Deep, Down and Dirty PC Repair | Linux Today

Deep, Down and Dirty PC Repair

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
May 13, 2008

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Sometimes, no matter how much you try to protect your computer,
you need to get down and dirty with the hardware. Sometimes it’s
the obvious. I never cease to be amazed at how many PC problems
turn out to be loose cables or — the shame of it all! — an
unplugged electrical cord. But, other times, it will be you vs.
your PC’s internal workings in a battle for system superiority.

“It’s for times like those that you need the kind of repair
tools that Lincoln Spector talks about in his article 6
downloadable boot discs that could save your PC…”

Complete
Story

SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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