http://www.fonerbooks.com/pcrepair.htm
Pretty cool flow diagrams to diagnose PC issues.
Tech Support Cheat Sheets
Re: Tech Support Cheat Sheets
That looks pretty useful! He is giving away a lot of information for someone trying to sell a book...
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Andy
New Rig: Intel Q6600 (2.7ghz), ASUS P5KC, 4GB DDR2-800, Palit 9600GT (1GB), Ultra X3 1KW (thanks LR!), Vista 64bit
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Re: Tech Support Cheat Sheets
Nice find. I downloaded the PDF for the 8 flowcharts. Never know, may need them some day.
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Re: Tech Support Cheat Sheets
I found this site(supportrix.com) that a friend highly recommended. Its a good find.
Re: Tech Support Cheat Sheets
Or just learn most things like I did...
1) Decide to upgrade something
2) Break the intended upgrade
3) Research the hell out he issue and narrow the issues down
4) Eventually fix the issue with another new item
5) Retain that information or continue to break things
1) Decide to upgrade something
2) Break the intended upgrade
3) Research the hell out he issue and narrow the issues down
4) Eventually fix the issue with another new item
5) Retain that information or continue to break things
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Re: Tech Support Cheat Sheets
I'm with majorMajor_A wrote:Or just learn most things like I did...
1) Decide to upgrade something
2) Break the intended upgrade
3) Research the hell out he issue and narrow the issues down
4) Eventually fix the issue with another new item
5) Retain that information or continue to break things
Lessons are better learned the hard way. Some issues end up being costly & a pain to replace (broken hardware) while others end up being fixes you remember to try next time you see a similar problem again.
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