. Closing the lid using only one side causes pressure on that hinge and over time can cause it to bend and snap.

4. It is always safe and best to look at the symbols on the laptop carefully before inserting devices.

5. During winters, after coming from outside, don't turn on laptop immediately. Instead, let it warm to room temperature first. This will avoid any potential for damage to the disk drive from condensation forming inside the machine. Avoid heat from sunlight is also a good thing to do.

6. Get the unit cleaned internally once a year, this can be done by a computer professional. If dust accumulates, the system cannot cool itself correctly and heat can destroy the motherboard.

7. Use your laptop in a place that has a constant air-circulation. Lots of people ruin their laptop by using it in an enclosed area and thus making the laptop overheat. It is also advisable to store laptop in a well circulated area.

8. It is good to use an old tooth brush to clean the area around the exhaust fan screen. If it gets plugged up, air flow is diminished and overheating can most certainly occur.

9. Using laptop on the bed, on a regular basis, will cause the fans to suck up the dust and further debris which lies in the bed, ultimately this results in blocking the fan.

10. Always lift the computer by its base, not by its LCD display, if you lift it by the screen part alone, you could damage the display or the hinges attaching it to the base. The display is also easily scratched or damaged by direct pressure – avoid placing pressure on it.