TASK5

AIM: Demonstration of Hardware and Software Troubleshooting

Hardware trouble shooting:

Software Requirement: No software required 

Hardware Requirement: Personal computer 

Troubleshoot:-

 1. If you hit the power button &nothing happened. Check all power connections. Check for power on mother board.

 2. If the system turns on but does not beep or begin to boot up. Remove all components except motherboard/ CPU / monitor check by giving power to them.

 Computer error beeps codes: 

No beep: short, no power, bad CPU/MD, loose peripherals.

One beep: everything is normal &computer posted tax. 

Two beeps: post/ CMOS error. 

One long beep One short beep: Mother board problem. 

One long beep two short beep: video problem. 

One long beep 3 short beeps: video problem. 

3 long beeps: keyboard error. 

Repeated long beep: memory error. 

Continuous high-low beeps: CPU over heating

Software trouble shooting

Software Requirement: Mal functioning CPU due to system software 

Hardware Requirement: Personal computer 

PROCEDURE: 

Error messages encountered during boot before Windows loads 

Ensure that your computer BIOS settings are correctly configured to the hardware that is installed in your computer.

 Error messages while windows loading

1.If you have recently installed or changed something that could have caused normal windows to stop loading, try loading the last known good configuration .

2.If you are unable to get into Normal windows and believe that removing or un installing a program or changing a setting may help enable you to get into windows, boot the computer into windows XP safe mode

3 If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you are encountering run the system restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date

 Other error messages that occur while windows is loading or after windows is loaded 

1. If error occurs but windows still loads, verify no issues or conflict exits in device manager

 2. Ensure that if programs are loading automatically that these errors are not associated with these programs 

3. Make sure Windows XP is up to date by checking Microsoft windows update page 

4.If your computer has virus protection installed make sure that it is up to date and that no virus are being detected 

5.If your computer has worked fine in the past but recently has been experiencing the issue you are encountering run the system restore option to restore the computer to an earlier date