Develop Good Computing Habits - Toshiba Satellite P20-8PW User Manual

Develop Good Computing Habits

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Make sure you are prepared.
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Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your computer will lock forcing you to close
a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software programs build in
an automatic backup, but you should not rely solely on this feature. Save
your work!
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On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your hard disk.
Here are two ways you can do this:
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Copy files to diskette in Microsoft
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Connect a backup device ( e.g. CD-R) to the system and use
specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a backup
device.
Some people use a combination of these methods, backing up all files to
backup device weekly and copying critical files to diskette on a daily
basis.
If you have installed your own programs, you should back up your
programs as well as your data files. If something goes wrong that requires
you to format your hard disk and start again, reloading all your programs
and data files from a backup will save time.
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Please check every three months to make sure the fan inlet is
unobstructed and clean the inlet if necessary.
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Read the user's guide.
It's very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of steps you can follow every
time you experience a problem with the computer. Your
ability to solve problems will improve as you learn about how the
computer and its software work together.
Get familiar with all the user's guide provided with your computer, as well
as the manuals that come with the programs and devices you purchase.
Your local computer store or book store sells a variety of self- help books
you can use to supplement the information in the manuals.
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If problem-solving is taking a long time, take a break.
If you have been fighting to solve a problem for a long time, you are
probably frustrated by now. Stand up and take a deep breath. Often, you
can find a new solution to a problem just by stepping away from it for a
few moments.
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