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According to the Microsoft website there are three sure fire signs that it is time for a new computer.

  1. Your computer plays music when you start it up. This is a feature built in to some motherboards and it is your computers way of telling you that the microprocessor or microprocessor fan is failing. Or else it could mean that that power supply voltages are drifting out of tolerance.

     

  2. Your computer makes a grinding noise when you start it up or else a message comes up which informs you that Drive C could not be found. This can be a sign that the hard drive is failing. Rebooting the computer may temporarily fix the problem but if the hard drive is about fail and you are not already making backups of all your information you need start, and fast.

     

  3. Your computer can’t handle Windows XP or certain software applications. Windows XP crashes much less frequently than previous versions such as ME or 98. If you are running one of these older versions and your computer can not handle moving to XP, or if there are software applications that you want but your computer will not run, then its time to look at getting a new computer.

The full version of this article is available here. Or if you would like to talk to us about new computers for your business you can contact us at info@lancom.co.nz