www.dotcomhunter.com Computer Diagnostics The diagnostics that are associated with computers can help to iden tify any problem or failure that computers show when they are havin g problems. Diagnostics are used to test out the computer system, which includes both the BIOS and memory, software, and even the har dware that is attached to the computer. The most common types of problems will occur when your computer is down to very low resources, which can either be a low amount of RAM , or a low disk space. These conditions are very common, and gener ally result in your computer running very slow. This can easily be fixed, all you have to do is defrag your hard drive, and get rid o f some programs and files that you no longer use or need. Almost all types of computer diagnostic software can find and fix jus t about any problem that you are having. It normally starts off with a BIOS examination, and goes on from there. PC diagnostics software can determine a lot from the BIOS, from the common settin gs to those that have a major impact on both boot up and performan ce. No matter what you do, you should never modify or tamper with the BIO S settings, as it can lead to serious problems. If you do plan to mo dify or mess with your BIOS, you should always create a backup first, just in case something goes wrong. The BIOS settings can be very tr icky, although they are responsible for a lot to do with your compute r. If you have never been in the BIOS before, you really shouldn’t b e modifying anything inside of it. Depending on the diagnostics program that you are using, there will be several different features available. Right now, two of the most popular are Norton Systemworks and PC Doctor. Both of these progra ms offer full diagnostics software, good for fixing just about any s oftware related computer program you can imagine. Once you run the program, you’ll be able to select the diagnostic test that you are planning to run. Some offer you a full system scan, whi ch will scan your entire computer and then display any problems that y ou having. After displaying any problems, the software will normally give you an option to go ahead and fix it. As long as the problem is nothing serious, the diagnostic software can generally fix it. The more complicated problems, such as hardware failures or hard drive crashes, are a totally different story. They will require a technici an who is very experienced, that can rebuild the hardware. Diagnostic software can report hardware problems to you, although most of the ti me it is unable to fix it. There are other computer diagnostic software that you run after start A gift from www.dotcomhunter.comwww.dotcomhunter.com ing the computer or rebooting, that will check everything from BIOS. These types are great, although the types such as Norton and PC Doct or are by far superior. They offer far more features, including defr agment, cache cleaner, and the option to delete your temporary Intern et files. These features are great to have, especially if you aren’t the technical type. For more reasons than one, computer diagnostic software is the idea l way to find and prevent problems with your computer. Norton Syst emworks offers you Ghost as well, which is the perfect way to back up your data. You can back up certain files, or just go ahead and back up your entire hard drive. Systemworks and Ghost are very eas y to use, even if you are completely new to computers. For everyth ing they offer you -computer diagnostic programs are the ideal way to prevent problems before they happen. PPPPP (word count 597) A gift from www.dotcomhunter.com