IBM Thinkpad R40

I have been using an IBM ThinkPad R40 for 3 yrs. and till date I have faced very minor problems using it.

Here are some of the Tips for keeping your laptop in top condition:

Keep your laptop clean from inside and outside :

Keeping the laptop clean is one of the primary factors for keeping the laptop in top conditions. Cleaning the laptop regularly reduces a lot of problems.

Cleaning from outside reduces problems such as:

1. Keyboard Insensitivity: The keyboards in laptops are very sensitive. They need to be cleaned regularly.

   
   




2. Touch pad Insensitivity: The touch pads in laptops should be handled with clean hands. Sedimentation of dust on touch pads can reduce sensitivity of the pointer and can even jam the pad buttons.

   
   




3. Excessive Heating of laptops: Keeping the ventilations given in the laptop clean can up to some extent reduce excessive heating. Excessive heating can cause the hardware to reduce in performance.

   
   

Cleaning from inside can reduce problems such as:

1. Running Out Of Storage Space: Using the disk cleanup to clean the temporary files and old compressed files frees enough space. Disk cleanup should be used once in a month.

   
   




2. Reduced Working Speed: The cause of this problem is mainly dependent on the excessive usage of root drive. Try to keep the root drive free from excessive data stored. Installing non system software such as winamp, winzip etc. somewhere else than root drive can also help. Using Defragmentation for all the drives present is a very useful treatment.

   
   

Remaining Updated: Using updated virus definitions for keeping the laptop virus free is a must. Viruses are the greatest threats for the performance of a computer. For reliability to be maintained cleaning away the viruses from the laptop is having no alternatives. Latest virus definitions contain information for new viruses that are being created everyday. Viruses can even cause hardware problems to C.P.U..

If Using Internet on the laptop:

1. Security: The network settings for the internet security should be set according to the types of sites mainly surfed. Many sites contain viruses, bugs, and spywares. Such things reduce the laptop’s performance.

   
   




2. Spy ware: While surfing the net make sure that effective antispyware software is always protecting your machine from getting infected. Spy wares are patches which can even crash the system totally.

   
   

Some general tips:

1. Always use the laptop keeping it on the lap or on a firm flat base. Otherwise the ventilations present in the bottom get jammed and ventilation is stopped.

   
   




2. Avoid draining the battery totally. This reduces the battery life earlier than expected.

   
   




3. Do not over charge the battery. This reduces Battery life.

   
   




4. For quicker login avoid keeping many icons in the system tray.

   
   




5. Avoid messing with registry files of the windows.

   
   




6. Void playing games in the laptop. This helps in keeping the keyboard and the touch pad in good shape.

   
   




7. Do not move the Laptop while it is ON. This might cause Hard-Disc damage.

   
   




8. Shutdown properly.

   
   

These were some of the tips that helped me keep my IBM ThinkPad in top conditions.

Try these out and result will be crystal clear.