Although the preventive maintenance of computers is not one of the favorite activities of PC technicians, Perform safe and carry out a proper computer maintenance is necessary.

By completing this document, you will have the knowledge to:

Use appropriate safety practices when working with computer equipment when servicing computers.

Use practices and proper cleaning products when performing preventive maintenance on computers.

Prevent ESD damage to components of the PC’s. When performing preventive maintenance on computers.

WHY CLEAN?

If not given proper preventative maintenance of computers these devices tend to be irritable and unstable behavior is more likely to suffer long-term damage. Requiring a PC repair.

To keep a PC running properly, you must perform preventive maintenance of regular computers, to provide routine maintenance to major components of the PC.
This routine should include cleaning the excess dirt and dust components and test components for proper operation.

The dust usually does not affect the flow of electricity or enters an electronic circuit, but the dust can form a thermal layer which raises the temperature and reduces the lifetime of the PC or to burn the internal components thereof.

Also the dirt in the keyboard, mouse and monitor buttons is conducive to the spread of germs, bacteria and viruses that cause infections. Dirty computers also may have a negative effect on productivity and cause low morale among users.

Computer preventive maintenance done regularly can help extend the life of a PC and keep it working properly for long periods of time avoiding a PC repair which is more expensive.

In this manual you will find computer maintenance procedures for proper preventive maintenance for computers and their components.

TO CLEAN
What should be cleaned in a preventive maintenance of computers are divided into two main groups. The two main groups of equipment should be cleaned are external components and internal components enclosed within the computer cabinet.

The external components can include the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Internal components include power supply, fans, circuit boards, Flopy drives, etc.

HOW TO CLEAN?
Then in the computer maintenance manual explains how to clean computer parts. The external parts are the easiest to clean because you have easy access to them.

The technique of proper computer maintenance is important, because it can cause damage to equipment in time to prevent them if you apply appropriate techniques so it is important to read the whole computer maintenance manual to learn the proper techniques for computer maintenance.